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[archiso] Update README (know issues)

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Signed-off-by: Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi <vmlinuz386@yahoo.com.ar>
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Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi 2012-09-16 13:44:35 -03:00
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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. 4) Extract ISO image on target filesystem.
# bsdtar -x --exclude=isolinux/ --exclude=EFI/ -f <ISO-SOURCE> -C <MNT-TARGET-N> # 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 # extlinux -i <MNT-TARGET-N>/arch/boot/syslinux
6) Unmount target filesystem. 6) Unmount target filesystem.
@ -443,13 +443,19 @@ When make your custom boot-pendrive, you need to copy /arch directory to it.
*** Know issues *** 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", "Unmounting Swap-backed Filesystems" and "Unmounting Non-API Filesystems",
These filesystem are in use at this stage by archiso, but... These filesystem are in use at this stage by archiso, but...
This is not a real issue since, all mounted filesystem, loopback devices 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" 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. (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) *** Building the most basic Arch Linux live media. (configs/baseline)