> On Feb 24, 2:13 pm, Tobias Powalowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi folks, > after one month heavy hacking during the evenings/weekends on archboot. > 0.8 Beta2 Isos are available for i686 and x86_64. > > This time only isolinux is used to avoid non booting cd media. > - switched to kernel 2.6.20.1 > - 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) > - fixed many other small things i cannot remember ;) > > The 0.8 Isos now run like any installed arch system, > here are the highlights: > * pacman is included to allow installation of any other needed package > in install environment. > * complete /etc/rc.d/ and /etc/rc.conf support > * complete arch network support, including ssh,telnet and portmap services > * 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. > * complete kexec support > * updated doku to 0.8 > > grab them from your favorite mirror or here:ftp://ftp.archlinux.org/other/0.8/ > > please test those Isos well and try to break them, we are stepping forward to > rc candidates soon :) > please fill bugs to:http://bugs.archlinux.org > > Again to clarify Beta2 doesn't mean Arch 0.8 is in beta2 stage, the install > environment is meant with beta2. > > Have fun and thanks for testing. >
hey Tobias, it is Great :-) _______________________________________________ arch mailing list arch@archlinux.org http://www.archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/arch
