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@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ Note: Using here a MBR partition mode as example, but GPT should also works 4) Extract ISO image on target filesystem. # bsdtar -x --exclude=isolinux/ --exclude=EFI/ -f <ISO-SOURCE> -C <MNT-TARGET-N> -5) Install syslinux bootloader on target filesystem. +5) Install syslinux bootloader on target filesystem. (See know issue (2) if using FAT) # extlinux -i <MNT-TARGET-N>/arch/boot/syslinux 6) Unmount target filesystem. @@ -443,13 +443,19 @@ When make your custom boot-pendrive, you need to copy /arch directory to it. *** Know issues -** On shutdown there are two steps that [FAIL]: +** (1) On shutdown there are two steps that [FAIL]: "Unmounting Swap-backed Filesystems" and "Unmounting Non-API Filesystems", These filesystem are in use at this stage by archiso, but... This is not a real issue since, all mounted filesystem, loopback devices and device mapper devices made by archiso will be "free" on "shutdown tmpfs" (A.K.A deinitramfs), build at initramfs by [archiso_shutdown] initcpio hook. +** (2) syslinux 4.05 bug with relative directories on FAT: + + "Could not find kernel image: boot/syslinux/whichsys.c32" + This should be fixed in 4.06. For now, workaround with: + sed -i "s|../../|/arch|" /<MNT-TARGET-N>/arch/boot/syslinux/syslinux.cfg + *** Building the most basic Arch Linux live media. (configs/baseline) |