2007-03-31
0.8 Voodoo ISOs finally released!
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