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Working directory 

# pacman -S archiso
# mkdir live
# chdir live
# cp -rv /usr/share/archiso/configs/releng/ .
# cd releng
# nano packages.both
# nano pacman.conf
# mkdir -p root-image/etc/modules-load.d
# nano root-image/etc/modules-load.d/archiso.conf
# mkdir -p root-image/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d
# nano root-image/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-evdev.conf
# mkdir -p root-image/etc/skel
# cp -v /etc/skel/.xinitrc root-image/etc/skel/
# nano root-image/etc/skel/.xinitrc
# chmod +x root-image/etc/skel/.xinitrc
# nano root-image/etc/slim.conf
# cp -v /etc/vconsole.conf root-image/etc/
# nano root-image/etc/systemd/system/display-manager.service

Settings

packages.both
  • add the following packages 
archlinux-themes-slim
base-devel
blender
chromium
cuda
nvidia
slim
xorg-server
xf86-video-vesa
xfce4
pacman.conf 
SigLevel = Never
#[testing]
#SigLevel = PackageRequired
#Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

[core]
#SigLevel = PackageRequired
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

[extra]
#SigLevel = PackageRequired
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

#[community-testing]
#SigLevel = PackageRequired
#Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

[community]
#SigLevel = PackageRequired
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
archiso.conf
  • modules required by CoreMod 
msr
dmi-sysfs
10-evdev.conf
  • remark : AZERTY keyboard 
Section "InputClass"
        Identifier      "evdev keyboard catchall"
        MatchIsKeyboard "on"
        MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
        Driver          "evdev"
        Option          "xkb_layout" "fr"
        Option          "XkbOptions" "terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp"
EndSection

Section "InputClass"
        Identifier      "evdev pointer catchall"
        MatchIsPointer  "on"
        MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
        Driver          "evdev"
        Option          "SampleRate" "500"
EndSection

Section "InputClass"
        Identifier      "evdev touchpad catchall"
        MatchIsTouchpad "on"
        MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
        Driver          "evdev"
EndSection

Section "InputClass"
        Identifier      "evdev tablet catchall"
        MatchIsTablet   "on"
        MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
        Driver          "evdev"
EndSection

Section "InputClass"
        Identifier      "evdev touchscreen catchall"
        MatchIsTouchscreen      "on"
        MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
        Driver          "evdev"
EndSection
.xinitrc 
#!/bin/sh
#
# ~/.xinitrc
#
# Executed by startx (run your window manager from here)

if [ -d /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d ]; then
  for f in /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d/*; do
    [ -x "$f" ] && . "$f"
  done
  unset f
fi

# exec gnome-session
# exec startkde
exec startxfce4
# ...or the Window Manager of your choice
slim.conf 
# Path, X server and arguments (if needed)
# Note: -xauth $authfile is automatically appended
default_path        /bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin
default_xserver     /usr/bin/X
xserver_arguments -nolisten tcp vt07

# Commands for halt, login, etc.
halt_cmd            /sbin/shutdown -h now
reboot_cmd          /sbin/shutdown -r now
console_cmd         /usr/bin/xterm -C -fg white -bg black +sb -T "Console login" -e /bin/sh -c "/bin/cat /etc/issue; exec /bin/login"
#suspend_cmd        /usr/sbin/suspend

# Full path to the xauth binary
xauth_path         /usr/bin/xauth 

# Xauth file for server
authfile           /var/run/slim.auth


# Activate numlock when slim starts. Valid values: on|off
# numlock             on

# Hide the mouse cursor (note: does not work with some WMs).
# Valid values: true|false
# hidecursor          false

# This command is executed after a succesful login.
# you can place the %session and %theme variables
# to handle launching of specific commands in .xinitrc
# depending of chosen session and slim theme
#
# NOTE: if your system does not have bash you need
# to adjust the command according to your preferred shell,
# i.e. for freebsd use:
# login_cmd           exec /bin/sh - ~/.xinitrc %session
login_cmd           exec /bin/zsh -l ~/.xinitrc %session

# Commands executed when starting and exiting a session.
# They can be used for registering a X11 session with
# sessreg. You can use the %user variable
#
# sessionstart_cmd	some command
# sessionstop_cmd	some command

# Start in daemon mode. Valid values: yes | no
# Note that this can be overriden by the command line
# options "-d" and "-nodaemon"
# daemon	yes

# Available sessions (first one is the default).
# The current chosen session name is replaced in the login_cmd
# above, so your login command can handle different sessions.
# see the xinitrc.sample file shipped with slim sources
sessions            xfce4,icewm-session,wmaker,blackbox

# Executed when pressing F11 (requires imagemagick)
screenshot_cmd      import -window root /slim.png

# welcome message. Available variables: %host, %domain
welcome_msg         Welcome to %host

# Session message. Prepended to the session name when pressing F1
# session_msg         Session: 

# shutdown / reboot messages
shutdown_msg       The system is halting...
reboot_msg         The system is rebooting...

# default user, leave blank or remove this line
# for avoid pre-loading the username.
default_user        root

# Focus the password field on start when default_user is set
# Set to "yes" to enable this feature
#focus_password      no

# Automatically login the default user (without entering
# the password. Set to "yes" to enable this feature
auto_login          yes


# current theme, use comma separated list to specify a set to 
# randomly choose from
#current_theme       default
current_theme       archlinux-simplyblack

# Lock file
lockfile            /var/lock/slim.lock

# Log file
logfile             /var/log/slim.log
display-manager.service 
[Unit]
Description=SLiM Simple Login Manager
After=systemd-user-sessions.service

[Service]
ExecStart=/usr/bin/slim -nodaemon

[Install]
Alias=display-manager.service

Desktop Environment

Xfce 

# wget https://www.archlinux.org/static/logos/archlinux-logo-dark-90dpi.png -O root-image/root/archlinux-logo-dark-90dpi.png
# mkdir -p root-image/root/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml
# nano root-image/root/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-desktop.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<channel name="xfce4-desktop" version="1.0">
  <property name="backdrop" type="empty">
    <property name="screen0" type="empty">
      <property name="monitor0" type="empty">
        <property name="image-path" type="string" value="/root/archlinux-logo-dark-90dpi.png"/>
        <property name="last-image" type="string" value="/usr/share/backgrounds/xfce/xfce-blue.jpg"/>
        <property name="last-single-image" type="string" value="/root/archlinux-logo-dark-90dpi.png"/>
        <property name="image-style" type="int" value="1"/>
        <property name="image-show" type="bool" value="true"/>
      </property>
    </property>
  </property>
  <property name="desktop-icons" type="empty">
    <property name="icon-size" type="uint" value="32"/>
    <property name="file-icons" type="empty">
      <property name="show-home" type="bool" value="false"/>
      <property name="show-filesystem" type="bool" value="false"/>
      <property name="show-trash" type="bool" value="false"/>
    </property>
  </property>
</channel>

# nano root-image/root/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-panel.xml
  • With application shorcuts 
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<channel name="xfce4-panel" version="1.0">
  <property name="configver" type="int" value="2"/>
  <property name="panels" type="array">
    <value type="int" value="1"/>
    <property name="panel-1" type="empty">
      <property name="position" type="string" value="p=6;x=17;y=72"/>
      <property name="mode" type="uint" value="1"/>
      <property name="size" type="uint" value="48"/>
      <property name="background-style" type="uint" value="1"/>
      <property name="plugin-ids" type="array">
        <value type="int" value="4"/>
        <value type="int" value="3"/>
        <value type="int" value="2"/>
        <value type="int" value="6"/>
        <value type="int" value="1"/>
      </property>
      <property name="position-locked" type="bool" value="true"/>
      <property name="length" type="uint" value="100"/>
      <property name="background-color" type="array">
        <value type="uint" value="5911"/>
        <value type="uint" value="35723"/>
        <value type="uint" value="50629"/>
        <value type="uint" value="65535"/>
      </property>
    </property>
  </property>
  <property name="plugins" type="empty">
    <property name="plugin-1" type="string" value="tasklist">
      <property name="show-labels" type="bool" value="false"/>
      <property name="show-handle" type="bool" value="false"/>
    </property>
    <property name="plugin-3" type="string" value="systray"/>
    <property name="plugin-4" type="string" value="clock">
      <property name="mode" type="uint" value="4"/>
      <property name="show-frame" type="bool" value="false"/>
    </property>
    <property name="plugin-6" type="string" value="launcher">
      <property name="items" type="array">
        <value type="string" value="13526260781.desktop"/>
      </property>
      <property name="arrow-position" type="uint" value="0"/>
      <property name="move-first" type="bool" value="false"/>
      <property name="show-label" type="bool" value="false"/>
      <property name="disable-tooltips" type="bool" value="false"/>
    </property>
    <property name="plugin-2" type="string" value="launcher">
      <property name="items" type="array">
        <value type="string" value="13526269274.desktop"/>
      </property>
    </property>
  </property>
</channel>
  • Without application shortcuts 
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<channel name="xfce4-panel" version="1.0">
  <property name="configver" type="int" value="2"/>
  <property name="panels" type="array">
    <value type="int" value="1"/>
    <property name="panel-1" type="empty">
      <property name="position" type="string" value="p=6;x=17;y=72"/>
      <property name="mode" type="uint" value="1"/>
      <property name="size" type="uint" value="48"/>
      <property name="background-style" type="uint" value="1"/>
      <property name="plugin-ids" type="array">
        <value type="int" value="4"/>
        <value type="int" value="3"/>
        <value type="int" value="2"/>
        <value type="int" value="6"/>
        <value type="int" value="1"/>
      </property>
      <property name="position-locked" type="bool" value="true"/>
      <property name="length" type="uint" value="100"/>
      <property name="background-color" type="array">
        <value type="uint" value="5911"/>
        <value type="uint" value="35723"/>
        <value type="uint" value="50629"/>
        <value type="uint" value="65535"/>
      </property>
    </property>
  </property>
  <property name="plugins" type="empty">
    <property name="plugin-1" type="string" value="tasklist">
      <property name="show-labels" type="bool" value="false"/>
      <property name="show-handle" type="bool" value="false"/>
    </property>
    <property name="plugin-3" type="string" value="systray"/>
    <property name="plugin-4" type="string" value="clock">
      <property name="mode" type="uint" value="4"/>
      <property name="show-frame" type="bool" value="false"/>
    </property>
  </property>
</channel>
Terminal 
# mkdir -p root-image/root/.config/Terminal
# nano root-image/root/.config/Terminal/terminalrc

[Configuration]
FontName=Monospace 9
MiscAlwaysShowTabs=FALSE
MiscBell=FALSE
MiscBordersDefault=TRUE
MiscCursorBlinks=FALSE
MiscCursorShape=TERMINAL_CURSOR_SHAPE_BLOCK
MiscDefaultGeometry=80x24
MiscInheritGeometry=FALSE
MiscMenubarDefault=FALSE
MiscMouseAutohide=FALSE
MiscToolbarsDefault=FALSE
MiscConfirmClose=TRUE
MiscCycleTabs=TRUE
MiscTabCloseButtons=TRUE
MiscTabCloseMiddleClick=TRUE
MiscTabPosition=GTK_POS_TOP
MiscHighlightUrls=TRUE

Application shortcuts

Chrome
  • allow chrome to start as root using argument --user-data-dir 
# mkdir root-image/etc/chromium
# nano root-image/etc/chromium/default

# Default settings for chromium. This file is sourced by /usr/bin/chromium

# Options to pass to chromium
CHROMIUM_FLAGS="-user-data-dir=/tmp/chromium"

# mkdir -p root-image/root/.config/xfce4/panel/launcher-6
# nano root-image/root/.config/xfce4/panel/launcher-6/13526260781.desktop

[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Name=Chrome
Comment=
Exec=chromium --user-data-dir=/tmp/chromium
Icon=chromium
Path=
Terminal=false
StartupNotify=false
Blender 
# mkdir -p root-image/root/.config/xfce4/panel/launcher-2
# nano root-image/root/.config/xfce4/panel/launcher-2/13526269274.desktop

[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Name=Blender
Comment=
Exec=blender
Icon=blender
Path=
Terminal=false
StartupNotify=false

Boot Loader

SysLinux

  • blacklist the nouveau module in favor of nvidia
  • autologin with SLiM 
# nano syslinux/archiso_sys.cfg

LABEL arch
TEXT HELP
Boot the Arch Linux live medium. It allows you to install Arch Linux or
perform system maintenance.
ENDTEXT
MENU LABEL Boot Arch Linux
LINUX boot/%ARCH%/vmlinuz
INITRD boot/%ARCH%/archiso.img
APPEND quiet modprobe.blacklist=nouveau systemd.unit=graphical.target archisobasedir=%INSTALL_DIR% archisolabel=%ARCHISO_LABEL%

# nano syslinux/archiso_head.cfg

DEFAULT arch
TIMEOUT 30

SERIAL 0 38400
UI boot/syslinux/vesamenu.c32
MENU TITLE Arch Linux
MENU BACKGROUND boot/syslinux/splash.png

MENU WIDTH 78
MENU MARGIN 4
MENU ROWS 6
MENU VSHIFT 10
MENU TABMSGROW 14
MENU CMDLINEROW 14
MENU HELPMSGROW 16
MENU HELPMSGENDROW 29

# Refer to http://syslinux.zytor.com/wiki/index.php/Doc/menu

MENU COLOR border       30;44   #40ffffff #a0000000 std
MENU COLOR title        1;36;44 #9033ccff #a0000000 std
MENU COLOR sel          7;37;40 #e0ffffff #20ffffff all
MENU COLOR unsel        37;44   #50ffffff #a0000000 std
MENU COLOR help         37;40   #c0ffffff #a0000000 std
MENU COLOR timeout_msg  37;40   #80ffffff #00000000 std
MENU COLOR timeout      1;37;40 #c0ffffff #00000000 std
MENU COLOR msg07        37;40   #90ffffff #a0000000 std
MENU COLOR tabmsg       31;40   #30ffffff #00000000 std

Build 

# ./build.sh clean single
# ./build.sh -v build single

Test

  • update the host syslinux configuration for a live test on computer 
# cp -v out/archlinux-*-x86_64.iso /boot/
# ln -fs /boot/archlinux-*-x86_64.iso /boot/archlive.iso
# nano /boot/syslinux/syslinux.cfg

LABEL cdrom
        MENU LABEL ^CD-ROM
        LINUX memdisk
        INITRD archlive.iso
        APPEND iso raw
  1. reboot the computer and press [C] to boot the live CD
  2. open a Terminal and change to the directory CoreMod
  3. build & run CoreMod 
# mkdir ~/CoreMod
# wget http://code.cyring.fr/FTS/Source/C/CoreMod/Nightly_Build/2012-0.1.4/Makefile -O ~/CoreMod/Makefile
# wget http://code.cyring.fr/FTS/Source/C/CoreMod/Nightly_Build/2012-0.1.4/coremod.c -O ~/CoreMod/coremod.c
# wget http://code.cyring.fr/FTS/Source/C/CoreMod/Nightly_Build/2012-0.1.4/coremod.h -O ~/CoreMod/coremod.h
# cd ~/CoreMod
# make
# bin/coremod
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