Hi Arch community,

Arch Linux 2008.03-1 (archboot creation tool), 
"Core Dump" has been released.
This is the second release to use our new repo layout.
There are two ISOs, ftp and core.

Changelog:

GENERAL:
- kernel 2.6.24.4 usage
- pacman 3.1.3 usage
- RAM usage has been revisited, these are the new recommendations:
     * FTP ISO, CORE ISO: arch boot image
       160 MB RAM x86_64/i686 (all packages selected, with swap partition)
     * CORE ISO: lowmem boot image
       64 MB RAM x86_64/i686 (all packages selected, with swap partition)

FIXES:
- fixed auto prepare of harddisk (lowmem boot image)
- fixed ftp install routine
- added more checks and improvements to autoprepare of harddisk
- added missing netfilter modules and some wireless addon modules
- added dmraid and linux-atm to install environment
- added gpt support to grub
- added tiacx module and firmware files to install environment
- added atl2 network module
- added parted to install environment
- updated ftp mirrors to latest status

references to bug reports:
- http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/4762
- http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/5825
- http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/7975
- http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/8422
- http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/8431
- http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/8435
- http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/8561
- http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/8616
- http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/8638
- http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/8699
- http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/8835
- http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/8852
- http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/8886
- http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/8898
- http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/8952
- http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/9374
- http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/9436
- http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/9452
- http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/9494
- http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/9560
- http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/9697
- http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/9734
- http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/9864
- http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/9865

KNOWN ISSUES:
- broken intel wireless automatic module loading (arch boot image)
  http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/9374
  Workaround:
  Please copy your correct firmware file from /intel-firmware to 
  /lib/firmware and reload your intel wireless module.

As usual check md5sum before using the images and also be aware of the new
RAM recommendations the images have.

Have fun
greetings
tpowa