[arch-releng] [arch-dev-public] draft for new isos

[Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi]

On 07/20/2012 03:51 PM, Pierre Schmitz wrote:
> Am 17.07.2012 23:50, schrieb Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi:
>> 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
> Instead of putting all this into the news item and might be better to
> link to e.g. a wiki article for details and just mention the top
> highlights on the news. Some features might need a longer explanation;
> e.g. where do I find those cow_* params and how do I use loopback boot
> etc.
>
> Greetings,
>
> Pierre
>

Sound good. Anyway these options are explained a bit in the README[#1] 
with some examples ;)

[#1] https://projects.archlinux.org/archiso.git/tree/README

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