Split mirrorlist dialog up and front load choices, add format/boot flag setup for boot partitions

src/installer

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 # immutable variables {
 
 readonly DIST="Archlabs"     # Linux distributor
-readonly VER="1.6.18"        # Installer version
+readonly VER="1.6.19"        # Installer version
 readonly LIVE="liveuser"     # Live session user
 readonly TRN="/installer"    # Translation path
 readonly MNT="/mnt/install"  # Install mountpoint
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ initialize_variables() {
     declare -g CURRENT_MENU="main"
     declare -g MENU_HIGHLIGHT=0
     declare -g EDITOR_CHOICE=""
+    declare -g MIRROR_CMD="reflector --score 100 -l 50 -f 10 --sort rate"
 
     # boolean checks
     declare -g FIRST_PREP=false
@@ -1027,6 +1028,12 @@ select_efi_partition() {
 }
 
 select_bios_boot_partition() {
+    format_as_ext4() {
+        infobox "$_FSTitle" "\nFormatting $1 as ext4.\n"
+        mkfs.ext4 -q "$1" >/dev/null 2>$ERR
+        check_for_errors "mkfs.ext4 -q $1" || return 1
+    }
+
     tput civis
     BOOT_PART="$(dialog --cr-wrap --stdout --backtitle "$BT" --title "$_PrepMount" \
         --menu "$_SelBiosBody" 0 0 0 "$_Skip" "-" $PARTS)"
@@ -1034,8 +1041,21 @@ select_bios_boot_partition() {
     if [[ $? != 0 || $BOOT_PART == "$_Skip" || $BOOT_PART == "" ]]; then
         BOOT_PART=""
     else
+        if grep -q 'ext[34]' <<< "$(fsck -N "$BOOT_PART")"; then
+            local msg="$_FormBiosBody $BOOT_PART $_FormUefiBody2"
+            if yesno "$_PrepMount" "$msg" "Format $BOOT_PART" "Skip Formatting" "no"; then
+                format_as_ext4 "$BOOT_PART" || return 1
+            fi
+        else
+            format_as_ext4 "$BOOT_PART" || return 1
+        fi
+
         # set BOOT_DEVICE for BIOS grub by removing digit from the end
         BOOT_DEVICE="${BOOT_PART%[1-9]}"
+        PART_NUM="${BOOT_PART#$BOOT_DEVICE}"
+
+        parted -s $BOOT_DEVICE set $PART_NUM boot on 2>$ERR
+        check_for_errors "parted -s $BOOT_DEVICE set $PART_NUM boot on" || return 1
     fi
 
     return 0
@@ -1122,8 +1142,8 @@ select_install_partitions() {
     if [[ $BOOT_PART == "" ]]; then
         if [[ $SYS == "UEFI" ]]; then
             select_efi_partition || { BOOT_PART=""; return 1; }
-        else
+        elif (( COUNT > 0 )); then
-            (( COUNT > 0 )) && select_bios_boot_partition
+            select_bios_boot_partition || return 1
         fi
     else
         infobox "$_PrepMount" "\nUsing boot partition: $BOOT_PART\n"
@@ -1644,6 +1664,9 @@ lvm_menu() {
 
 install_main() {
     if [[ $UNPACKED_BASE != true ]]; then
+        # whether to use a custom mirror sorting command later
+        update_mirrorlist_cmd || MIRROR_CMD="reflector --score 100 -l 50 -f 10 --sort rate"
+
         # user can choose to bail at this point
         unpack_base_system || { initialize_variables; return 1; }
         UNPACKED_BASE=true
@@ -1661,7 +1684,8 @@ install_main() {
     setup_bootloader || return 1
 
     if [[ $HAS_NETWORK == true && $DONE_UPDATE != true ]]; then
-        update_mirrorlist && update_system
+        update_mirrorlist
+        update_system
         DONE_UPDATE=true
     else
         if pacman -Qsq archlabs-installer >/dev/null 2>&1; then
@@ -1754,20 +1778,20 @@ update_system() {
         --title " $_UpdSysTitle " --progressbox "$_UpdSysBody\n" 30 90
 }
 
-update_mirrorlist() {
+update_mirrorlist_cmd() {
-    local cmd="reflector --score 100 -l 50 -f 10 --sort rate"
-
     if ! yesno "$_MirrorTitle" "$_MirrorSetup" "Automatic Sort" "Customize Sort"; then
+
+        infobox "$_MirrorTitle" "\nGathering mirror countries..\n"
         local countries
         countries="$(reflector --list-countries | awk 'NF > 1 {print $1 " -"}')"
 
         if [[ $countries != "" ]]; then
-            local country
             tput civis
+            local country
             country="$(dialog --cr-wrap --stdout --backtitle "$BT" --title "$_MirrorTitle" \
                 --menu "$_MirrorCountry" 22 70 10 $countries)"
             [[ $? != 0 || $country == "" ]] && return 1
-            cmd="reflector --country $country --score 80 --latest 40 --fastest 10 --sort rate"
+            MIRROR_CMD="reflector --country $country --score 80 --latest 40 --fastest 10 --sort rate"
         fi
 
         local ref="  --score n           Limit the list to the n servers with the highest score.
@@ -1779,16 +1803,20 @@ update_mirrorlist() {
        'delay': MirrorStatus delay."
 
         tput cnorm
-        cmd="$(dialog --cr-wrap --stdout --backtitle "$BT" --title " $_MirrorTitle " \
+        MIRROR_CMD="$(dialog --cr-wrap --stdout --backtitle "$BT" --title " $_MirrorTitle " \
             --inputbox "$_MirrorCmd\n\n$ref\n" 0 0 "$cmd")"
-        [[ $? != 0 || $cmd == "" ]] && return 1
+        [[ $? != 0 || $MIRROR_CMD == "" ]] && return 1
     fi
 
+    return 0
+}
+
+update_mirrorlist() {
     infobox "$_MirrorTitle" "$_MirrorSort"
 
-    if ! $cmd --save $MNT/etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist; then
+    if ! $MIRROR_CMD --save $MNT/etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist; then
-        infobox "$_ErrTitle" "\nAn error occurred updating the mirrorlist\n"
+        infobox "$_ErrTitle" "\nAn error occurred while updating the mirrorlist.\n\nFalling back to automatic sorting...\n"
-        update_mirrorlist || return 1
+        reflector --score 100 -l 50 -f 10 --sort rate --save $MNT/etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
     fi
 
     return 0
@@ -2132,9 +2160,7 @@ edit_config_menu() {
     done
 
     if [[ $existing_files != "" ]]; then
-
         if ! [[ $EDITOR_CHOICE ]] && [[ $DISPLAY ]] && hash geany >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-
             if yesno "$_EditTitle" "\nOpen file(s) in Geany or Vim?\n" "Geany" "Vim"; then
                 EDITOR_CHOICE="geany -i"
                 geany -i $existing_files
@@ -2142,11 +2168,8 @@ edit_config_menu() {
                 EDITOR_CHOICE="vim -O"
                 vim -O $existing_files
             fi
-
         elif [[ $EDITOR_CHOICE != "" ]]; then
-
             $EDITOR_CHOICE $existing_files
-
         else
             vim -O $existing_files
         fi

trans/chinese.trans

@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ _DevSelBody="系统中存在设备驱动器 (/dev/). /sda, /sdb, 之类."
 
 # Extra Partitions
 _ExtPartBody="选择额外的分区进行挂载, 这将会提示你选择或输入挂载点.\n选择‘完成’将完成操作并继续下一步."
-_ExtPartBody1="将分区挂载在扫描位置.\n\n请确保挂载点是以斜线开头(/).\n这些是例子:\n\n"
+_ExtPartBody1="将分区挂载在扫描位置.\n\n请确保挂载点是以斜线开头(/).\n这些是例子:"
 
 # Auto partition
 _PartBody1="\n警告:所有在此分区下的数据"
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ _SelSwpBody="是否启用交换分区? (可选)\n\n选择使用交换文件还
 _SelSwpFile="交换文件"
 _SelUefiBody="选择EFI分区.\n\n这是一个用于启动较新系统的特殊分区. 通常位于硬盘第一个分区，大小100-500M,分区格式为vfat/fat32."
 _FormUefiBody="[重要]\nEFI分区"
+_FormBiosBody="[重要]\nboot分区"
 _FormUefiBody2="已经被正确地格式化.\n\n要跳过吗?\n\n选择'no'将清除分区所有数据(即引导程序).\n\n如果不确定请选择'Yes'.\n"
 
 # LUKS / DM-Crypt / Encryption

trans/dutch.trans

@@ -157,11 +157,12 @@ _SelSwpFile="Swapbestand"
 # Selecteer UEFI
 _SelUefiBody="Selecteer een UEFI Partitie.\n\nDit is een speciale partitie voor het starten van UEFI systemen."
 _FormUefiBody="[BELANGRIJK]\nDe EFI-partitie"
+_FormBiosBody="[BELANGRIJK]\nDe boot-partitie"
 _FormUefiBody2="is al correct geformatteerd.\n\nWilt u het formatteren overslaan? Als u 'Nee' kiest, worden ALLE gegevens (bootloaders) op de partitie gewist.\n\nKies 'Ja' als u niet zeker bent.\n"
 
 # Extra Partities
 _ExtPartBody="\nSelecteer bijkomende partities in eender welke volgorde, of 'Klaar' om te eindigen."
-_ExtPartBody1="\nBepaal een partitie aankoppelpunt. Verzeker je ervan dat de naam begint met een slash (/). Zie voorbeelden:\n\n"
+_ExtPartBody1="\nBepaal een partitie aankoppelpunt. Verzeker je ervan dat de naam begint met een slash (/). Zie voorbeelden:"
 _ExtErrBody="\nPartitie kan niet worden aangekoppeld wegens een probleem met de aankoppelnaam. De naam moet achter een voorwaartse slash komen.\n"
 
 #Voorbereidings Menu

trans/english.trans

@@ -100,9 +100,9 @@ _InstSysBody="\nInstall syslinux to the master boot record (MBR) or to root (/)?
 
 # mirrors
 _MirrorTitle="Setup Mirrorlist"
-_MirrorSetup="\nWant the mirrorlist automatically sorted?\n\nThis takes slightly longer but guarantees the fastest mirrors.\n"
+_MirrorSetup="\nWant the mirrorlist automatically sorted?\n\nThis will take longer but guarantees the fastest mirrors.\n"
 _MirrorSort="\nSorting the mirrorlist.\n\nThis will take a minute.\n"
-_MirrorCountry="\nSelect a country to use when sorting mirrors, the full command can be changed manually after\n\nNote: Your country may not have the fastest mirrors.\n"
+_MirrorCountry="\nSelect a country to use when sorting mirrors, the full command can be changed manually after\n\nNote: Your country may not have the fastest mirrors for your location.\n"
 _MirrorCmd="\nThe command below will be used to sort the mirrorlist, a short description of each option is provided, edit the command if needed.\n"
 
 
@@ -156,11 +156,11 @@ _DevSelBody="\nSelect which device to use.\n\nDevices (/dev/) are the available
 
 # Extra Partitions
 _ExtPartBody="\nSelect additional partitions to mount, you will be asked to enter a mountpoint after. Select 'Done' to finish mounting and continue install."
-_ExtPartBody1="\nWhere do you want the partition mounted?\n\nEnsure the name begins with a forward slash (/).\nSome examples include:\n"
+_ExtPartBody1="\nWhere do you want the partition mounted?\n\nEnsure the name begins with a forward slash (/).\nSome examples include:"
 
 # Auto partition
 _PartBody1="\nWARNING: ALL data on"
-_PartBody2="will be destroyed and the following partitions will be created\n\n- 512M boot partition (ext4 for BIOS, vfat/fat32 for UEFI)\n- ext4 partition using all remaining space.\n\nDo you want to continue?\n"
+_PartBody2="will be destroyed and the following partitions will be created\n\n- 512M partition with boot/esp flag enabled (ext4 for BIOS, vfat/fat32 for UEFI)\n- ext4 partition using all remaining space.\n\nDo you want to continue?\n"
 _PartWipeBody2="will be destroyed using 'wipe -Ifre'.\n\nThis process can take a long time depending on the size of the drive.\n\nDo you want to continue?\n"
 
 # Partitioning Menu
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ _InstSysBody="\nInstall syslinux to the Master Boot Record (MBR) or to root (/)?
 _FSTitle="Choose Filesystem"
 _FSBody="\nRecommended: ext4\n\nNOTE: Some aren't usable for root (/) or boot (/boot) partitions."
 _SelRootBody="\nSelect root (/) partition.\n\nThis is the partition where $DIST will be installed."
-_SelBiosBody="\nDo you want to use a seperate boot partition? (required for LUKS)\n\nThis partition is where the bootloader will be installed.\n\nNOTE: It should be formatted as ext3/4 and have the boot flag enabled.\n"
+_SelBiosBody="\nDo you want to use a seperate boot partition? (required for LUKS)\n\nThis partition is where the bootloader will be installed.\n"
 _SelSwpFile="Swapfile"
 _SelSwpSetup="Swap Setup"
 _SwapSetup="\nDo you want to use a swapfile?"
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ _SelSwpErr="Swap Setup Error: Must be 1(M|G) or greater, and can only contain wh
 _SelSwpSize="\nEnter the size to use for swap.\n\nMust be greater than 1, end in either M or G, and contain only whole numbers."
 _SelUefiBody="\nSelect the system EFI boot partition.\n\nThis is a special partition used for booting newer UEFI systems. Usually the first partition on the drive, less than 512M, and formatted as vfat/fat32."
 _FormUefiBody="IMPORTANT:\n\nThe EFI partition"
+_FormBiosBody="IMPORTANT:\n\nThe boot partition"
 _FormUefiBody2="is already correctly formatted.\n\nDo you want to reformat it?\n"
 
 # LUKS / DM-Crypt / Encryption

trans/french.trans

@@ -151,12 +151,13 @@ _SelSwpFile="Fichier d'échange"
 
 # Formater UEFI
 _FormUefiBody="[IMPORTANT]\nLa partition EFI"
+_FormBiosBody="[IMPORTANT]\nLa partition boot"
 _FormUefiBody2="est déjà correctement formaté.\n\nVoulez-vous passer la mise en forme? Choisir 'Non' effacera TOUTES les données (bootloaders) sur la partition.\n\nEn cas de doute, choisissez 'Oui'\n"
 _SelUefiBody="\nSélectionner une partition UEFI. C'est une partition spéciale permettant le démarrage sur des systèmes UEFI."
 
 # Partitions supplémentaires
 _ExtPartBody="\nSélectionner des partitions additionnelles dans n'importe quel ordre, ou cliquer sur « Terminé » afin de poursuivre."
-_ExtPartBody1="\nSpécifier le point de montage de la partition. Assurez-vous que le nom débute par une barre oblique (/). Exemples inclus :\n\n"
+_ExtPartBody1="\nSpécifier le point de montage de la partition. Assurez-vous que le nom débute par une barre oblique (/). Exemples inclus:"
 _ExtErrBody="\nLa partition ne peut être montée, cela est dû à un problème avec le nom du point de montage. Un nom doit être déterminé après la barre oblique.\n"
 
 # Bienvenue

trans/hungarian.trans

@@ -152,11 +152,12 @@ _SelSwpFile="Cserefájl"
 # UEFI kiválasztása
 _SelUefiBody="\nVálassz UEFI partíciót. Ez egy speciális partíció az UEFI rendszerek indítása számára."
 _FormUefiBody="[FONTOS]\nAz EFI partíció"
+_FormBiosBody="[FONTOS]\nAz boot partíció"
 _FormUefiBody2="már formázott.\n\nÁt akarja hagyni a formázást? A 'Nem' kiválasztása törli az összes adatot (bootloader) a partíción.\n\nHa bizonytalan, válassza az 'Igen' lehetőséget.\n"
 
 # Extra partíciók
 _ExtPartBody="\nVálassz a további partíciók közül bármilyen sorrendben, vagy nyomd meg a  'Kész' gombot ha végeztél."
-_ExtPartBody1="\nAdj meg partíció csatolási pontot. Biztosítsd, hogy a név per (/) jellel kezdődjön. Például:\n\n"
+_ExtPartBody1="\nAdj meg partíció csatolási pontot. Biztosítsd, hogy a név per (/) jellel kezdődjön. Például:"
 _ExtErrBody="\nA partíció nem csatolható a csatolási pont nevének hibája miatt.. A nevet per '/' jel után add meg.\n"
 
 # Üdvözöllek

trans/italian.trans

@@ -152,11 +152,12 @@ _SelSwpFile="File di Swap"
 # Select UEFI
 _SelUefiBody="\nSelezionare partizione UEFI. È una partizione speciale per l'avvio nei sistemi UEFI."
 _FormUefiBody="[IMPORTANTE]\nLa partizione EFI"
+_FormBiosBody="[IMPORTANTE]\nLa partizione boot"
 _FormUefiBody2="è già formattato correttamente.\n\nVuoi saltare la formattazione? Scegliendo 'No' verranno cancellati TUTTI i dati (bootloader) sulla partizione.\n\nScegli incerto 'Sì'\n"
 
 # Extra Partitions
 _ExtPartBody="\nSeleziona le partizioni addizionali in qualsiasi ordine, altrimenti scegli 'Fatto' per concludere."
-_ExtPartBody1="\nSpecificare mountpoint partizione. Assicurarsi che il nome cominci con uno slash (/). Ad esempio:\n\n"
+_ExtPartBody1="\nSpecificare mountpoint partizione. Assicurarsi che il nome cominci con uno slash (/). Ad esempio:"
 _ExtErrBody="\nImpossibile montare la partizione a case di un problema con il nome mountpoint. Deve essere indicato un nome dopo lo slash.\n"
 
 # Install Base

trans/p_brasil.trans

@@ -152,11 +152,12 @@ _SelSwpFile="Arquivo SWAP"
 # Selecionar UEFI
 _SelUefiBody="\nSelecione a partição UEFI. Esta é a partição especial para iniciar sistemas UEFI."
 _FormUefiBody="[IMPORTANTE]\nA partição EFI"
+_FormBiosBody="[IMPORTANTE]\nA partição boot"
 _FormUefiBody2="já está formatado corretamente.\n\nVocê quer pular a formatação? Escolher 'Não' irá apagar TODOS os dados (bootloaders) na partição.\n\nSe não tiver certeza, escolha 'Sim'.\n"
 
 # Partições Extras
 _ExtPartBody="\nSelecionar partições adicionais em qualquer ordem, ou 'Feito' para finalizar."
-_ExtPartBody1="\nEspecifique o ponto de montagem da partição. Certifique-se que o nome comece com uma barra (/). Exemplos:\n\n"
+_ExtPartBody1="\nEspecifique o ponto de montagem da partição. Certifique-se que o nome comece com uma barra (/). Exemplos:"
 _ExtErrBody="\nA partição não pode ser montada devido a um problema com o nome do ponto de montagem. Um nome deve ser dado depois da barra.\n"
 
 # Bem-vindo(a)

trans/portuguese.trans

@@ -154,11 +154,12 @@ _SelUefiBody="\nSeleccione a partição UEFI. Esta é a partição especial para
 
 # Formatar UEFI
 _FormUefiBody="[IMPORTANTE]\nA partição EFI"
+_FormBiosBody="[IMPORTANTE]\nA partição boot"
 _FormUefiBody2="já está formatado corretamente.\n\nVocê quer pular a formatação? Escolher 'Não' irá apagar TODOS os dados (bootloaders) na partição.\n\nSe não tiver certeza, escolha 'Sim'.\n"
 
 # Partições Extras
 _ExtPartBody="\nSeleccionar partições adicionais em qualquer ordem, ou 'Pronto' para finalizar."
-_ExtPartBody1="\nEspecifique o ponto de montagem da partição. Verifique se o nome começa com uma barra (/). Exemplos incluem:\n\n"
+_ExtPartBody1="\nEspecifique o ponto de montagem da partição. Verifique se o nome começa com uma barra (/). Exemplos incluem:"
 _ExtErrBody="\nA partição não pode ser montada devido a um problema com o nome do ponto de montagem. Um nome deve ser dado depois da barra.\n"
 
 # Instalar Base

trans/russian.trans

@@ -152,11 +152,12 @@ _SelSwpFile="Swapfile"
 # Select UEFI
 _SelUefiBody="\nВыберите UEFI раздел. Это специальный раздел для загрузки UEFI систем."
 _FormUefiBody="[ВАЖНО]\nРаздел EFI"
+_FormBiosBody="[ВАЖНО]\nРаздел boot"
 _FormUefiBody2="уже правильно отформатирован.\n\nВы хотите пропустить его форматирование? Выбор 'Нет' удалит ВСЕ данные (загрузчики) в разделе.\n\nЕсли неуверенный выбор 'Да'.\n"
 
 # Extra Partitions
 _ExtPartBody="\nВыберите дополнительные разделы в любом порядке или 'Готово' для завершения."
-_ExtPartBody1="\nУкажите точку монтирования. Убедитесь, что имя начинается с косой черты (/). Например:\n\n"
+_ExtPartBody1="\nУкажите точку монтирования. Убедитесь, что имя начинается с косой черты (/). Например:"
 _ExtErrBody="\nРаздел не может быть смонтирован из-за проблем с именем точки монтирования. Имя должно быть введено после косой черты.\n"
 
 # Install Base

trans/spanish.trans

@@ -152,11 +152,12 @@ _SelSwpFile="Archivo SWAP"
 # Seleccionar UEFI
 _SelUefiBody="\nSeleccione la partición UEFI. Ésta es una partición especial para arrancar los sistemas UEFI."
 _FormUefiBody="[IMPORTANTE]\nLa partición EFI"
+_FormBiosBody="[IMPORTANTE]\nLa partición boot"
 _FormUefiBody2="ya está formateado correctamente.\n\n¿Quieres omitir el formateo? Elegir 'No' borrará TODOS los datos (cargadores de arranque) en la partición.\n\nSi no está seguro, elija 'Sí'.\n"
 
 # Particiones extra
 _ExtPartBody="\nSeleccione particiones adicionales en cualquier orden, o 'Finalizar' para terminar el proceso."
-_ExtPartBody1="\nPunto de montaje de partición específica. Asegúrese de que el nombre empieza con una barra inclinada (/). Ejemplos:\n\n"
+_ExtPartBody1="\nPunto de montaje de partición específica. Asegúrese de que el nombre empieza con una barra inclinada (/). Ejemplos:"
 _ExtErrBody="\nLa partición no se puede montar debido a un problema con el nombre del punto de montaje. Se debe indicar un nombre después de una barra inclinada (/).\n"
 
 # Instalar sistema base