ReactOS Unifies Installation Media, Introduces GUI Installer and New ATA Driver (phoronix.com)
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- News link: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/05/06/171220/reactos-unifies-installation-media-introduces-gui-installer-and-new-ata-driver
- Source link: https://www.phoronix.com/news/ReactOS-Unified-ISO
> Developers of ReactOS told Phoronix that the project has [2]introduced a unified BootCD, replacing its previously separate installation media and LiveCD images. The new image [3]combines the traditional text-mode installer with a LiveCD mode in a single medium . Within this unified BootCD, the updated LiveCD mode now includes an option to launch a first-stage GUI installer. The graphical interface is intended to make installation more approachable for new users compared to the long-standing text-based setup process.
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> In a separate development, the project has also [4]merged a new ATA storage driver that has been in progress since early 2024. The plug-and-play aware storage stack supports SATA, PATA, ATAPI, AHCI, and even [5]SCSI devices, potentially expanding the range of hardware on which ReactOS can successfully boot.
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> Following [6]recent improvements to graphics driver support, the project continues to make incremental progress across core subsystems, though its long development timeline remains a point of discussion. Will these usability and hardware compatibility improvements be enough to broaden ReactOS adoption beyond its current niche?
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> Please note that all new features are not present in version 0.4.15 and are available for testing in the latest nightly test builds.
[1] https://slashdot.org/~jeditobe
[2] https://github.com/reactos/reactos/pull/7313
[3] https://www.phoronix.com/news/ReactOS-Unified-ISO
[4] https://github.com/reactos/reactos/pull/6577
[5] https://github.com/reactos/reactos/pull/8932
[6] https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/03/21/1712201/intel-nvidia-amd-gpu-drivers-finally-play-nice-with-reactos
Re:new ATA driver? (Score:4, Insightful)
Well, that kinda makes sense, given this line from the Github page:
"The ReactOS project, although currently focused on Windows Server 2003 compatibility, is always keeping an eye toward compatibility with Windows Vista and future Windows NT releases."
So, whatever was new in 2003...
Re: new ATA driver? (Score:2)
This is a fun little project but I see no actual utility of react. I can't believe it's basically Windows XP, just created in a clean room obstensibly
Re: new ATA driver? (Score:2)
The idea of this OS is that it will support Windows drivers, so it's potentially a way to use hardware which only works with windows. Any other use case you might imagine is better handled in some other way. And even that one is probably better handled with old windows on old hardware...
dang... (Score:1)
Dang, I wish I could run ReactOS on a Raspberry...
Nope. I lack the skills to port it to ARM64
It is late (Score:1)
I had this windows program which did not run in wine. It ran fine in reactos. But reactos could not print or even print into pdf, and so it was useless for me. I was hoping that reactos would add print support, and so i could ditch windows.
Well too late. Two years ago a new web based version of the program was released. And the only reason to run reactos vanished.