On machines with common graphics chipsets (radeon, intel, nvidia), enable
KMS early. Downloading images from a remote server can take time, better
view the status with a nice resolution.
It add support for using *.sfs images via NFS.
It must be located after archiso_pxe_nbd in mkinitcpio.conf, in that way
NBD is the default.
New boot parameters:
archiso_nfs_srv=IP:/path
Set the NFS IP and path. Accepts ${pxeserver} as IP.
archiso_nfs_opt= Sets NFS mount opts (comma separated)
Defaults to:
port = as given by server portmap daemon
rsize = 1024
wsize = 1024
timeo = 7
retrans = 3
acregmin = 3
acregmax = 60
acdirmin = 30
acdirmax = 60
flags = hard, nointr, noposix, cto, ac
:: Running Hook [archiso_pxe_common]
IP-Config: eth0 hardware address 52:54:00:12:34:57 mtu 1500
IP-Config: eth0 guessed broadcast address 192.168.0.255
IP-Config: eth0 guessed nameserver address 192.168.0.218
IP-Config: eth0 complete (from 192.168.0.218):
address: 192.168.0.90 broadcast: 192.168.0.255 netmask: 255.255.255.0
gateway: 192.168.0.218 dns0 : 192.168.0.218 dns1 : 0.0.0.0
rootserver: 192.168.0.218 rootpath:
filename :
:: Running Hook [archiso_pxe_nbd]
:: Running Hook [archiso_pxe_curl]
:: Running Hook [archiso_pxe_nfs]
:: Mounting '192.168.0.77:/mnt/iso'
...
192.168.0.77:/mnt/iso/ on /run/archiso/bootmnt type nfs (rw,relatime,vers=3,rsize=524288,wsize=524288,namlen=255,hard,nolock,proto=tcp,port=65535,timeo=7,retrans=3,sec=sys,local_lock=all,addr=192.168.0.77)
...
My /etc/exports
/mnt/iso 192.168.0.90(ro,no_subtree_check,no_root_squash)
Its add support for downloading the ISO image via HTTP/FTP with curl or download *.sfs files.
The files are downloaded on /run/archiso/curlspace (tmpfs) and setup a loop dev from it
(like in archiso_loop_mnt) in the ISO case, or just do a bind mount to
/run/archiso/bootmnt in the other case.
This hook must be located after archiso_pxe_nbd in mkinitcpio.conf, in that way
NBD is the default.
New bootparm:
* archiso_curl_url=(first form)
archiso_curl_url=http://192.168.0.7/archlinux/iso/archlinux.iso (absolute form)
Use an absolute URL. Fetch the entire ISO
archiso_curl_url=ftp://${pxeserver}/archlinux/iso/archlinux.iso (relative form)
Use the as IP the same server where PXE reside. Fetch the entire ISO
* archiso_curl_url=(second form)
archiso_curl_url=http://192.168.0.7/archlinux/iso/unpacked (absolute form)
Use an absolute URL. Where unpacked (an example name) is a directory where
${archisobasedir} ("arch" by default) is located with all *.sfs.
This fetch only needed files.
archiso_curl_url=ftp://${pxeserver}/archlinux/iso/unpacked (relative form)
Use the as IP the same server where PXE reside. Where unpacked (an example name)
is a directory where ${archisobasedir} ("arch" by default)
is located with all *.sfs. This fetch only needed files.
* curlspace_size= Set a size for a tmpfs filesystem where files are downloaded.
Signed-off-by: Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi <vmlinuz386@yahoo.com.ar>
One hook only setup the network device (archiso_pxe_common) the other
setup the NBD client (archiso_pxe_nbd).
New bootparam:
archiso_pxe_srv=IP
Allow to set an IP different from the PXE server.
Signed-off-by: Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi <vmlinuz386@yahoo.com.ar>
This makes archiso_pxe_nbd functionallity full-independient from
archiso profiles (configs/*).
Signed-off-by: Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi <vmlinuz386@yahoo.com.ar>
* Use device mapper + snapshot module, instead union layer filesystem.
* A block-level approach vs vfs-level.
* No more unofficial (Linux) things.
* More memory is needed.
* Refactor mkarchiso.
* Refactor hooks/archiso.
* Fix install/archiso_pxe_nbd
(due recent change in mkinitcpio-0.6.15 on checked_modules()/all_modules())
[Thanks Dave for the improved workaround]
* New configs/releng to build official images.
* Works with a Bash script instead of Makefile.
(better control and easy to maintain)
* Remove configs/syslinux-iso.
* Remove archiso2dual script. Integrate functionality in configs/releng.
* New configs/baseline to build the most basic live medium or use as template.
* New README (draft). [Thanks Dieter for fixing english grammar]
Signed-off-by: Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi <vmlinuz386@yahoo.com.ar>
Add two parameters:
img_dev=/dev/sdNM
where /dev/sdNM is the device where .iso is located.
img_loop=/path/to/arch.iso
where /path/to/arch.iso is the full path of the .iso in the device img_dev.
Original idea from Baurzhan Muftakhidinov.
Signed-off-by: Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi <vmlinuz386@yahoo.com.ar>
nbd (network block device utilities) package is required. This package is in AUR
at this moment: http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=9691
Also mkinitcpio-nfs-utils is required for ipconfig.
Signed-off-by: Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi <vmlinuz386@yahoo.com.ar>
Takes the advantage of already symlinks created on /dev/disk/by-label/ by
60-persistent-storage.rules add by udev hook.
Tested on:
* Real machine as CD-ROM and USB key drive.
* KVM as CD-ROM and DISK (for both modes, in combination with IDE and SCSI)
* VirtualBox as IDE CD-ROM.
IMPORTANT note: Since isohybrid is a hack, if more partitions are added to
USB key drive, filesystem on these partitions MUST have LABEL, otherwise
USB key will fail to boot. Anyway there is an option archisodevice=,
to force and specific device where live-media reside.
(Maybe isohybrid will change the hack method used in a future)
More info at:
http://mailman.archlinux.org/pipermail/arch-releng/2010-March/000890.htmlhttp://mailman.archlinux.org/pipermail/arch-releng/2010-March/000913.html
Signed-off-by: Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi <vmlinuz386@yahoo.com.ar>
To make compatible with disablehooks= param. Since "hook_archiso-early"
is not a valid variable name.
Signed-off-by: Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi <vmlinuz386@yahoo.com.ar>
USB boot delay is now handled with the usbdelay kernel param (default=0)
We use the built in delay of usb-storage to control this. by setting the
module's delay param. If your USB device doesn't work on first boot, try
setting usbdelay=10 or so
Signed-off-by: Aaron Griffin <aaronmgriffin@gmail.com>
