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tpowa

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Re: 2024.09 Archboot - Arch Linux ISO hybrid image and UKIs released

qemu-system-x86_64 -kernel <yourkernel> -initrd <yourinitramdisk> -append "cgroup_disable=memory rootfstype=ramfs"

giddie

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Re: 2024.09 Archboot - Arch Linux ISO hybrid image and UKIs released

$ qemu-system-x86_64 -kernel vmlinuz_archboot_x86_64 -initrd initramfs_archboot_x86_64.img -append "cgroup_disable=memory rootfstype=ramfs" -m 2048
qemu: linux kernel too old to load a ram disk

When I extract the kernel and initrd from the iso, all works as expected. Could it be that the boot files are corrupt on the server?

tpowa

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Re: 2024.09 Archboot - Arch Linux ISO hybrid image and UKIs released

I have to check this. Thanks for the report.
From where did you download the files?

Last edited by tpowa (2022-01-22 23:28:18)

giddie

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Re: 2024.09 Archboot - Arch Linux ISO hybrid image and UKIs released

Yes: there's a text prefix to the files on the server:

Setting input-charset to 'UTF-8' from locale

giddie

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Re: 2024.09 Archboot - Arch Linux ISO hybrid image and UKIs released

I got them from here: https://pkgbuild.com/~tpowa/archboot-im … test/boot/

giddie

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Re: 2024.09 Archboot - Arch Linux ISO hybrid image and UKIs released

I went round in circles for quite some time with this one. Serves me right for not verifying the .sig files

[edit:] Turns out the signatures are actually valid for the corrupted files.

Last edited by giddie (2022-01-22 23:38:01)

tpowa

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Re: 2024.09 Archboot - Arch Linux ISO hybrid image and UKIs released

Found the error, iso extraction was wrong, fixed in 2022.01-71. Will upload new files when mirrors are synced.
Thx for reporting this issue.

giddie

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Re: 2024.09 Archboot - Arch Linux ISO hybrid image and UKIs released

No problem; thanks for the quick fix, and all your work on the project

tpowa

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Re: 2024.09 Archboot - Arch Linux ISO hybrid image and UKIs released

Ok new files uploaded, works now as it should

chr0mag

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Re: 2024.09 Archboot - Arch Linux ISO hybrid image and UKIs released

I see this error when upgrading the archboot package:

:: Running post-transaction hooks...
(1/6) Registering binary formats...
/usr/lib/binfmt.d/archboot-aarch64.conf:1: Failed to add binary format 'qemu-aarch64': No such file or directory
error: command failed to execute correctly

And a similar error on boot:

systemd-binfmt[688]: /usr/lib/binfmt.d/archboot-aarch64.conf:1: Failed to add binary format 'qemu-aarch64': No such file or directory

It looks like this file is getting parsed/run by

systemd-hook binfmt

Should it belong to archboot-qemu-aarch64? Which then might need a dependency on one of qemu-arch-extra/qemu-headless-arch-extra that provides the qemu-aarch64 binary?

Thanks for your work on this project

tpowa

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Re: 2024.09 Archboot - Arch Linux ISO hybrid image and UKIs released

Fixed with 2022.01-73.
Just forgot to move it.

chr0mag

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Re: 2024.09 Archboot - Arch Linux ISO hybrid image and UKIs released

Yep, sorted - thanks.

On a related note. Is there a simple way to avoid having all of a system's initramfs images rebuilt everytime the archboot package is updated? Unless I've missed something this seems unnecessary.

tpowa

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Re: 2024.09 Archboot - Arch Linux ISO hybrid image and UKIs released

This is normal due to change on initcpio install files.

tpowa

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Re: 2024.09 Archboot - Arch Linux ISO hybrid image and UKIs released

New 2022.02 images uploaded.
- Lots of internal cleanup happened.
- Less RAM is needed for mosts tasks.

tpowa

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Re: 2024.09 Archboot - Arch Linux ISO hybrid image and UKIs released

New 2022.03 images uploaded.
- The images are now reproducable
- archboot repository to achieve this goal was set up on pkgbuild.com
- Wiki page updated accordingly to reflect how to rebuild an 1:1 release
- new Grub background image added
- new Grub UEFI Tools menu
- Grub displays what menu point is executed
- Serial console is now enabled and active by default
- Removed most of terminfo files from environment
- Changed default locale of environment to C

benalexau

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Re: 2024.09 Archboot - Arch Linux ISO hybrid image and UKIs released

I'm trying to use Archboot with a Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon (gen 6) under UEFI. While archlinux-archboot-2022.03.16-21.46-latest-x86_64.iso boots OK, I receive an "error: out of memory" message when using archlinux-archboot-2022.03.17-15.45-x86_64.iso and selecting the default entry. The notebook has 16 GB RAM.

I need the larger image as I need wifi (this being a laptop) to complete the install.

Is there anything I can do to workaround this?

Last edited by benalexau (2022-03-18 04:09:01)

tpowa

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Re: 2024.09 Archboot - Arch Linux ISO hybrid image and UKIs released

You could try add_efi_memmap parameter on boot commandline.
Can you switch to legacy boot in BIOS?
Quick google shows:
Try rmmod  tpm on grub commandline.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+sour … ug/1851311

Last edited by tpowa (2022-03-18 06:11:33)

benalexau

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Re: 2024.09 Archboot - Arch Linux ISO hybrid image and UKIs released

Thanks @tpowa. add_efi_memmap did not resolve it, but adding rmmod tpm to the first line after the menu entry allowed successful boot.

tpowa

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Re: 2024.09 Archboot - Arch Linux ISO hybrid image and UKIs released

Workaround added to the wiki

Last edited by tpowa (2022-03-18 07:51:29)

tpowa

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Re: 2024.09 Archboot - Arch Linux ISO hybrid image and UKIs released

New 2022.04 images uploaded:
- New offline ISO is provided (local image)
Setup:
- setup, km and tz menu improvements
- implemented autodetection of firmware package
(only install a linux-firmware{-marvell} package if a loaded module requires it)
- new pacman package installation routine (only show log on error)
- new mkinitcpio routine (only show log on error)

Environment:
- marvell firmware was added
- fixed C.UTF-8 locale bug
- added tmux to environment
- readded all terminfo files
- internal shellcheck code cleanup
- possibility to install archinstall on offline medium
- release adds a new MOTD which mentions how to get support on internet or get WIFI authenticated through startup page and IRC
- readded weechat for IRC support.
- elinks is now preconfigured to open https://wiki.archlinux.org by default
- elinks has now preconfigured Arch Linux bookmarks
- weechat is preconfigured to join libera network by default for getting instant Arch Linux support.
- new colored messages for update script implemented
- ZRAM usage to lower RAM requirements in most places

Last edited by tpowa (2022-04-05 06:29:17)

tpowa

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Re: 2024.09 Archboot - Arch Linux ISO hybrid image and UKIs released

New 2022.05 images uploaded:
- New Xfce option implemented
- added rmmod tpm by default to avoid OOM firmware issues.

Introducing XFCE environment:
- To launch XFCE: update-installer.sh -launch-xfce
- added archboot panel and menu
- added Gparted
- added GVFS with plugins
- added thunar with plugins
- added chromium
- automatic VNC desktop sharing enabled

Setup changes:
- better workflow through infoboxes instead of msgboxes
- reworked manage storage, mountoints, btrfs and proxy setting menus
- fixed raid selection in btrfs menu
- fixed partitions already in use
- added VC hint on package installation
- added message if /install is unmounted by setup script

Environment:
- added sbctl package
- renamed backup scripts (removed archboot- prefix)
- colored backup and quickinst scripts
- updated help messages of helper scripts
. fixed Secure Boot image booting by adding kernel to EFI/BOOT/
- fixed secure boot keys generation
- fixed users and groups

tpowa

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Re: 2024.09 Archboot - Arch Linux ISO hybrid image and UKIs released

New 2022.06 images uploaded:
- New Archboot Homepage: https://bit.ly/archboot
- New [archboot_repo] repository, archboot dropped from [extra] repository
- New background image
- Kernel 5.18.x series

Desktop highlights:
- New KDE/Plasma installation environment option
- New KDE/Plasma Wayland installation environment option
- New Gnome installation environment option
- New Gnome Wayland installation environment option
- New custom Xorg installation environment option
- New custom Wayland installation environment option

update-installer.sh improvements:
- update-installer.sh shows available options dynamically now
- kexec switch added for different available memory zones
- always update VNC password when running update-installer.sh

Setup changes:
- autodetect WIFI adapter
- added WIFI ESSID selector menu
- remove fallback initramfs usage
- allow installing grub on not booted archboot system

Environment changes:
- synced groups and users

Have fun,
greetings
tpowa

tpowa

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From: Lauingen , Germany

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Re: 2024.09 Archboot - Arch Linux ISO hybrid image and UKIs released

New 2022.07 images uploaded:
- added all graphical environments to local image
- autodetection of RAM with according actions on login
- show kexec memory gap on aarch64: 3950 MB - 4299 MB
- fixed kexec memory gap on x86_64
- only download graphical packages on -latest-install
- added kexec arithmetic for choosing KEXEC_FILE_LOAD
- all images have now network(LAN),dhcpcd and ssh support already on bootup
- speedup and reuse of gpg pacman initialization
- log messages from update-installer.sh to ssh (/dev/pts/0)
- always show Local mode on login
- rename -kde options to -plasma
- rename _KDE_PACKAGES to _PLASMA_PACKAGES
- rename archboot_repo to archboot
- rename update-installer.sh to update-installer
- shorten xorg environment options: -gnome, -plasma and -xfce
- only allow one graphical environment on local image < 4.5 GB RAM
- updated welcome messages
- updated bootloader menu entries
- updated background image
- added archboot MOK key
- update fedora shim to 15.6-1
- update grub to 2.06.r261.g2f4430cc0-1

Setup changes:
- allow archboot environment update with 2600 MB RAM
- new f2fs defaults added based on Arch Linux wiki
- efi default size on autoprepare mode set to 512 MB
- changed filesystem order
- fix autoprepare on mmc blockdevices
- fix device listing to not showing install media
- better wifi dialogs and menus
- speedup network link detection

Environment changes:
- adopted glibc changes with C.UTF-8 locale

Have fun,
greetings
tpowa

reztho

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Re: 2024.09 Archboot - Arch Linux ISO hybrid image and UKIs released

Thank you, tpowa.

I just found about this and wanted to try it, but it looks like the sha256sum for the x86_64 local iso doesn't match the hash inside the txt file for some reason:
SHA256SUM I get: 64fe30cf2e874b606acc9694a6b83c6a25804c837460dea0248ac5f63ae7595f  archboot-archlinux-2022.07.04-08.05-local-x86_64.iso
SHA256SUM from the txt file: SHA256 (archboot-archlinux-2022.07.04-08.05-local-x86_64.iso) = 0b101dc3a2c6a303a137a90f9d620b4dc9e69abe72540fed667d7a2d88d78800

tpowa

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Re: 2024.09 Archboot - Arch Linux ISO hybrid image and UKIs released

Thanks for reporting, new images are online with fixed sha256sums.