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diff --git a/docs/README.altbootmethods b/docs/README.altbootmethods index 544e49b..df699c8 100644 --- a/docs/README.altbootmethods +++ b/docs/README.altbootmethods @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ INDEX *** Alternative boot methods (configs/releng) -ISO images names consist of: archlinux-<YYYY>.<MM>.<DD>-x86_64.iso +ISO images names consist of: archlinux-<YYYY>.<MM>.<DD>-dual.iso Where: <YYYY> Year @@ -24,29 +24,43 @@ Where: ** ISO in loopback mode. Note: Described method is for using with GRUB2. - GRUB2 is installed on target media and archlinux-<YYYY>.<MM>.<DD>-x86_64.iso + GRUB2 is installed on target media and archlinux-<YYYY>.<MM>.<DD>-dual.iso is at path <TARGET-PATH> on disk <D> and partition <P>, where filesystem is labeled as <TARGET-FS-LABEL>. menuentry "Arch Linux (x86_64)" { - set isofile="/<TARGET-PATH>/archlinux-<YYYY>.<MM>.<DD>-x86_64.iso" + set isofile="/<TARGET-PATH>/archlinux-<YYYY>.<MM>.<DD>-dual.iso" loopback loop (hd<D>,<P>)$isofile linux (loop)/arch/boot/x86_64/vmlinuz img_label=<TARGET-FS-LABEL> img_loop=$isofile initrd (loop)/arch/boot/x86_64/archiso.img } +menuentry "Arch Linux (i686)" { + set isofile="/<TARGET-PATH>/archlinux-<YYYY>.<MM>.<DD>-dual.iso" + loopback loop (hd<D>,<P>)$isofile + linux (loop)/arch/boot/i686/vmlinuz img_label=<TARGET-FS-LABEL> img_loop=$isofile + initrd (loop)/arch/boot/i686/archiso.img +} + ** ISO in memdisk mode. Note: Described method is for using with SYSLINUX. Anyway MEMDISK from SYSLINUX can work with other bootloaders. - SYSLINUX is installed on target media and archlinux-<YYYY>.<MM>.<DD>-x86_64.iso + SYSLINUX is installed on target media and archlinux-<YYYY>.<MM>.<DD>-dual.iso is at path <TARGET-PATH>. + On 32-bit systems, is needed to pass vmalloc=nnM to the kernel, where nn is the size + of the ISO image plus 64 MiB (or 128 MiB). LABEL arch_x64 LINUX memdisk - INITRD /<TARGET-PATH>/archlinux-<YYYY>.<MM>.<DD>-x86_64.iso + INITRD /<TARGET-PATH>/archlinux-<YYYY>.<MM>.<DD>-dual.iso + APPEND iso + +LABEL arch_x32 + LINUX memdisk + INITRD /<TARGET-PATH>/archlinux-<YYYY>.<MM>.<DD>-dual.iso APPEND iso |