From c968d0c30cc1dc1d06e4d30cd1d52184b45e4372 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andreas Baumann Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2022 10:10:55 +0200 Subject: more comments and added a TIMEOUT to syslinux config --- iso/README | 7 +++++-- iso/isolinux-i486.cfg | 1 + iso/motd | 9 +++++++++ 3 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/iso/README b/iso/README index 4a20899..0112dd4 100644 --- a/iso/README +++ b/iso/README @@ -1,8 +1,11 @@ Archlinux32 i486 specific stuff ------------------------------- -* mkarchiso486 deviating quite a lot from the upstream archiso32/archiso way coping - with low memory situations better +* mkarchiso486 is deviating quite a lot from the upstream archiso32/archiso way, + trying to cope with low memory situations better +* is not going to load framebuffer modes, as old machines with old graphic + cards usually don't require you to switch to graphic mode and installing + the machine in text mode might be the only option diff --git a/iso/isolinux-i486.cfg b/iso/isolinux-i486.cfg index eaa48de..0e83d81 100644 --- a/iso/isolinux-i486.cfg +++ b/iso/isolinux-i486.cfg @@ -1,4 +1,5 @@ DEFAULT arch32 +TIMEOUT 5 LABEL arch32 TEXT HELP diff --git a/iso/motd b/iso/motd index bfb91c1..8ae5a3a 100644 --- a/iso/motd +++ b/iso/motd @@ -1,5 +1,14 @@ Archlinux32, i486 ISO for low-memory systems +Enable a network first with for instance 'dhclient'. + +Consider to create a swap partition as very first +action and mount it before calling 'pacstrap'. + +The CD is read-only, you may want to copy '/etc/pacman.conf' +to '/tmp/pacman.conf' and use 'pacstrap -c /tmp/pacman.conf' +if you have to change settings. + Set 'iommu=off' to regain some memory. Create und mount a swap partition and mount a /tmp to -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf