GENERAL:
- kernel 2.6.24.4 usage
- pacman 3.1.3 usage
- RAM usage has been revisited, these are the new recommendations:
* FTP ISO, CORE ISO: arch boot image
160 MB RAM x86_64/i686 (all packages selected, with swap partition)
* CORE ISO: lowmem boot image
64 MB RAM x86_64/i686 (all packages selected, with swap partition)
FIXES:
- fixed auto prepare of harddisk (lowmem boot image)
- fixed ftp install routine
- added more checks and improvements to autoprepare of harddisk
- added missing netfilter modules and some wireless addon modules
- added dmraid and linux-atm to install environment
- added gpt support to grub
- added tiacx module and firmware files to install environment
- added atl2 network module
- added parted to install environment
- updated ftp mirrors to latest status
KNOWN ISSUES:
- broken intel wireless automatic module loading (arch boot image) http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/9374
Workaround:
Please copy your correct firmware file from /intel-firmware to
/lib/firmware and reload your intel wireless module.
As usual check md5sum before using the images and also be aware of the new
RAM recommendations the images have.