On 07/17/2012 06:41 PM, Pierre Schmitz wrote:
Hi,
we really need to write a news istem about new isos etc.. Here are some points we should mention:
* removed aif for now * looking for aif contributors and/or maintainer (need to ask Dieter if he likes to guide applicants or never wants to toch aif again -)) * new arch install scripts * keyring is initialized on bootup; signature verification is enabled by default. keyring is copied to target system in pacstrap * need community help with documentation * only one single iso (for both arches, no core repo included) * regular (can we agree on monthly here?) releases * we should mention that the iso itself is signed and that it really should be verified
Anything I missed? Would anybody like to write up some actual text? :-)
Greetings,
Pierre
** This is a list of end-user visible features/fixes since 2011.08.19 from "archiso side". Features: * COW persistent: COW files can be stored in any place (see cow_*= boot params) * New boot parm img_label= for ISO loopback boot method * /bootmnt is now at /run/archiso/bootmnt * Network boot (PXE) via HTTP and NFS with DNS support from initramfs * Syslinux menu for selecting boot method (HTTP/NFS/NBD) when PXE is used * Setting up a PXE from live-enviroment is now trivially since syslinux *.cfg reorder/unification. * KMS modules added to initramfs * checksum= option is performed only for SquashFS images * EFI boot support on CD-ROM via "El Torito" (very basic and trivial but functional) Instructions provided to make an "USB-key" EFI-ready from ISO, is documented on README. * README update with much more documentation. Fixes: * ISO loopback boot method (no more earlymodules=loop workaround needed) * Serial console not enabled in dual-isos at syslinux. * Updated needed parts to match current packages changes. ** From dev-user (who want to build ISOs yourself), there are lots of interesting changes and fixes see the git log for details since commit 61114497b219efa865ae2ecda414e23a689a66bd -- Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi \cos^2\alpha + \sin^2\alpha = 1