Image for Linux: Upgrade History
- Version 3.64 – January 28, 2024
- Changed the –ALL option (part of -L) to accept values to control the information listed. See manual for details.
- Changed -L output format. The main change is that the first line is no longer the description but a header (the description follows). Be sure to test your scripts that parse the output.
- Added –ssid (SaveSysInfoData) global option to enable saving system unique information in the backup image.
- Fixed regression of only two backup sets being kept if /maxdss was not provided and the target was a local drive.
- Updated Linux Boot Disk (LBD308EN)(6.6.14).
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.63 – December 14, 2023
- Updated Linux Boot Disk (LBD307EN)(6.6.5).
- • Disable DRM and Framebuffer Chipset Drivers.
- • Include full feature eject that will eject locked drive.
- Version 3.63 – December 11, 2023
- Updated Linux Boot Disk (LBD306EN)(6.6.5).
- • Enable a lot of additional hardware.
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.62 – September 26, 2023
- Improved parsing of LVM Metadata.
- Updated Linux Boot Disk (LBD305EN)(5.15.132).
- • Updated dislocker.
- • Enable additional hardware.
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.61 – July 9, 2023
- Added –sor (StartOverrideReset) restore/copy option.
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.60 – April 27, 2023
- Fix additional regression with $USNJrnl caused by NTFS redo/undo triggering chkdsk.
- Updated Linux Boot Disk (LBD304EN)(5.15.109).
- Version 3.59 – April 19, 2023
- Fix NTFS noisy chkdsk artifact regression on $USNJrnl file.
- Version 3.58 – April 14, 2023
- Updated NTFS support to prevent potential chkdsk artifact.
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.58 – April 14, 2023
- Updated NTFS support to prevent potential chkdsk artifact.
- Updated Linux Boot Disk (LBD303EN)(5.15.106).
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.57 – January 17, 2023
- Added –flags (Flags) option to use legacy logic for –maxdds. New logic works around certain NAS devices handling of free space.
- Added –fsp (FreeSpacePad) option.
- Output format when using -l -f has changed.
- Updated Linux Boot Disk (LBD302EN)(5.15.88).
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.56 – November 1, 2022
- Updated Linux Boot Disk (LBD301EN)(5.15.76).
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.55 – September 15, 2022
- Updated Linux Boot Disk (LBD300EN)(5.15.60).
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.54 – September 8, 2022
- Fix potential multicasting sync issue.
- Fix regression relating to higher logging levels.
- Major update to Linux Boot Disk (LBD299EN)(5.15.60).
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.53 – June 13, 2022
- Added NVMe hardware wipe option to partwork.
- Potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.52 – April 29, 2022
- Fixed additional regression with multi-file multi-partition backup.
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.51 – March 24, 2022
- Fixed regression with multi-file full drive backup.
- Updated Linux Boot Disk (LBD298EN)(5.10.107).
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.50 – January 15, 2022
- Update translations to pull in the correct (UTF8) file.
- Updated Linux Boot Disk (LBD297EN)(5.10.91).
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.49 – December 24, 2021
- Updated Linux Boot Disk (LBD296EN)(5.10.88). Supports remapped NVMe drives on RAID controllers
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.48 – December 8, 2021
- Added –hp copy and restore option to set the file system ID to hidden.
- Added support to restore full drive raw backup created with multi-file enabled.
- Added –rgd option to reset global options to default at that point on the command line to override .ini file.
- Corrected command line save for .tbs to not escape the special characters needed for linux scripts.
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.47 – September 27, 2021
- Added the partition list to the details given for a drive when simple operations is enabled and the information button used.
- Logging output includes size information instead of only sectors for certain items.
- Logging output of the completion code includes additional information.
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.46 – July 3, 2021
- Updated GRUB2 with latest security updates.
- Added work around to support booting 686 version and support XVesa.
- Added work around to support certain TBScript subroutines on the locked down kernel.
- Added util/pxegrub directory to config.zip to contain the grub version supporting PXE boot for secure boot.
- Updated Linux Boot Disk (LBD295EN)(5.10.45).
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.45 – June 18, 2021
- Updated Secure Boot related files. Note that GRUB will no longer boot the 686 kernel version when booting via UEFI x64.
- Changed to search mounted network shares (cifs/nfs) on simple operations validate and restore.
- Updated Linux Boot Disk (LBD294EN)(5.10.41).
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.44 – May 20, 2021
- Corrected a potential crash that could occur prior to an operation starting.
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.43 – March 6, 2021
- Added description to Error code 75 that could show up with no description in log.
- Changed logging to put out time prefix even if multi-line log item.
- Corrected handling of a small range of foreign characters in registered name.
- Corrected potential of multicast to stall with “Waiting for Instructions”.
- Updated makedisk and makedisk.cfg files to allow pulling in imagel from local directory.
- Fixed display not found issues in scripts run from the GUI x64 version.
- Updated Linux Boot Disk (LBD293EN)(5.10.19).
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.42 – December 17, 2020
- Added global option –asd (AllowSimpleDelete) to allow a user to delete the files listed on the validate or restore simple operations list by using the delete key.
- Changed Other Global options in UI to use a check list box instead of individual checkboxes.
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.41 – August 1, 2020
- NOTE: If using incrementals/differentals for GPT drives with an Intel RST partition then you will need to create a new full.
- Potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.40 – May 28, 2020
- Fixed potential GPF saving to partition with large cluster size.
- Added more descriptive file system id descriptions for GPT partitions.
- NOTE: If using incrementals/differentals for GPT drives with a Windows RE or Intel RST partition then you will need to create a new full.
- Updated Linux Boot Disk (LBD291EN)(5.4.42).
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.39 – April 20, 2020
- Packaged with new MAKEDISK.EXE that allows a multi-partition option for UFD.
- Changed to allow LVM’s to show that are on top of md devices.
- Updated setup script to provide more information.
- Updated Linux Boot Disk (LBD290EN)(5.4.33).
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.38 – February 28, 2020
- Changed default of –fddc (FDDevCache) to use lazy write. Prior default was –fddc:1
- Updated the recovery boot disk init script.
- Updated Linux Boot Disk (LBD289EN)(5.4.22).
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.37 – January 25, 2020
- Added /utg (UseTargetGUID) option to reuse overwritten partitions GUID.
- Updated Linux Boot Disk (LBD288EN)(4.19.97).
- Several other changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.36 – December 20, 2019
- Corrected consolidate option to pull forward exclusion list.
- Updated to include TBOSDT 1.96.
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.35 – December 14, 2019
- Updated to include TBOSDT (Scripting) 1.95.
- Updated Linux Boot Disk (LBD287EN)(4.19.89).
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.34 – November 11, 2019
- Removed obsolete reference that prevented email from being able to use IP6 address types.
- Fixed potential issue with a GPT created on 4K sector sized disks.
- Packaged with new Windows makedisk version that supports Unicode.
- Updated Linux Boot Disk (LBD286EN)(4.19.82).
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.33 – October 16, 2019
- Added NTFS Large cluster support.
- Added files to support UEFI PXE booting.
- Changed startup to mount efivars as needed by mdadm.
- Updated Linux Boot Disk (LBD285EN)(4.19.78).
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.32 – August 30, 2019
- The image file created by this version requires an Image version 3.32 or later to restore.
- Potential speed enhancements for restore and validate byte-for-byte.
- Change options –mtdecomp, –mtso, –mtvb defaults.
- Added –mtsomt (MTSectorsOutMT) option.
- Added –vbbm (ValidateBytesBufMultiplier) option that enables new validate byte-for-byte method.
- Added –mtvbbm (MTValidateBytesBufMultipiler) option for the new –mtsomt option.
- Added ability to append a custom description to simple mode operation backups.
- Corrected exFAT cluster size calculation for large volumes.
- Corrected a potential exFAT resize failure.
- Fixed regression with –wipe option on single item restores/copies.
- Corrected restoring multi-pass with pre-validate option.
- Makedisk (Windows) will offer to copy tbimount files from local directory.
- Updated Linux Boot Disk (LBD284EN)(4.19.67).
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.31 – June 25, 2019
- Added $MSVR$ option to –STDOUT option.
- Updated Linux Boot Disk (LBD283EN)(4.19.55).
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.30 – May 18, 2019
- Enhanced resizing calculations when a recovery partition is specified via –rp.
- Change simple operation copy and restore to write entire first track (RFTS= available).
- Added “Write Standard MBR Code” option to simple operations copy and restore.
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.29 – April 26, 2019
- The image file created by this version requires an Image version 3.29 or later to restore.
- Change to ignore email configuration if no host (allowing other fields to be set).
- Fix potential abnormal termination at end of operations.
- Full drive restore sizing and scaling enhancements.
- Added bit 17 (0x200) to –of option to allow 3 digit padding of extensions of image files created (hash files not affected).
- Added –hdir option to allow placing hash files in an alternate location.
- Updated Linux Boot Disk (LBD282EN)(4.19.36).
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.28 – April 6, 2019
- Fixed potential creation of thousands of empty files and faulting during simple mode backup.
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.27 – March 18, 2019
- Added more EMBR out of sync indicators.
- Change disk type conversion from out of sync EMBR to MBR to use MBR only.
- Changed –logl (LogLevel) to use bit 15 (8000h) as flush indicator instead of level 10 or higher.
- Updated Linux Boot Disk (LBD281EN)(4.19.29).
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.26 – February 7, 2019
- The image file created by this version requires an Image version 3.26 or later to restore.
- Added –skuj (SkipUsnJrnl) option to omit the usnjrnl data from being backed up.(
- Fix issue where email could be cut off or log Email send failure 97.
- Enhance changing UUID on Ext2/3/4 file system to support csum feature.
- Change simple operation mode to offer limited options for backup, copy and restore.
- Added –opw (OPW) option to support saving obfuscation of password and saving a default password.
- Fix regression starting with 3.07 on using backwards compatible option.
- Updated Linux Boot Disk (LBD280EN)(4.19.20).
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.25 – December 8, 2018
- Repackaged with TBOSDT 1.85 to fix regression in SET TEXTLINE.
- Version 3.25 – December 7, 2018
- Corrected conflict between restore first track and wipe unused sectors options where restored first track sectors were wiped on full drive restore.
- Changed direct drive access to support opening read-only media.
- Change NTFS support to pull forward new style security references.
- Updated Linux Boot Disk (LBD279EN)(4.14.86).
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.24 – October 11, 2018
- Remove trailing spaces from filename (/f) command line parameter.
- Updated Linux Boot Disk (LBD278EN)(4.14.75).
- Version 3.23 – October 10, 2018
- Changed Show/Save Command to not output a command line that uses DOS or Windows escape sequences.
- Changed Show/Save Command to create the proper command line for Simple Operations backup.
- Change terminal font and menu bar on high DPI screens.
- Updated makedisk to support alternate option files (BOOTIT.INI and BOOTITBM.INI)
- Add version to volume label in makedisk.cfg
- Updated GRUB which fixed booting a CD/DVD/ISO in secure boot mode.
- Updated Linux Boot Disk (LBD277EN)(4.14.74).
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.22 – September 8, 2018
- Add –lvm (LVM) option to support data-only areas of self contained LVM partitions.
- Add full support for exFAT.
- Update GUI versions to support scaling on high dpi display screens.
- Update GUI versions to support entering unicode characters via ctrl-shift-u in certain fields.
- Updated Linux Boot Disk (LBD276EN)(4.14.67)
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.21 – July 28, 2018
- Update for TBOSDT update.
- Updated Linux Boot Disk (LBD275EN)(4.14.58)
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.20 – July 2, 2018
- Fix color issue on CUI version.
- Fix progress bar issue on CUI version.
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.19 – June 24, 2018
- Added support for BootIt UEFI hidden GPT.
- Reverted the create sector hash option to default to false again and renamed the option in the UI.
- Added locale file to boot disk.
- To Do: Fix color issue on CUI version on console.
- Updated Linux Boot Disk (LBD274EN)(4.14.50)
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.18 – May 4, 2018
- Fix trial version timeout creating boot disk.
- Changed the default to create the sector hash on backup.
- Updated Linux Boot Disk (LBD273EN)(4.14.39)
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.17 – April 11, 2018
- Added support for {# #} style passwords with /login option.
- Fix potential problem during EXT2/3/4 resize caused by missing inode flush.
- Output –pw to scheduled tasks and command line view.
- Moved location for Show Command and Save Command.
- Change to use disk GUID on differential matching if GPT drive instead of always using MBR signature.
- Change so global options on interactive command line are not saved to .INI file unless in UI.
- Updated Linux Boot Disk (LBD272EN)(4.14.33)
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
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- Version 3.16 – January 12, 2018
- Corrected NTFS condition that could cause crash on mount.
- Updated Linux Boot Disk (LBD271EN)(4.14.12).
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.15 – December 15, 2017
- New release for updated TBOSDT.
- Enhanced COPYWIN.TBS and CHGDTYPE.TBS scripts.
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.14 – December 9, 2017
- Updated Linux Boot Disk (LBD270EN)(4.14.4).
- Other changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.13 – November 10, 2017
- Corrected segmentation fault that would occur at end of run when –exlist was used.
- Added –rfsid (RelaxFSID) option.
- Fixed regression in CUI version starting in 3.12 which caused pause for key issue to reappear.
- Fixed segmentation fault on NVMe drives being source of backup or copy starting in 3.12 .
- Updated Linux Boot Disk (LBD269EN)(4.13.12).
- Other changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.12 – October 25, 2017
- Added –trim (TRIM) option to restore and copy operations.
- Expanded the Update Boot Partition (–ubp) option to include all NTFS partitions as well as active partition on the target drive.
- Updated Linux Boot Disk (LBD268EN)(4.13.9).
- Other changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.11 – September 19, 2017
- Fixed regression in –mserver option that caused connection to disconnect prematurely.
- Updated Linux Boot Disk (LBD267EN)(4.13.1).
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.10 – August 19, 2017
- First track errors won’t automatically abort backup.
- Added /maxdss (MaxDriveStoreSize) option to limit simple operation store size for a drive.
- Miscellaneous changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.09 – July 25, 2017
- Corrected stall that some people saw which needed key press or F12, no, to continue.
- Updated Samba tools and scripts for better SMBV2 only support.
- Changed build of x64 kernel version to include touch screen support.
- Updated Linux Boot Disk (LBD266EN)(4.12.3).
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.08 – June 28, 2017
- Added –ivdfs (IgnoreVirtDevFileSize) to ignore sector alignment check on virtual drive file size.
- Corrected metadata restores when used with encryption option.
- Corrected corrupted data at start of CD/DVD/BD (disc 2+) when validate disc option was used and mtcomp:0 was not.
- Change delete of exlist or vss excluded files on NTFS to update metadata of the directory the file existed in.
- Updated Linux Boot Disk (LBD265EN)(4.11.7).
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.07 – May 26, 2017
- The image file created by this version requires an Image version 3.07 or later to restore.
- Added /tmbps (ThrottleMbps), /tsecs (ThrottleSeconds), /tintv (ThrottleIntervals) option to throttle file output.
- Added /imdsf (IgnoreMDSpecialFiles) option for use when /usemd option is used.
- Added /mdudd (MDUseDirData) option for use when /usemd option is used.
- Added /efdc (ExFileDevCache) option.
- Added /usemd option for Restores.
- Changed format of metadata hash files (old files will be ignored)
- Added /ivbe (IgnoreB4BError) to ignore byte-for-byte errors (still logged)
- Updated EULA to increase the single license allowance on personal non-commercial use from 3 to 5 systems.
- Renamed kernel to include CPU architecture to be consistent with internal build environments.
- Updated Linux Boot Disk (LBD264EN)(4.11.2).
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.06a – March 19, 2017
- Fix missing check on attribute list attribute when /usemd (UseMetadata) used. If you use /usemd, you must update to this version, otherwise this update is optional.
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.06 – March 14, 2017
- Added –usemd (UseMetadata) backup option for changes only backup (Note: Time remaining will not be very accurate).
- Added support for invalid extended partition EBR chains.
- Renamed “Speed Up Changes Only Backup” to “Create Sector Hash File”.
- Corrected potential hang caused by compiler optimization on non-volatile variable.
- Updated Linux Boot Disk (LBD263EN)(4.9.13).
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.05 – December 17, 2016
- Added /del (DelUsedHash) backup option for changes only backup to delete hash files used (if any).
- Added new .#_# hash file to support changes only backup while moving .tbi files elsewhere.
- Changed the file created by consolidation (/combined) to remain the base of any remaining backups in the chain when the /del (DelCombined) option is used.
- Update Linux Boot Disk (LBD262EN)(4.8.14).
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.04 – November 11, 2016
- Command line parameter errors, such as drive not found, will now be emailed when email enabled.
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.03a – October 20, 2016
- Fixed bug on single partition automatic restore that would overwrite the MBR.
- Version 3.03 – October 10, 2016
- Added /cd (CompactData) option to allow FAT, FAT32, NTFS partitions to be restored to the amount of data in the partition instead of last used area.
- Fixed indexes in a Changes Only Backup. The indexes are only used by TBIView and TBIMount.
- Added additional file path variables.
- Enhanced Ext2FS and XFS support.
- Update Linux Boot Disk (LBD261EN)(4.4.23).
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.02 – August 26, 2016
- Update Linux Boot Disk (LBD260EN)(4.4.16).
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.01 – August 16, 2016
- Corrected problem (potential dump) that could occur when an operation was started.
- Version 3.00c – August 11, 2016
- Correct bugcheck on aggressive retry failure.
- Version 3.00b – August 9, 2016
- Spanish version text updated.
- Dutch version text updated.
- Version 3.00a – August 5, 2016
- Clean up issues.
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.00 – August 4, 2016
- Major Update – base for new features moving forward.
- Added more threads for compression and restoring.
- Added support for sending email via SSL/TLS.
- Change delete of image from within program to also delete images dependent on the ones being deleted.
- Added –mtcomp (MTComp) option.
- Added –mtdecomp (MTDecomp) option – do not change.
- Added –mtso (MTSectorsOut) option.
- Added –mtvb (MTValidateBytes) option.
- Added –ddm (DisableDepMatch) option.
- Added –fddc (FDDevCache) option.
- Added –ict (IncrementalChainThreshold) option.
- The image file created by this version requires an Image version 3.00 or later to restore.
- Version 2.x images can be restored using version 3.x.
- Update Linux Boot Disk (LBD259EN)(4.4.16).
- Several other changes, updates and enhancements.