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Do not forget the module.sig_unenforce parameter. Stock parameters are saved in /boot/vmlinuz-linux-clear.cmdline, although you may not need to apply all the parameters.

@dedguy21 You need to copy the cmdline into the config entry. Here's what I use:

title Arch Linux (clear)
linux /vmlinuz-linux-clear-bin
initrd /intel-ucode.img
initrd /initramfs-linux-clear-bin.img
options luks.name=ffe04b78-49d8-356a-8f4a-aca518cdj2n1=vg0 luks.options=discard root=/dev/mapper/vg0-root quiet console=tty0 console=ttyS0,115200n8 cryptomgr.notests intel_iommu=igfx_off no_timer_check noreplace-smp page_alloc.shuffle=1 rcu_nocbs=0-64 rcupdate.rcu_expedited=1 rootfstype=ext4,btrfs,xfs tsc=reliable rw module.sig_unenforce

Note that you need to specify the intel-ucode before the general system initrd.

@aorth

should we add vmzluz-linux-clear-bin.cmdline to systemd-boot linux-clear-bin.conf

as such:

• 1 title Clear Linux

• 2 linux /vmlinuz-linux-clear-bin

• 3 linux /vmlinuz-linux-bin.cmdline *** guessing i would add it at this point

• 4 initrd /intel-ucode.cpio

• 5 initrd /initramfs-linux-clear-bin.img

@dedguy21 Yeah, you need to remove the old files before building. Unfortunately all Clear Linux's binary files have the same name for every update (pack-kernel-native-from-0.tar), so when you run makepkg it sees you already have it, and doesn't download a new one. Then of course the hash of the file doesn't match the one in the PKGBUILD.

Update: removing the old folder and doing a fresh clone resolved the issue. Just wondering why a pull request isn't working to update?

Hi sorry for not posting that here what I get:

Making package: linux-clear-bin 5.5.2.903-1... Checking, retrieve, found (no issues) ...

Validating source files with sha256sums... Manifest.kernek-native ... Failed Pack-kernel-native-from-0.tar ... Failed

Error: One or more files did not pass the validity check

What I plan to do next is rm the linux-clear-bin git download and just start fresh instead of just running an update if it works I will update.

@dedguy21 Can please post the actual error you are getting? The package builds and installs fine for me. I'm currently booted to the kernel so it definitely works.

I'm getting a validity check error again, not using aur helper, just a simple git pull && makepkg -si

@dedguy21 what error are you getting? I just installed with no problem.

I have updated linux-clear-bin for the recent changes to Arch Linux's mkinitcpio. The kernel image is no longer owned by the linux-clear-bin package, instead it is copied/removed by mkinitcpio. You don't need to do anything.

Also, the package version as seen by pacman will now be formatted like "5.3.9.839-1" instead of "5.3.9-839", where the Clear Linux revision is using a dotted notation following the vanilla kernel version. This follows the example of other official Arch Linux kernels such as linux-zen and linux-hardened, and allows us to use proper Arch Linux package revisions.

Is there any potential for an -lts kernel?

I posted a vastly improved PKGBUILD based on yw662's version in the better-pkgbuild branch on my GitHub repository[0]. Fixes include:

• Move PKGBUILD variables out of prepare() function
• Prefix non-standard PKGBUILD variables with underscore
• Add manifest and kernel pack to source files
• Use SHA256 instead of MD5 for verification of source files
• Let makepkg download source files instead of using curl directly in package()
• Let makepkg unpack source files instead of using tar directly in package()
• Use local variables in package() and build()
• Add WIREGUARD-MODULE to "provides"
• Add linux.preset file for generating initramfs
• Add hooks to update and remove initramfs if package is updated or removed
• Updated to 5.2.9-825

I still don't like the use of pkgver for the Clear Linux kernel version because it breaks the Arch pkgrel logic. For example, we cannot ship an update to 5.2.8-821 without incrementing 821. We can perhaps use the PKGBUILD 'epoch' for this though...

[0] https://github.com/alanorth/aur-linux-clear-bin/tree/better-pkgbuild