Arch Linux 2010.02-1 (unofficial)

[abitaf]

Hi Arch community,

 

Arch Linux (archboot creation tool) 2010.02-1, "2k10-R1" has been released.

To avoid confusion, this is not an official arch linux iso release!

Check Readme.txt file for more information on archboot.

ftp://ftp.archlinux.org/iso/archboot/Readme.txt

 

Summary:

- A bigger update to last 2009.08 files, it includes the changes from core repository,

the new klibc free mkinitcpio, a lot of new code in archboot setup script to support

new name scheme of linux utilities.

- Due to the many changes bugs might slipped into setup,

so please report them immediatly if you find them.

- Lowmem images are gone, we are in 2010 i doubt there are so many

lowmem machines around there. It's been replaced by LTS kernel boot

and installation support

 

Hybrid image file and torrent is provided, which include

i686 and x86_64 core repository. Please check md5sum before using it.

 

Hybrid image file is a standard CD-burnable image and also a raw disk image.

- Can be burned to CD(RW) media using most CD-burning utilities.

- Can be raw-written to a drive using 'dd' or similar utilities.

This method is intended for use with USB thumb drives.

 

Please get it from your favorite arch linux mirror:

http://www.archlinux.de/?page=GetFileFr … ot/2010.02

/iso/archboot/2010.02/

 

Changelog:

 

GENERAL:

- kernel 2.6.32.8 / LTS kernel 2.6.27.45

- pacman 3.3.3 usage

- RAM recommendations: 288 MB

 

Kernel changes:

- new firewire stack in >=2.6.32.x

 

Removed features:

- dropped lowmem images

- dropped klibc

 

Environment changes:

- LTS kernel support

- added KMS / uvesafb support

- Adopted recent udev and initscript changes

- Boot messages rewrite and parameter documentation

- New documentation, including all start parameters

- New wireless firmware files added

(iwl-1000,6000, ar9170-fw, rt2870usb-fw)

 

hwdetect changes:

- kms / uvesafb integration

- use load-modules script from udev

 

setup changes:

- internal sysfs and blkid changes

- KMS / uvesafb integration

- Kernel installation switch (install at least booted kernel)

- use wipefs for cleaning luks disks/partitions

 

quickinst changes:

- adopted LTS setup changes to quickinst script

 

KNOWN ISSUES:

- FTP installation mode:

- Package installation might fail, if packages from extra need to be pulled in, e.g. ntfs-3g etc.

Workaround:

Exit setup and apply following sed line:

sed -e -i 's#prepare_pacman_extra#pacman_conf_extra#g' /arch/setup

Relaunch setup after that.

/arch/./setup

- CD installation mode:

None

 

Further documentation can be found on-disk and on the wiki.

Have fun!

 

If a torrent is requested feel free to create one

and tell me where to place, thx.

 

greetings

tpowa

Last edited by tpowa (2010-02-16 08:16:46)

[Slown]

Merci pour l'info. Il faut savoir que l'un des avantages d'Arch Linux c'est le rolling release, on n'est pas obligés de réinstaller à chaque fois. Les mises à jour sont quotidiennes et nous permettent d'avoir les derniers paquets même si c'est pas stable à chaque fois.

[Invité HAVOC]

Merci pour l'info. Il faut savoir que l'un des avantages d'Arch Linux c'est le rolling release, on n'est pas obligés de réinstaller à chaque fois. Les mises à jour sont quotidiennes et nous permettent d'avoir les derniers paquets même si c'est pas stable à chaque fois.

 

Personnellement, lors de la dernière mise à jour complète du système j'ai eu des soucis avec l'update de KDE4, pacman avait du mal avec la résolution des dépendances, il m'a fallu lui donner un petit coup de pouce.