Hi Archlinux Community, 31th March, 14:00 CEST (Central European Summer Time) it's done final 0.8 Voodoo ISOs for i686 and x86_64 are ready :)
Get Archlinux ISOs in /0.8/iso/{i686,x86_64} on your favorite mirror. Download_Wiki or Download_Homepage
Please don't forget to check md5sums.
Torrents are already up and seeded. Metalink packages will be prepared soon.
Changelog of ISO (compared to 0.7.2 install iso): - to boot the ISO 96 MB RAM are recommended, it breaks somewhere between 80 - 90 MB RAM. (calculated like this: kernel image + initrd size + decompressed initrd) - dropped install floppy support - switched from busybox to archboot usage - Updated packages (including linux 2.6.20.4) - Full mkinitcpio support - Installation on PATA and IDE possible (PATA is default now) ide-legacy option included for old IDE subsystem - All parameters initcpio understands, new ISO does understand - Usb devices (keyboards/cd/dvd) should now work as they should - Usage of hwdetect/udev autodetection during boot - added memtest86+ to iso - added installation support on cciss devices - pacman is included to allow installation of any other needed package in install environment. - added /etc/rc.d/ and /etc/rc.conf support - added arch network support, including ssh,telnet and portmap services - added vpn support - added framebuffer modules to install environment - added cpufreq support - added iptables support - added grub and lilo to install environment - custom config files support: any media with /config directory and files will be copied to /etc/ install environment - loading packages as addons during boot: any media with /packages directory including pacman packages will be installed during bootup. - links and naim included to be able to communicate over the internet. - added kexec support
Changelog of new setup (compared to 0.7.2 setup) - added some information dialogs - added some confirmation dialogs - added set root password - removed all kernel24 stuff - switched to initcpio only support - added locale-gen file for editing - only show devices that are usefull in mountpoints selection, partitioning and network - possibility to select dm and md devices from setup (creation of lvm and md still needs to be done by hand!) - mkinitcpio autoconfiguration. This includes HOOKS autoconfiguration and hostcontroller configuration: ide/scsi/sata modules are put into MODULES= in mkinitcpio.conf to ensure right loading order and avoid device-swapping - network modules are put in the MODULES=() in rc.conf - again, this is done to avoid random swapping of multiple network interfaces - added http:// net install support
Bug collector of fixed showstoppers is here: Fixed_Showstoppers
Forum feedback about 0.8 testing is here: Forum_Testing
Feedback about 0.8 final installations is here: Forum_Final
I would like to thank you all, who assisted in testing and of course finding/fixing bugs, you users/devs simply rock.
Happy installing and have fun.
greetings tpowa