[arch-releng] [DRAFT] End-User visible changes for ISOs since 2011.08.19

[Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi]

On 04/19/2012 05:45 AM, Thomas Bächler wrote:
> Am 19.04.2012 03:13, schrieb Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi:
>> ** 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.
> s/trivially/trivial/
>
>> * 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.
> s/not/now/ ???
>
>> * Updated needed parts to match current packages changes.

Nice. This is for ChangeLog managed by Dieter.

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 trivial 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 now 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

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Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi
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