Arch Linux installer ISO — ZFS-on-root or BTRFS, doubles as rescue disk https://git.cjennings.net/archangel/atom?h=v0.8 2026-02-23T17:37:17+00:00 2026-02-23T17:37:17+00:00 Craig Jennings c@cjennings.net 2026-02-23T17:37:17+00:00 urn:sha1:8f94213e5aa09f8fae1b79497322ad0877c9f909 2026-02-23T05:23:59+00:00 Craig Jennings c@cjennings.net 2026-02-23T05:23:59+00:00 urn:sha1:8b9c2cc247f8d71d570921cb127e7e08cfac7674 - Remove personal hardware specs, machine-specific troubleshooting docs, and video transcript from assets/ - Remove stale PLAN-zfsbootmenu-implementation.org (feature complete) - Remove .stignore (Syncthing config, not project-relevant) - Untrack todo.org (personal task tracker with private infra details) - Make archsetup path configurable via ARCHSETUP_DIR env var in build.sh - Use $REAL_USER instead of hardcoded username in build-release scp 2026-02-23T05:20:56+00:00 Craig Jennings c@cjennings.net 2026-02-23T05:20:56+00:00 urn:sha1:3a2445080c880544985f50fb0d916534698cc073 docs/ contains session history, personal workflows, and private protocols that shouldn't be in a public repository. 2026-01-23T05:21:18+00:00 Craig Jennings c@cjennings.net 2026-01-23T05:21:18+00:00 urn:sha1:0ffe7a85a1b024b88e4ddc3305c5f805edd6e8e1 This is a major change that replaces the GRUB bootloader with ZFSBootMenu, providing native ZFS boot environment support. Key changes: - EFI partition reduced from 1GB to 512MB (only holds ZFSBootMenu) - EFI now mounts at /efi instead of /boot - Kernel and initramfs live on ZFS root (enables snapshot boot with matching kernel) - Downloads pre-built ZFSBootMenu EFI binary from get.zfsbootmenu.org - Creates EFI boot entries for all disks in multi-disk configurations - Syncs ZFSBootMenu to all EFI partitions for redundancy - Sets org.zfsbootmenu:commandline on zroot/ROOT for kernel cmdline inheritance - Sets bootfs pool property for default boot environment - AMD GPU workarounds (pg_mask, cwsr_enable) added to kernel cmdline when AMD detected Deleted GRUB snapshot tooling (no longer needed): - custom/grub-zfs-snap - custom/40_zfs_snapshots - custom/zz-grub-zfs-snap.hook - custom/zfs-snap-prune Updated helper scripts: - zfssnapshot: removed grub-zfs-snap call, shows ZFSBootMenu tip - zfsrollback: removed grub-zfs-snap call, notes auto-detection Tested configurations: - Single disk installation - 2-disk mirror (mirror-0) - 3-disk RAIDZ1 (raidz1-0) - All boot correctly with ZFSBootMenu 2026-01-19T19:16:33+00:00 Craig Jennings c@cjennings.net 2026-01-19T19:16:33+00:00 urn:sha1:72abc70a42a505af365fc5a892009ebeeba524ec - Add scripts/full-test.sh for automated install testing (single, mirror, raidz1) - Add --full-test option to build-release workflow - Install zfssnapshot and zfsrollback to target system during install - Simplify .gitignore to exclude entire vm/ directory 2026-01-18T19:25:00+00:00 Craig Jennings c@cjennings.net 2026-01-18T19:25:00+00:00 urn:sha1:3e3d24e12750a5a79925ae36b5e48598116d5636 - Add Makefile with targets: all, test, test-unit, test-install, build, release, clean, lint - Add test-install.sh for automated VM installation testing - Add test configs: single-disk, mirror, raidz1, no-ssh, custom-locale - Add test-logs/ to .gitignore - Uses sshpass for SSH authentication to live ISO - Copies latest install-archzfs to VM before testing (allows testing without rebuild) - Supports --list to show available configs 2026-01-18T08:01:01+00:00 Craig Jennings c@cjennings.net 2026-01-18T08:01:01+00:00 urn:sha1:5bd18b6f6a3ea89c900549c530af2a256094b917 Features: - --config-file option for automated installs - Example config at /root/install-archzfs.conf.example - Validates required fields before install - Config only used when explicitly specified (safety) Bug fixes: - Fix pacstrap hanging on provider prompts (use yes pipe) - Remove fsck from mkinitcpio HOOKS (ZFS doesn't use fsck) - Add hostid support for ZFS boot - Add spl.spl_hostid to kernel command line Documentation: - Comprehensive README.org with 15 sections - Session context tracking file 2026-01-17T19:01:02+00:00 Craig Jennings c@cjennings.net 2026-01-17T19:01:02+00:00 urn:sha1:e655922db23c380ff8e62e4ffc8d09e82fe3d691 Project documentation and workflow definitions. 2026-01-17T18:59:48+00:00 Craig Jennings c@cjennings.net 2026-01-17T18:59:48+00:00 urn:sha1:2b691a0907a362bfa2e8a312c1c52078d46c1db4 Build scripts for creating custom Arch Linux ISO with ZFS support. Includes installer scripts and VM testing setup.