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8 changes: 4 additions & 4 deletions README.md
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Expand Up @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Alternative ways to install are `git clone` the repository (and is better since

## Upgrade `archinstall` on live Arch ISO image

Upgrading archinstall on the ISO needs to be done via a full system upgrade using
Upgrading archinstall on the ISO needs to be done via a full system upgrade using

```shell
pacman -Syu
Expand All @@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Assuming you are on an Arch Linux live-ISO or installed via `pip`, `archinstall`
```shell
archinstall
```
similar goes for running the [guided](https://github.com/archlinux/archinstall/blob/master/archinstall/scripts/guided.py) installer using `git
similar goes for running the [guided](https://github.com/archlinux/archinstall/blob/master/archinstall/scripts/guided.py) installer using `git`

```shell
git clone https://github.com/archlinux/archinstall
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```

#### Advanced
Some additional options that most users do not need are hidden behind the `--advanced` flag and all options/args can be consulted through `-h` or `--help`.
Some additional options that most users do not need are hidden behind the `--advanced` flag and all options/args can be consulted through `-h` or `--help`.

## Running from a declarative configuration file or URL

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# losetup --partscan --show ./testimage.img
# pip install --upgrade archinstall
# python -m archinstall --script guided
# qemu-system-x86_64 -enable-kvm -machine q35,accel=kvm -device intel-iommu -cpu host -m 4096 -boot order=d -drive file=./testimage.img,format=raw -drive if=pflash,format=raw,readonly,file=/usr/share/edk2/x64/OVMF_CODE.4m.fd -drive if=pflash,format=raw,readonly,file=/usr/share/edk2/x64/OVMF_VARS.4m.fd
# qemu-system-x86_64 -enable-kvm -machine q35,accel=kvm -device intel-iommu -cpu host -m 4096 -boot order=d -drive file=./testimage.img,format=raw -drive if=pflash,format=raw,readonly,file=/usr/share/edk2/x64/OVMF_CODE.4m.fd -drive if=pflash,format=raw,readonly,file=/usr/share/edk2/x64/OVMF_VARS.4m.fd

This will create a *20 GB* `testimage.img` and create a loop device which we can use to format and install to.<br>
`archinstall` is installed and executed in [guided mode](#docs-todo). Once the installation is complete, ~~you can use qemu/kvm to boot the test media.~~<br>
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3 changes: 3 additions & 0 deletions archinstall/lib/hardware.py
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Expand Up @@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ class GfxPackage(Enum):
Dkms = 'dkms'
IntelMediaDriver = 'intel-media-driver'
LibvaIntelDriver = 'libva-intel-driver'
VplGpuRt = 'vpl-gpu-rt'
LibvaNvidiaDriver = 'libva-nvidia-driver'
Mesa = 'mesa'
NvidiaOpen = 'nvidia-open'
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GfxPackage.Xf86VideoNouveau,
GfxPackage.LibvaIntelDriver,
GfxPackage.IntelMediaDriver,
GfxPackage.VplGpuRt,
GfxPackage.VulkanRadeon,
GfxPackage.VulkanIntel,
GfxPackage.VulkanNouveau,
Expand All @@ -110,6 +112,7 @@ def gfx_packages(self) -> list[GfxPackage]:
GfxPackage.Mesa,
GfxPackage.LibvaIntelDriver,
GfxPackage.IntelMediaDriver,
GfxPackage.VplGpuRt,
GfxPackage.VulkanIntel,
]
case GfxDriver.NvidiaOpenKernel:
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