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name: ISO Session 2026-03-28 Handoff
description: Session handoff — branding overhaul, ISOLINUX config updated, terminal banners redesigned, UEFI still broken
type: project
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## Session State (2026-03-28 ~latest)

### Branding Overhaul (this session)

**ISOLINUX boot menu:**
- Config updated: menu centered (HSHIFT 28, WIDTH 26), title "Bitcoin Node OS"
- Selection: white on dark, hotkeys in Bitcoin orange (#fb923c)
- Tab message: "Press TAB to edit | https://archipelago.sh"
- MENU RESOLUTION kept at 1024x768 (uses GRUB background.png)
- Three options: Install Archipelago, Install (verbose), Boot from local disk

**Terminal banners — unified design across all screens:**
- Name: "A R C H I P E L A G O" (uppercase, spaced, bold white)
- Separator: orange line
- Subtitle: dim text (varies by context)
- Colors: basic ANSI (works on bare-metal console, not 256-color)
- Width: fits 80-col terminals (no overflow/clipping)
- Build script auto-install.sh: centered + adaptive-width boxes
- Standalone scripts: fixed 52-char boxes

**Files changed:**
- build-auto-installer-iso.sh: ISOLINUX config, colors (256 to basic ANSI), case, header + completion
- build/debian-iso/custom/etc/profile.d/z99-archipelago.sh: full rewrite
- build/debian-iso/custom/archipelago/auto-start.sh: full rewrite
- archipelago-scripts/archipelago-menu.sh: full rewrite
- build/debian-iso/custom/isolinux/stdmenu.cfg, menu.cfg, live.cfg: updated
- branding/generate-isolinux-splash.py: new file (640x480 splash generator, optional)

### Outstanding Issues
- UEFI boot broken — drops to grub> prompt, only Legacy BIOS works
- ISOLINUX resolution kept at 1024x768, may clip on some hardware
- Install + onboarding logs confirmed present on .198 (5 log files)
- Need to review actual log content from .198

### Target Machine
- Dell on .198, Legacy BIOS, password: archipelago