FS#26260 - /arch/setup does not produce syslinux.cfg by UUID automatically

Attached to Project: Release Engineering
Opened by Tasos (twilight) - Tuesday, 04 October 2011, 23:38 GMT
Last edited by Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi (djgera) - Monday, 26 November 2012, 04:51 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category AIF
Status Closed
Assigned To Dieter Plaetinck (Dieter_be)
Architecture All
Severity Medium
Priority Normal
Reported Version testbuild (specify!)
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:

Arch's installation framework does not produce a proper syslinux.cfg automatically with UUID for root device.

Additional info:
* package version(s)
* config and/or log files etc.

Syslinux version:

4.04-2

Arch's installation framework from netinstall image:

archlinux-2011.08.19-netinstall-i686.iso

Steps to reproduce:

Boot into the netinstall image, install the system, and when asked by which method to boot choose by UUID, install syslinux in the end as the chosed bootloader on MBR.
This task depends upon

Closed by  Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi (djgera)
Monday, 26 November 2012, 04:51 GMT
Reason for closing:  Deferred
Comment by Dieter Plaetinck (Dieter_be) - Monday, 26 December 2011, 10:38 GMT
with autoprepare syslinux contains UUID's
still have to test manual FS setup
edit: in manual FS setup, it uses something like: root=/dev/vda3 ro
Comment by Dieter Plaetinck (Dieter_be) - Thursday, 29 December 2011, 20:46 GMT
this should fix it:
https://github.com/Dieterbe/aif/commit/9d22616b7baa82408d55c6851731e4c6102ca1a4
somebody please confirm

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