This hook allows the user to mount SquashFS image as root.
Image can be stored on local (or remote - read about NBD) block device or downloaded from remote location.
List of supported protocols:
- HTTP
- HTTPS
- FTP
- squashfs=<image-source>
- squashfs_copy=<image-copy>
<image-source> can be remote or local location.
For remote location just use URL for example:
for local location use DEVICE:PATH syntax for example:
- squashfs=/dev/sda1:/images/archlinux.squashfs
- squashfs=LABEL=SquashFSImages:/images/archlinux.squashfs
- squashfs=UUID=3c1d5e55-(...):/images/archlinux.squashfs
It is also possible to type AUTO as PATH, then script will search for first file which name ends with .sfs or .squashfs
<image-copy> can be one of {true, 1, 0, false} default is false
If <image-copy> is set to true or 1, then <image-source> will be copied to RAM. This option is forced to true while you use remote location.
Example with squashfs_copy:
- squashfs=/dev/sda1:/images/archlinux.squashfs squashfs_copy=true
NOTE: After copying, you can remove device from your computer
If you are going to use remote locations, add net (from mkinitcpio-nfs-utils) before squashfs for example:
- HOOKS="base udev modconf keyboard block net squashfs filesystems"
It is also required to place block before squashfs if you will use block devices as image source.
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