- Create mbetterclient user with no password in installed system
- Configure inittab for mbetterclient autologin on tty1 instead of root
- Set up mbetterclient .bashrc to launch MBetterClient --web-host 0.0.0.0
- Only autolaunch on tty1 (not SSH sessions)
- Update installation success messages to reflect mbetterclient autologin
- Maintain root SSH access with configured password

- Ensure root password is properly set and not expired in installed system
- Add passwd -u root to unlock account if needed
- Add chage -d 99999 root to remove password expiration
- Create SSH config allowing root login with password
- Fix ensures SSH access works immediately after installation

- Add cleanup code to remove auto-installer.sh from target system
- Remove installation log file from target system
- Exclude auto-installer log from rsync copy (but keep script for installation)
- Auto-installer now self-destructs after successful installation
- Keeps installed system clean by removing installation artifacts

- Replace zenity-based progress with terminal progress bar
- Remove blocking pipe operations that were causing script hangs
- Add visual progress bar with filled/empty blocks
- Remove zenity completion dialog for terminal compatibility
- Clean up unused PROGRESS_PIPE variable
- Progress now works reliably in all terminal environments

Enhanced network configuration with full user interaction:

WiFi Support:
- Automatic wireless interface detection using iw
- Network scanning with SSID selection
- Security protocol selection (WPA/WPA2, WEP, Open)
- Password input for secured networks

Ethernet Support:
- Automatic ethernet interface detection
- Interface selection from available options

IP Configuration:
- DHCP (automatic) or Static IP options
- Manual IP address, gateway, and DNS server entry
- Validation and configuration storage

Installation Integration:
- Network configuration applied to installed system
- Creates /etc/network/interfaces with user settings
- Configures DNS resolution for static setups
- Preserves WiFi credentials and settings

Package Dependencies:
- Added iw, wpasupplicant, dhcpcd5 for full WiFi support
- Maintains existing comprehensive wireless driver support

The auto-installer now provides complete network setup during installation,
configuring the target system with user-specified network preferences.

- Zenity dialog was hanging in terminal environment without proper GUI context
- Replaced unreliable GUI dialogs (zenity/dialog) with terminal confirmation
- Added clear warning display with colored output for visibility
- Simplified confirmation logic with case statement for multiple valid inputs
- Auto-installer now continues reliably without GUI dialog dependencies

Terminal confirmation is more reliable in live CD terminal environments.

- Fixed lsblk output parsing that was causing syntax error at line 138
- Added head -1 and tr -d to handle multiple lines or whitespace in lsblk output
- Added numeric validation to prevent arithmetic errors
- Applied same fix to both disk detection functions (lines 138 and 244)

Auto-installer now runs without syntax errors and properly detects disk sizes.
Autologin system fully operational - console passwordless, SSH requires password.

- Openbox autostart was also trying to launch auto-installer using x-terminal-emulator
- This created conflict with .xinitrc launch method
- Removed installer launch from autostart to avoid duplicate processes
- .xinitrc now handles installer launch exclusively with proper timing
- Semicolon syntax was actually correct (run next command regardless of exit status)
- Prevents multiple installer instances and launch conflicts

Major Discovery:
- live-config scripts 0030-live-debconfig_passwd and 0030-user-setup were
  setting root password to '*' (locked) during boot
- This explains why SSH with configured password was failing
- Scripts were also trying to create 'user' account instead of using root

Solution:
- Created override-live-config-passwd.hook.chroot
- Replaces both password-related live-config scripts
- Preserves root password set during ISO creation
- Prevents account locking by live-config
- Forces LIVE_USERNAME=root instead of creating separate user

This completes the live-config override suite:
- inittab autologin (prevents user login prompt)
- password preservation (enables SSH with configured password)
- proper root account handling throughout boot process

- Start openbox-session in background first to establish window manager
- Wait 2 seconds for window manager to initialize
- Then launch auto-installer in terminal window
- Use 'wait' to keep X session alive instead of double-exec
- Prevents duplicate Openbox instances and ensures proper startup sequence

Root Cause Identified:
- live-config script /usr/lib/live/config/0160-sysvinit was overwriting inittab at runtime
- Script was replacing all getty entries with '/bin/login -f user' instead of root
- This happened AFTER our inittab modifications during boot process

Solution:
- Created override-live-config-sysvinit.hook.chroot to replace the problematic script
- New script forces LIVE_USERNAME=root instead of default 'user'
- Uses proper traditional getty -a syntax: /sbin/getty -a root 38400 tty1
- Maintains tty2-6 as normal login shells for debugging

This should finally resolve the autologin issue by preventing live-config from
overwriting our carefully crafted inittab entries during boot.

- Fix inittab examples in ISO_MODIFICATION_WORKFLOW.md
- Replace agetty --autologin with getty -a root syntax
- Use standard 38400 baud rate format
- Ensure all examples match traditional SysV init compatibility

- Replace agetty --autologin with traditional getty -a root syntax
- Remove bash expansion {2..6} and use explicit tty entries
- Remove linux parameter that may not be supported in older systems
- Use standard 38400 baud rate format
- Ensure compatibility with traditional SysV init systems

Traditional SysV inittab entries now:
1:23:respawn:/sbin/getty -a root 38400 tty1  # Autologin
2:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty2          # Normal login
3:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty3          # Normal login
...etc

Major Changes:
- Replaced LightDM/SLiM with direct console autologin using SysV inittab
- Fixed root account locking that prevented autologin
- Added comprehensive SSH configuration for remote access
- Created robust auto-start X session with auto-installer launch
- Added terminal emulator support (xterm, lxterminal, xfce4-terminal)

Key Features:
- tty1: Auto-login as root → auto-start X → auto-installer appears
- tty2-6: Normal login shells for debugging access
- SSH: Uses root password from ISO creation (not hardcoded)
- Installed system: Auto-login + OpenVPN + MBetterClient with --web-host 0.0.0.0

Tools Added:
- extract_iso.sh / rebuild_iso.sh: Immediate ISO modification workflow
- fix_inittab_in_image.sh: Complete ISO analysis and rebuild
- Enhanced cleanup.sh with --no-cache option for faster rebuilds
- Comprehensive diagnostic tools and logging

Build System:
- SysV init compatible (no systemd dependencies)
- Clean package list (removed display managers, added xinit)
- Proper inittab format compliance (max 4 char ID fields)
- Enhanced post-installation system configuration

Files Modified:
- config/hooks/live/setup-console-autologin.hook.chroot (new)
- config/hooks/live/enable-ssh-root.hook.chroot (enhanced)
- config/hooks/live/run-autologin-debug.hook.chroot (new)
- config/package-lists/live.list.chroot (cleaned, added terminals)
- config/includes.chroot/root/.bashrc (auto-start X)
- config/includes.chroot/root/.xinitrc (auto-installer launch)
- config/includes.binary/setup-installed-system.sh (OpenVPN + MBetterClient)
- config/includes.chroot/usr/local/bin/live-autologin-debug.sh (new)
- Various diagnostic and logging enhancements

- Add confirm_installation() function with detailed warning dialog
- Show target disk information (size, model, device path)
- Warn users that all data will be completely erased
- Support graphical confirmation (zenity), text-based (dialog), and terminal fallback
- Require explicit 'yes' confirmation before proceeding
- Add as step 4 before any disk partitioning or formatting
- Update total steps from 8 to 9 and renumber subsequent steps
- Installation can be safely cancelled without any changes to target disk
- Improves safety by preventing accidental data loss

- Use PowerShell Format-Volume cmdlet as primary formatting method
- More reliable than diskpart with better error handling
- Get drive information before formatting for verification
- Keep diskpart as fallback method only
- PowerShell doesn't require script files and works more consistently
- Should resolve blank diskpart window and script access issues
- Modern approach using native Windows PowerShell cmdlets

- Show script content and file size in debug output
- Display exact diskpart command being executed
- Capture and display diskpart stdout and stderr
- Show diskpart exit code for better error analysis
- Use Windows ANSI (cp1252) encoding for better diskpart compatibility
- Should reveal why diskpart window remains blank and help identify the root cause

- Use cp1252 (Windows ANSI) encoding instead of UTF-8 for diskpart script
- Diskpart expects ANSI encoding and may not read UTF-8 files correctly
- Should resolve issue where diskpart window remains blank
- File creation and reading now use consistent Windows-compatible encoding

- Remove incorrect file existence verification that was triggering stdin fallback
- User confirmed script file exists and is visible during execution
- Faulty check was causing blank diskpart window (stdin mode)
- Now always uses script file approach since file creation is actually working
- Resolves diskpart execution issue where working script file was being bypassed

- Detect when script file disappears after successful creation
- Fall back to piping diskpart commands via stdin instead of script file
- Bypasses Windows security features that may block/virtualize temp files
- More reliable approach when file system access is restricted
- Addresses issue where file appears created but doesn't actually exist
- Resolves diskpart script access problems on secured Windows systems

- Add detailed status messages for each directory attempt
- Explicit UTF-8 encoding for script file creation
- Verify file exists and has content after creation
- Enhanced error reporting with specific failure reasons
- Better handling of permission errors vs other exceptions
- Final verification before using script path
- Will help identify exactly where script creation fails

- Detect if running as PyInstaller executable using sys.frozen
- Use different directory priority order for PyInstaller vs development:
  - PyInstaller: prioritize user home directory and executable location
  - Development: prioritize current working directory
- Include executable directory (sys.executable) as fallback for PyInstaller
- Ensures diskpart script creation works reliably in both scenarios
- Addresses file access issues when running as compiled executable

- Replace tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile with manual file creation in Windows temp directory
- Use Windows TEMP/TMP environment variables for script location
- Add file existence verification before running diskpart
- Enhanced error handling for FileNotFoundError and subprocess errors
- Robust cleanup that won't fail if file deletion fails
- Add specific handling for diskpart exit code 2 (file not found)
- Resolves '[WinError 2] the system cannot find the file specified' error

- Improve diskpart script to use disk selection instead of volume
- Add disk number detection for more reliable USB targeting
- Add fallback formatting using Windows 'format' command
- Handle timeout errors (exit code 2147755049 / 0x80070079)
- Add timeout handling with 60-second limit
- Enhanced error messages for diskpart-specific issues
- Better handling of USB drives that may be slow or busy
- Resolves 'Command returned non-zero exit status 2147755049' error

- Add is_admin_windows() function to check for administrator privileges
- Require administrator privileges on Windows startup with clear instructions
- Enhanced error handling in USB writing to detect elevation errors
- Provide clear guidance on running as administrator
- Handle WinError 740 and other elevation-related errors
- Resolves 'The requested operation requires elevation' error

- Replace placeholder with full Windows USB writing implementation
- Use diskpart for USB drive formatting and partitioning
- Implement file copying with robocopy and Python shutil fallback
- Add bootloader file copying to make USB bootable
- Enhance USB device detection on Windows:
  - Show drive letters, volume names, and sizes
  - Fallback to Windows API for drive type detection
  - Better user-friendly device labeling
- Resolves 'Windows USB writing not implemented' error

- Try 7z from PATH first
- Fallback to default installation directories:
  - C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe
  - C:\Program Files (x86)\7-Zip\7z.exe
- Better error handling for extraction failures
- Improves compatibility with standard 7-zip installations on Windows

- Fix Qt.AlignCenter -> Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignCenter (line 227)
- Fix QLineEdit.Password -> QLineEdit.EchoMode.Password (password fields)
- Fix QMessageBox constants to use StandardButton enum
- Fix app.exec_() -> app.exec() for PyQt6 compatibility
- Resolves AttributeError issues on Windows with PyQt6

- Make icon files optional in PyInstaller spec
- Check for icon.ico existence before using it on Windows
- Check for icon.icns existence before using it on macOS
- Added ICON_INFO.md with instructions for creating icon files
- Build will now succeed even without icon files present

- Replace Unicode checkmark characters (✓) with ASCII [OK] text
- Replace Unicode X marks (✗) with ASCII [ERROR] text
- Fixes UnicodeEncodeError with 'charmap' codec on Windows systems
- Updated both build_usb_creator.py and BUILD_INSTRUCTIONS.md files

- Added 9999-cleanup-processes.hook.chroot to terminate only chroot-specific processes
- Enhanced build.sh and cleanup.sh with targeted process termination
- Only terminate rg/fd processes running inside chroot environment
- Added documentation file SYS_UNMOUNT_ISSUE.md

✅ FIXED DEPENDENCY DETECTION:
- Corrected import testing logic for PyQt6 and PyInstaller
- Now properly detects installed packages instead of false negatives
- Uses correct import names: PyQt6.QtWidgets and PyInstaller
- Eliminates false 'missing dependency' errors when packages are installed

TECHNICAL FIX:
- Fixed import_tests dictionary for accurate package detection
- Proper case-sensitive import checking
- Resolves issue where installed packages were incorrectly flagged as missing