[arch-releng] ArchIso bootloader

[Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi]

On 10/6/19 2:38 PM, Alexandr Epaneshnikov via arch-releng wrote:
> hello. since i work on #63166
> <https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/63166?project=6>i have sum questions
> about archiso project.
> 
> As far as I understand, two loaders are used. syslinux for bios and
> systemd-boot for efi. is it so? and why it is so?

* because systemd-boot does not support non-efi
* syslinux may not work on efi (at least it does for few machines I tested).
* systemd-boot is the... maybe bring most features to systemd...
> 
> i modified syslinux config
> <https://github.com/alex19EP/talkingarch/raw/accessible-upstreem/configs/releng/syslinux/archiso_sys.cfg>
> to add another entry with kernel cmdline options. do i need to add
> another file in configs/releng/efiboot/loader/entries for efi support?
> 

yes

> why are archiso-x86_64-cd.conf and archiso-x86_64-usb.conf?

One for USB EFI boot, the other for the vintage DVD/CD mode in EFI ("El
Torito")
> 
> 
> thanks.
> 


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