Hi Arch community,

Arch Linux (archboot creation tool) 2011.08-2, "2k11-R5" has been released.

Changelog:

GENERAL:
- kernel 3.0.1 / LTS kernel 2.6.32.44
- pacman 3.5.3 usage
- RAM recommendations: 320 MB

Kernel changes:
- bump to latest 3.0 series and bump lts to latest .32 series

Removed features:
- none

Environment changes:
- removed hwdetect module loading, all is done by udev now
- removed vmware detection hook, old and not needed anymore
- new ide_blacklist hook for ide-legacy usage

hwdetect changes:
- code cleanup
- removed module blacklisting
- added udev rule generation for persistent network names
- added modprobe.conf file generation for persistent sound cards

setup changes:
- changed everything for linux 3.0

quickinst changes:
- changed everything for linux 3.0


KNOWN ISSUES:
- FTP installation mode:
  - None
- CD installation mode:
  - None

- removed on 8th october 2011, please use 2011.10 or newer.

Hybrid image file is provided, which include
i686 and x86_64 core repository. Please check md5sum before using it.

Hybrid image file is a standard CD-burnable image and also a raw disk image.
    - Can be burned to CD(RW) media using most CD-burning utilities.
    - Can be raw-written to a drive using 'dd' or similar utilities.
      This method is intended for use with USB thumb drives.

Further documentation can be found on-disk and on the wiki.
Have fun!

greetings
tpowa