[arch-releng] Fwd: Archiso and fromiso boot option
Hi Baurzhan, The arch-releng list was created for archiso/aif/installation related things. I've forwarded this mail there, but it is public, so you are free to join it. Cheers, and sorry for the late response - Aaron ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Baurzhan Muftakhidinov <baurthefirst@gmail.com> Date: Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 10:50 PM Subject: Fwd: Archiso and fromiso boot option To: aaron@archlinux.org Hi, Aaron! I wrote a simple patch for Archiso to support fromiso boot option, but I can't post it in arch-dev-public list, since it requires right permissions. Maybe, you can forward this mail to that maillist. I don't need write access to that list, I just want to introduce such a useful possibility of Archiso. ---------- Пересылаемое сообщение ---------- From: Baurzhan Muftakhidinov <baurthefirst@gmail.com> To: arch-dev-public@archlinux.org Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2010 10:45:47 +0600 Subject: Archiso and fromiso boot option Hi, all I researched about fromiso boot option for archiso boot scripts and wrote a simple patch. I've attached it. It is too simple, but works fine for me, with my VFAT formatted USB drive. fromiso allows you to boot your custom Archiso based LiveCD from ISO image file, with grub2 'isoloop' support. Here is part of my grub.cfg file menuentry "Archik fromiso" { loopback loop /archik-1.07-i686.iso linux (loop)/boot/vmlinuz26 fromiso=/dev/sdb1/archik-1.07-i686.iso initrd (loop)/boot/myarch.img } Here is an discussion topic https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=850989#p850989
On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 12:03 PM, Aaron Griffin <aaronmgriffin@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Baurzhan,
The arch-releng list was created for archiso/aif/installation related things. I've forwarded this mail there, but it is public, so you are free to join it.
Cheers, and sorry for the late response
- Aaron
Well, silly me. I only send the email to the ML, and not the original sender :) Here ya go
On 11/12/2010 03:04 PM, Aaron Griffin wrote:
On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 12:03 PM, Aaron Griffin<aaronmgriffin@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Baurzhan,
The arch-releng list was created for archiso/aif/installation related things. I've forwarded this mail there, but it is public, so you are free to join it.
Cheers, and sorry for the late response
- Aaron Well, silly me. I only send the email to the ML, and not the original sender :)
Here ya go
I get the idea but adapt them using a different scheme: * First and most important using mount hooks handler so main archiso hook is not touched at all. * Make to work with copytoram option. * Make to work with by-label * Use a img_dev= and img_loop parameters instead of strange "fromiso=/dev/sdNM/the_img.iso". This also allows to place in any directory. See here [#1] for the RFC patch [#1] http://mailman.archlinux.org/pipermail/arch-releng/2010-December/001280.html -- Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi \cos^2\alpha + \sin^2\alpha = 1
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