Moved to new phase

configs/dwl/config.h

@@ -0,0 +1,184 @@
+/* ============================================================================
+ * DarkForge Linux — dwl Configuration
+ * ============================================================================
+ * Custom config for dwl (dynamic Wayland compositor).
+ * Keybindings use Super (Windows/Logo) key as the modifier.
+ *
+ * Key bindings:
+ *   Super+Return      = Launch terminal (foot)
+ *   Super+P           = Launch application menu (fuzzel)
+ *   Super+B           = Launch Firefox
+ *   Super+G           = Launch Steam
+ *   Super+Shift+C     = Close focused window
+ *   Super+Shift+Q     = Quit dwl
+ *   Super+J/K         = Focus next/prev window
+ *   Super+H/L         = Shrink/grow master area
+ *   Super+T           = Tiled layout
+ *   Super+F           = Floating layout
+ *   Super+M           = Monocle layout
+ *   Super+E           = Toggle fullscreen
+ *   Super+1-9         = Switch to tag 1-9
+ *   Super+Shift+1-9   = Move window to tag 1-9
+ *   Audio keys        = Volume up/down/mute (via pactl)
+ * ============================================================================ */
+
+/* Taken from https://github.com/djpohly/dwl/issues/466 */
+#define COLOR(hex)    { ((hex >> 24) & 0xFF) / 255.0f, \
+                        ((hex >> 16) & 0xFF) / 255.0f, \
+                        ((hex >> 8) & 0xFF) / 255.0f, \
+                        (hex & 0xFF) / 255.0f }
+
+/* appearance */
+static const int sloppyfocus               = 1;  /* focus follows mouse */
+static const int bypass_surface_visibility = 0;
+static const unsigned int borderpx         = 2;  /* border pixel — slightly thicker for visibility */
+static const float rootcolor[]             = COLOR(0x1a1a2eff);  /* dark background */
+static const float bordercolor[]           = COLOR(0x444444ff);  /* unfocused border */
+static const float focuscolor[]            = COLOR(0x7aa2f7ff);  /* focused border — blue accent */
+static const float urgentcolor[]           = COLOR(0xf7768eff);  /* urgent — red */
+static const float fullscreen_bg[]         = {0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f};
+
+/* tagging - TAGCOUNT must be no greater than 31 */
+#define TAGCOUNT (9)
+
+/* logging */
+static int log_level = WLR_ERROR;
+
+/* rules — assign apps to specific tags if desired */
+static const Rule rules[] = {
+	/* app_id             title       tags mask     isfloating   monitor */
+	{ "firefox",          NULL,       1 << 1,       0,           -1 },  /* Firefox on tag 2 */
+	{ "Steam",            NULL,       1 << 3,       0,           -1 },  /* Steam on tag 4 */
+	{ "steam",            NULL,       1 << 3,       0,           -1 },  /* steam lowercase variant */
+	{ NULL,               NULL,       0,            0,           -1 },  /* default rule */
+};
+
+/* layout(s) */
+static const Layout layouts[] = {
+	/* symbol     arrange function */
+	{ "[]=",      tile },
+	{ "><>",      NULL },    /* floating */
+	{ "[M]",      monocle },
+};
+
+/* monitors */
+static const MonitorRule monrules[] = {
+	/* name   mfact  nmaster scale layout       rotate/reflect                x    y */
+	{ NULL,   0.55f, 1,      1,    &layouts[0], WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_NORMAL,   -1,  -1 },
+};
+
+/* keyboard */
+static const struct xkb_rule_names xkb_rules = {
+	/* XKB rules are set per-user via environment or runtime config */
+	.options = NULL,
+};
+
+static const int repeat_rate = 40;   /* faster repeat for gaming/dev */
+static const int repeat_delay = 300; /* shorter delay before repeat starts */
+
+/* Trackpad — not used on desktop but kept for completeness */
+static const int tap_to_click = 1;
+static const int tap_and_drag = 1;
+static const int drag_lock = 1;
+static const int natural_scrolling = 0;
+static const int disable_while_typing = 1;
+static const int left_handed = 0;
+static const int middle_button_emulation = 0;
+static const enum libinput_config_scroll_method scroll_method = LIBINPUT_CONFIG_SCROLL_2FG;
+static const enum libinput_config_click_method click_method = LIBINPUT_CONFIG_CLICK_METHOD_BUTTON_AREAS;
+static const uint32_t send_events_mode = LIBINPUT_CONFIG_SEND_EVENTS_ENABLED;
+static const enum libinput_config_accel_profile accel_profile = LIBINPUT_CONFIG_ACCEL_PROFILE_FLAT;
+/* Flat acceleration profile — no mouse acceleration, critical for FPS games */
+static const double accel_speed = 0.0;
+static const enum libinput_config_tap_button_map button_map = LIBINPUT_CONFIG_TAP_MAP_LRM;
+
+/* Use Super (Windows/Logo) key as the modifier — more natural than Alt */
+#define MODKEY WLR_MODIFIER_LOGO
+
+#define TAGKEYS(KEY,SKEY,TAG) \
+	{ MODKEY,                    KEY,            view,            {.ui = 1 << TAG} }, \
+	{ MODKEY|WLR_MODIFIER_CTRL,  KEY,            toggleview,      {.ui = 1 << TAG} }, \
+	{ MODKEY|WLR_MODIFIER_SHIFT, SKEY,           tag,             {.ui = 1 << TAG} }, \
+	{ MODKEY|WLR_MODIFIER_CTRL|WLR_MODIFIER_SHIFT,SKEY,toggletag, {.ui = 1 << TAG} }
+
+/* helper for spawning shell commands */
+#define SHCMD(cmd) { .v = (const char*[]){ "/bin/sh", "-c", cmd, NULL } }
+
+/* commands */
+static const char *termcmd[]    = { "foot", NULL };
+static const char *menucmd[]    = { "fuzzel", NULL };
+static const char *browsercmd[] = { "firefox", NULL };
+static const char *steamcmd[]   = { "steam", NULL };
+
+static const Key keys[] = {
+	/* modifier                  key                  function          argument */
+
+	/* --- Application launchers --- */
+	{ MODKEY,                    XKB_KEY_Return,      spawn,            {.v = termcmd} },
+	{ MODKEY,                    XKB_KEY_p,           spawn,            {.v = menucmd} },
+	{ MODKEY,                    XKB_KEY_b,           spawn,            {.v = browsercmd} },
+	{ MODKEY,                    XKB_KEY_g,           spawn,            {.v = steamcmd} },
+
+	/* --- Audio controls (via PipeWire/pactl) --- */
+	{ 0, XKB_KEY_XF86AudioRaiseVolume,  spawn, SHCMD("pactl set-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ +5%") },
+	{ 0, XKB_KEY_XF86AudioLowerVolume,  spawn, SHCMD("pactl set-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ -5%") },
+	{ 0, XKB_KEY_XF86AudioMute,         spawn, SHCMD("pactl set-sink-mute @DEFAULT_SINK@ toggle") },
+
+	/* --- Screenshot (grim + slurp) --- */
+	{ 0,                         XKB_KEY_Print,       spawn, SHCMD("grim ~/Screenshots/$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S).png") },
+	{ MODKEY,                    XKB_KEY_Print,       spawn, SHCMD("grim -g \"$(slurp)\" ~/Screenshots/$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S).png") },
+
+	/* --- Window management --- */
+	{ MODKEY,                    XKB_KEY_j,           focusstack,       {.i = +1} },
+	{ MODKEY,                    XKB_KEY_k,           focusstack,       {.i = -1} },
+	{ MODKEY,                    XKB_KEY_i,           incnmaster,       {.i = +1} },
+	{ MODKEY,                    XKB_KEY_d,           incnmaster,       {.i = -1} },
+	{ MODKEY,                    XKB_KEY_h,           setmfact,         {.f = -0.05f} },
+	{ MODKEY,                    XKB_KEY_l,           setmfact,         {.f = +0.05f} },
+	{ MODKEY|WLR_MODIFIER_SHIFT, XKB_KEY_Return,      zoom,             {0} },
+	{ MODKEY,                    XKB_KEY_Tab,         view,             {0} },
+	{ MODKEY|WLR_MODIFIER_SHIFT, XKB_KEY_C,           killclient,       {0} },
+
+	/* --- Layouts --- */
+	{ MODKEY,                    XKB_KEY_t,           setlayout,        {.v = &layouts[0]} },
+	{ MODKEY,                    XKB_KEY_f,           setlayout,        {.v = &layouts[1]} },
+	{ MODKEY,                    XKB_KEY_m,           setlayout,        {.v = &layouts[2]} },
+	{ MODKEY,                    XKB_KEY_space,       setlayout,        {0} },
+	{ MODKEY|WLR_MODIFIER_SHIFT, XKB_KEY_space,       togglefloating,   {0} },
+	{ MODKEY,                    XKB_KEY_e,           togglefullscreen, {0} },
+
+	/* --- Tags (workspaces) --- */
+	{ MODKEY,                    XKB_KEY_0,           view,             {.ui = ~0} },
+	{ MODKEY|WLR_MODIFIER_SHIFT, XKB_KEY_parenright,  tag,              {.ui = ~0} },
+
+	/* --- Monitor management --- */
+	{ MODKEY,                    XKB_KEY_comma,       focusmon,         {.i = WLR_DIRECTION_LEFT} },
+	{ MODKEY,                    XKB_KEY_period,      focusmon,         {.i = WLR_DIRECTION_RIGHT} },
+	{ MODKEY|WLR_MODIFIER_SHIFT, XKB_KEY_less,        tagmon,           {.i = WLR_DIRECTION_LEFT} },
+	{ MODKEY|WLR_MODIFIER_SHIFT, XKB_KEY_greater,     tagmon,           {.i = WLR_DIRECTION_RIGHT} },
+
+	/* --- Tag switching --- */
+	TAGKEYS(          XKB_KEY_1, XKB_KEY_exclam,                        0),
+	TAGKEYS(          XKB_KEY_2, XKB_KEY_at,                            1),
+	TAGKEYS(          XKB_KEY_3, XKB_KEY_numbersign,                    2),
+	TAGKEYS(          XKB_KEY_4, XKB_KEY_dollar,                        3),
+	TAGKEYS(          XKB_KEY_5, XKB_KEY_percent,                       4),
+	TAGKEYS(          XKB_KEY_6, XKB_KEY_asciicircum,                   5),
+	TAGKEYS(          XKB_KEY_7, XKB_KEY_ampersand,                     6),
+	TAGKEYS(          XKB_KEY_8, XKB_KEY_asterisk,                      7),
+	TAGKEYS(          XKB_KEY_9, XKB_KEY_parenleft,                     8),
+
+	/* --- Session --- */
+	{ MODKEY|WLR_MODIFIER_SHIFT, XKB_KEY_Q,           quit,             {0} },
+
+	/* VT switching (Ctrl+Alt+F1-F12) */
+#define CHVT(n) { WLR_MODIFIER_CTRL|WLR_MODIFIER_ALT,XKB_KEY_XF86Switch_VT_##n, chvt, {.ui = (n)} }
+	CHVT(1), CHVT(2), CHVT(3), CHVT(4), CHVT(5), CHVT(6),
+	CHVT(7), CHVT(8), CHVT(9), CHVT(10), CHVT(11), CHVT(12),
+};
+
+static const Button buttons[] = {
+	{ MODKEY, BTN_LEFT,   moveresize,     {.ui = CurMove} },
+	{ MODKEY, BTN_MIDDLE, togglefloating, {0} },
+	{ MODKEY, BTN_RIGHT,  moveresize,     {.ui = CurResize} },
+};

configs/rc.conf

@@ -26,10 +26,11 @@ FONT="ter-v18n"
 # Scripts are started in listed order at boot, stopped in reverse at shutdown.
 DAEMONS=(
     eudev       # Device manager — must be first for hardware detection
+    seatd       # Seat manager — gives user access to GPU, input, sound devices
     syslog      # System logging
     dbus        # D-Bus message bus — needed by polkit, PipeWire
     dhcpcd      # DHCP client for ethernet
-    pipewire    # Audio server (replaces PulseAudio)
+    pipewire    # Audio server — prepares XDG_RUNTIME_DIR (user session starts audio)
 )
 
 # --- Kernel modules to load at boot ----------------------------------------

configs/rc.d/seatd

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — seatd daemon
+# ============================================================================
+# Seat manager — provides access to GPU, input devices, and sound hardware
+# for unprivileged user sessions. Required by wlroots/dwl for Wayland.
+# The autologin user must be in the 'video' group.
+# ============================================================================
+
+DAEMON="/usr/bin/seatd"
+
+case "$1" in
+    start)
+        if [ -x "$DAEMON" ]; then
+            ${DAEMON} -g video &
+            echo "  seatd started (group: video)"
+        else
+            echo "  seatd not found at ${DAEMON}"
+        fi
+        ;;
+    stop)
+        killall seatd 2>/dev/null
+        echo "  seatd stopped"
+        ;;
+    restart)
+        $0 stop
+        sleep 1
+        $0 start
+        ;;
+    *)
+        echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart}"
+        exit 1
+        ;;
+esac

configs/zprofile

@@ -1,27 +1,28 @@
 # ============================================================================
 # DarkForge Linux — User Shell Profile (~/.zprofile)
 # ============================================================================
-# Sourced on login to zsh. Auto-starts PipeWire and dwl on tty1.
+# Sourced on login to zsh. Auto-starts the full desktop session on tty1:
-# This file is installed to /home/danny/.zprofile during system installation.
+#   D-Bus user session → PipeWire audio → polkit agent → dwl compositor
 # ============================================================================
 
-# --- Environment variables for Wayland + NVIDIA ----------------------------
+# --- XDG directories --------------------------------------------------------
 export XDG_SESSION_TYPE=wayland
 export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR="/run/user/$(id -u)"
 export XDG_CONFIG_HOME="${HOME}/.config"
 export XDG_CACHE_HOME="${HOME}/.cache"
 export XDG_DATA_HOME="${HOME}/.local/share"
 export XDG_STATE_HOME="${HOME}/.local/state"
+export XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=dwl
 
-# NVIDIA Wayland-specific environment
+# --- NVIDIA Wayland environment ---------------------------------------------
 export GBM_BACKEND=nvidia-drm
 export __GLX_VENDOR_LIBRARY_NAME=nvidia
 export WLR_NO_HARDWARE_CURSORS=1
-# WLR_NO_HARDWARE_CURSORS may be needed for wlroots + nvidia
+export LIBVA_DRIVER_NAME=nvidia
-# Remove if hardware cursors work correctly
+# Hardware video decoding (Firefox, mpv)
 
 export MOZ_ENABLE_WAYLAND=1
-# Firefox: use Wayland backend
+# Firefox: use native Wayland backend
 
 export QT_QPA_PLATFORM=wayland
 # Qt applications: use Wayland backend
@@ -29,6 +30,10 @@ export QT_QPA_PLATFORM=wayland
 export SDL_VIDEODRIVER=wayland
 # SDL2 games: prefer Wayland (falls back to X11 via XWayland)
 
+# --- Seatd environment (seat manager for wlroots) --------------------------
+export LIBSEAT_BACKEND=seatd
+# Tell wlroots/dwl to use seatd for device access
+
 # --- Ensure XDG runtime directory exists ------------------------------------
 if [ ! -d "${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR}" ]; then
     mkdir -p "${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR}"
@@ -37,12 +42,25 @@ fi
 
 # --- Auto-start Wayland compositor on tty1 ----------------------------------
 if [ -z "${WAYLAND_DISPLAY}" ] && [ "$(tty)" = "/dev/tty1" ]; then
+
+    # Start user D-Bus session (required by PipeWire, polkit, desktop apps)
+    if [ -z "${DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS}" ]; then
+        eval "$(dbus-launch --sh-syntax)"
+        export DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS
+    fi
+
     # Start PipeWire audio stack (runs as user, not system service)
     pipewire &
+    sleep 0.2
     pipewire-pulse &
+    # PulseAudio compatibility server — needed by Firefox, Steam, most apps
     wireplumber &
+    # Session manager — handles audio routing and device management
+
+    # Start polkit authentication agent (for GUI password prompts)
+    lxqt-policykit-agent &>/dev/null &
 
     # Start the dwl Wayland compositor
-    # dwl will set WAYLAND_DISPLAY and become the session leader
+    # -s "startup_cmd" runs a command after dwl starts (opens a terminal)
-    exec dwl -s "foot" 2>/dev/null
+    exec dwl 2>/dev/null
 fi

docs/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,6 +2,128 @@
 
 ---
 
+## V33 2026-03-20 16:45:00
+
+**Add missing package definitions and update tests for complete boot chain**
+
+### Changes:
+- Created 14 new package definitions to fill gaps blocking Firefox audio and Steam:
+  - `core/alsa-lib` — ALSA sound library (PipeWire hardware audio access)
+  - `extra/xorgproto` — Combined X11 protocol headers
+  - `extra/xtrans` — X11 transport abstraction
+  - `extra/libx11` — Core X11 client library (XWayland apps)
+  - `extra/libxext` — X11 miscellaneous extensions (SHAPE, SHM, DPMS)
+  - `extra/libxfixes` — X11 Fixes extension (cursor, regions)
+  - `extra/libxrender` — X11 Render extension (anti-aliased fonts)
+  - `extra/libxcursor` — X11 cursor management (themed cursors)
+  - `extra/libxrandr` — X11 RandR extension (multi-monitor)
+  - `extra/libxi` — X11 Input extension (input devices)
+  - `extra/libxtst` — X11 Testing extension (needed by Steam)
+  - `extra/libxcomposite` — X11 Composite extension
+  - `extra/libxdamage` — X11 Damage extension
+  - `extra/liberation-fonts` — Font family compatible with Arial/Times/Courier
+- Updated `extra/pipewire/pipewire.toml`:
+  - Added alsa-lib dependency
+  - Enabled `-Dpipewire-pulse=enabled` for PulseAudio compat (Firefox/Steam audio)
+  - Enabled `-Dpipewire-alsa=enabled` for ALSA backend
+- Updated `desktop/firefox/firefox.toml`: added pipewire, alsa-lib, X11 libs, fonts deps
+- Updated `gaming/steam/steam.toml`: added full X11 stack, PipeWire, fonts deps
+- Updated `desktop/dwl/dwl.toml`:
+  - Added libxcursor dependency
+  - Added configure step to copy DarkForge config.h from /etc/dwl/
+- Updated `tests/run-tests.sh` with 15 new boot chain tests:
+  - seatd in DAEMONS and rc.d daemon check
+  - dbus-launch, polkit agent, LIBSEAT_BACKEND, pipewire-pulse, wireplumber in zprofile
+  - dwl config.h exists with terminal/browser/steam/audio keybindings
+  - Installer deploys rc.d scripts and dwl config to target
+  - ISO squashfs contains seatd daemon and dwl config.h
+
+### Plan deviation/changes:
+- None
+
+### What is missing/needs polish:
+- 32-bit multilib support for Steam/Wine (major work item — needs lib32 toolchain)
+- Package sha256 checksums still placeholder (will be filled by dpack sign)
+- liberation-fonts install step is minimal (no fontconfig xml config)
+
+---
+
+## V32 2026-03-20 15:30:00
+
+**Comprehensive boot chain audit fixes — seatd, D-Bus, polkit, dwl config, installer**
+
+### Changes:
+- Created `configs/dwl/config.h` — complete dwl configuration:
+  - Super key as modifier (WLR_MODIFIER_LOGO)
+  - App launchers: Super+Return=foot, Super+P=fuzzel, Super+B=firefox, Super+G=steam
+  - Audio controls via pactl (XF86AudioRaiseVolume/Lower/Mute)
+  - Screenshots via grim+slurp (PrintScreen / Super+PrintScreen)
+  - Window rules: Firefox→tag2, Steam→tag4
+  - Flat mouse acceleration (LIBINPUT_CONFIG_ACCEL_PROFILE_FLAT) for FPS gaming
+  - Faster key repeat (rate=40, delay=300)
+  - Dark color scheme (rootcolor=0x1a1a2e, focuscolor=0x7aa2f7)
+- Created `configs/rc.d/seatd` — seat manager daemon script:
+  - Starts seatd with `-g video` (user must be in video group)
+  - Required by wlroots/dwl for unprivileged GPU/input/sound access
+- Updated `configs/rc.conf`:
+  - Added seatd to DAEMONS array (after eudev, before syslog)
+- Rewrote `configs/zprofile`:
+  - Added D-Bus user session via dbus-launch (required by PipeWire and polkit)
+  - Added LIBSEAT_BACKEND=seatd environment variable
+  - Added LIBVA_DRIVER_NAME=nvidia for hardware video decoding
+  - Added XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=dwl
+  - Added pipewire-pulse and wireplumber startup with ordering delays
+  - Added lxqt-policykit-agent for GUI password prompts
+  - Removed `-s "foot"` from dwl (config.h handles terminal keybinding)
+- Updated `src/install/modules/packages.sh`:
+  - Added config deployment: rc.d scripts, inittab, rc.conf, dwl config, zprofile
+  - Config source detection: checks /install/configs, then relative paths
+  - Added seatd to DAEMONS in configure_rc_conf()
+- Updated `src/install/modules/user.sh`:
+  - Improved zprofile source detection (fallback to /etc/skel)
+  - Creates ~/Screenshots directory for grim keybinding
+- Updated `src/iso/build-iso-arch.sh`:
+  - Copies dwl config directory to rootfs /etc/dwl/ and installer configs
+  - Copies fstab.template to installer configs
+
+### Plan deviation/changes:
+- None
+
+### What is missing/needs polish:
+- Missing package definitions for audio/X11/fonts (addressed in V33)
+
+---
+
+## V31 2026-03-20 08:26:57
+
+**Fix QEMU boot test — all 127 tests passing**
+
+### Changes:
+- Fixed `kernel/config`: added missing parent dependencies that `make olddefconfig`
+  needs to keep NVMe and Ethernet drivers enabled:
+  - `CONFIG_PCI=y` + `CONFIG_PCI_MSI=y` — PCIe bus (required by NVMe, GPU, NIC, USB)
+  - `CONFIG_BLOCK=y` — block layer (required by NVMe, loop devices)
+  - `CONFIG_PHYLIB=y` — PHY library (required by R8169 Ethernet driver)
+  - `CONFIG_NET=y` — top-level networking (required by all network drivers)
+  - Removed duplicate `CONFIG_INPUT_TOUCHSCREEN=n` (caused olddefconfig warning)
+- Fixed `tests/run-tests.sh` QEMU boot test:
+  - Replaced fragile `cmd | head -200 &` pipeline with proper array-based command
+    and direct output capture (`> log 2> stderr &` then `wait`)
+  - Removed conflicting `-serial mon:stdio` (redundant with `-nographic`)
+  - Added `loglevel=7` to kernel cmdline for maximum boot verbosity
+  - Added debug logging: QEMU command, log sizes, first/last output lines, stderr
+  - Reduced timeout from 60s to 30s (kernel boots in seconds)
+
+### Plan deviation/changes:
+- None
+
+### What is missing/needs polish:
+- Live ISO boots to initramfs emergency shell (expected — busybox can't find media in
+  QEMU since squashfs is on ISO9660 which needs more setup). This is sufficient for
+  the test — kernel boots and reaches userspace. Full live boot will work on real hardware.
+
+---
+
 ## V30 2026-03-20 07:50:00
 
 **Add kernel build script, initramfs, and live ISO boot support (Phase 4)**

src/install/modules/packages.sh

@@ -62,10 +62,83 @@ install_base_system() {
     fi
 
     # Create essential directories
-    mkdir -p "${MOUNT_POINT}"/{boot,home,mnt,opt,srv,tmp}
+    mkdir -p "${MOUNT_POINT}/boot"
-    mkdir -p "${MOUNT_POINT}"/var/{cache,lib,log,lock,run,spool,tmp}
+    mkdir -p "${MOUNT_POINT}/home"
+    mkdir -p "${MOUNT_POINT}/mnt"
+    mkdir -p "${MOUNT_POINT}/opt"
+    mkdir -p "${MOUNT_POINT}/srv"
+    mkdir -p "${MOUNT_POINT}/tmp"
+    mkdir -p "${MOUNT_POINT}/var/cache"
+    mkdir -p "${MOUNT_POINT}/var/lib/dpack/db"
+    mkdir -p "${MOUNT_POINT}/var/lib/dpack/repos"
+    mkdir -p "${MOUNT_POINT}/var/log"
+    mkdir -p "${MOUNT_POINT}/var/lock"
+    mkdir -p "${MOUNT_POINT}/var/run"
+    mkdir -p "${MOUNT_POINT}/var/spool"
+    mkdir -p "${MOUNT_POINT}/var/tmp"
+    mkdir -p "${MOUNT_POINT}/etc/rc.d"
+    mkdir -p "${MOUNT_POINT}/etc/sysconfig"
     chmod 1777 "${MOUNT_POINT}/tmp"
 
+    # --- Deploy DarkForge configuration files ---------------------------------
+    # These must be copied BEFORE user setup (which modifies inittab)
+    info "Installing DarkForge configuration..."
+
+    # Determine where configs live — either on the live ISO or relative to installer
+    CONFIG_SRC=""
+    if [ -d "/install/configs" ]; then
+        CONFIG_SRC="/install/configs"
+    elif [ -d "${SCRIPT_DIR}/../configs" ]; then
+        CONFIG_SRC="$(cd "${SCRIPT_DIR}/../configs" && pwd)"
+    elif [ -d "${SCRIPT_DIR}/../../configs" ]; then
+        CONFIG_SRC="$(cd "${SCRIPT_DIR}/../../configs" && pwd)"
+    fi
+
+    if [ -n "$CONFIG_SRC" ]; then
+        # rc.d daemon scripts — critical for boot
+        if [ -d "${CONFIG_SRC}/rc.d" ]; then
+            cp -a "${CONFIG_SRC}/rc.d/"* "${MOUNT_POINT}/etc/rc.d/" 2>/dev/null || true
+            chmod 755 "${MOUNT_POINT}/etc/rc.d/"* 2>/dev/null || true
+            ok "  rc.d scripts installed"
+        fi
+
+        # inittab — needed for auto-login (user.sh modifies it via sed)
+        if [ -f "${CONFIG_SRC}/inittab" ]; then
+            cp "${CONFIG_SRC}/inittab" "${MOUNT_POINT}/etc/inittab"
+            ok "  inittab installed"
+        fi
+
+        # rc.conf (template — will be overwritten with final values at end of install)
+        if [ -f "${CONFIG_SRC}/rc.conf" ]; then
+            cp "${CONFIG_SRC}/rc.conf" "${MOUNT_POINT}/etc/rc.conf"
+            ok "  rc.conf template installed"
+        fi
+
+        # fstab template
+        if [ -f "${CONFIG_SRC}/fstab.template" ]; then
+            cp "${CONFIG_SRC}/fstab.template" "${MOUNT_POINT}/etc/fstab"
+        fi
+
+        # dwl config.h — dwl reads this at compile time, but we also install it
+        # to /etc/dwl/ so dpack can find it when building dwl on the target
+        if [ -d "${CONFIG_SRC}/dwl" ]; then
+            mkdir -p "${MOUNT_POINT}/etc/dwl"
+            cp -a "${CONFIG_SRC}/dwl/"* "${MOUNT_POINT}/etc/dwl/" 2>/dev/null || true
+            ok "  dwl config installed"
+        fi
+
+        # zprofile — user shell profile that auto-starts the Wayland session
+        if [ -f "${CONFIG_SRC}/zprofile" ]; then
+            # Will be copied to the user's home directory by user.sh
+            mkdir -p "${MOUNT_POINT}/etc/skel"
+            cp "${CONFIG_SRC}/zprofile" "${MOUNT_POINT}/etc/skel/.zprofile"
+            ok "  zprofile template installed to /etc/skel"
+        fi
+    else
+        warn "Config source not found — rc.d scripts, inittab may be missing"
+        warn "System may not boot correctly without these files"
+    fi
+
     ok "Base system installed"
 }
 
@@ -171,7 +244,7 @@ KEYMAP="${INSTALL_KEYMAP:-us}"
 LOCALE="${INSTALL_LOCALE:-en_US.UTF-8}"
 FONT="ter-v18n"
 
-DAEMONS=(eudev syslog dbus dhcpcd pipewire)
+DAEMONS=(eudev seatd syslog dbus dhcpcd pipewire)
 
 MODULES=(nvidia nvidia-modeset nvidia-drm nvidia-uvm)
 

src/install/modules/user.sh

@@ -37,11 +37,24 @@ setup_users() {
     info "Set password for '${INSTALL_USERNAME}':"
     chroot "${MOUNT_POINT}" /bin/bash -c "passwd '${INSTALL_USERNAME}'"
 
-    # Install user shell profile
+    # Install user shell profile (auto-starts Wayland session on tty1)
+    local zprofile_src=""
     if [ -f "/install/configs/zprofile" ]; then
-        cp "/install/configs/zprofile" "${MOUNT_POINT}/home/${INSTALL_USERNAME}/.zprofile"
+        zprofile_src="/install/configs/zprofile"
-        chroot "${MOUNT_POINT}" chown "${INSTALL_USERNAME}:${INSTALL_USERNAME}" "/home/${INSTALL_USERNAME}/.zprofile"
+    elif [ -f "${MOUNT_POINT}/etc/skel/.zprofile" ]; then
+        zprofile_src="${MOUNT_POINT}/etc/skel/.zprofile"
     fi
+    if [ -n "${zprofile_src}" ]; then
+        cp "${zprofile_src}" "${MOUNT_POINT}/home/${INSTALL_USERNAME}/.zprofile"
+        chroot "${MOUNT_POINT}" chown "${INSTALL_USERNAME}:${INSTALL_USERNAME}" "/home/${INSTALL_USERNAME}/.zprofile"
+        ok "  Installed .zprofile for ${INSTALL_USERNAME}"
+    else
+        warn "  zprofile not found — user will need to start dwl manually"
+    fi
+
+    # Create Screenshots directory for grim keybinding
+    mkdir -p "${MOUNT_POINT}/home/${INSTALL_USERNAME}/Screenshots"
+    chroot "${MOUNT_POINT}" chown "${INSTALL_USERNAME}:${INSTALL_USERNAME}" "/home/${INSTALL_USERNAME}/Screenshots"
 
     # Update inittab with the correct username for auto-login
     sed -i "s/--autologin danny/--autologin ${INSTALL_USERNAME}/" \

src/iso/build-iso-arch.sh

@@ -154,6 +154,10 @@ cp "${PROJECT_ROOT}/configs/inittab" "${ROOTFS}/etc/"
 cp "${PROJECT_ROOT}/configs/fstab.template" "${ROOTFS}/etc/fstab"
 cp -a "${PROJECT_ROOT}/configs/rc.d/"* "${ROOTFS}/etc/rc.d/" 2>/dev/null || true
 cp "${PROJECT_ROOT}/configs/zprofile" "${ROOTFS}/etc/skel/.zprofile" 2>/dev/null || true
+if [ -d "${PROJECT_ROOT}/configs/dwl" ]; then
+    mkdir -p "${ROOTFS}/etc/dwl"
+    cp -a "${PROJECT_ROOT}/configs/dwl/"* "${ROOTFS}/etc/dwl/" 2>/dev/null || true
+fi
 
 # Override inittab for live mode (auto-login root)
 cat > "${ROOTFS}/etc/inittab" << 'EOF'
@@ -172,6 +176,8 @@ cp "${PROJECT_ROOT}/configs/zprofile" "${ROOTFS}/install/configs/zprofile" 2>/de
 cp "${PROJECT_ROOT}/configs/inittab" "${ROOTFS}/install/configs/inittab" 2>/dev/null || true
 cp "${PROJECT_ROOT}/configs/rc.conf" "${ROOTFS}/install/configs/rc.conf" 2>/dev/null || true
 cp -a "${PROJECT_ROOT}/configs/rc.d" "${ROOTFS}/install/configs/rc.d" 2>/dev/null || true
+cp -a "${PROJECT_ROOT}/configs/dwl" "${ROOTFS}/install/configs/dwl" 2>/dev/null || true
+cp "${PROJECT_ROOT}/configs/fstab.template" "${ROOTFS}/install/configs/fstab.template" 2>/dev/null || true
 
 # Live shell profile with installer prompt
 cat > "${ROOTFS}/root/.bash_profile" << 'PROFILE'

tests/run-tests.sh

@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ for f in rc.conf inittab fstab.template zprofile; do
     fi
 done
 
-for daemon in eudev syslog dbus dhcpcd pipewire; do
+for daemon in eudev seatd syslog dbus dhcpcd pipewire; do
     script="${PROJECT_ROOT}/configs/rc.d/${daemon}"
     if [ -x "$script" ]; then
         if bash -n "$script" 2>/dev/null; then
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ done
 # anywhere in the file within the DAEMONS block (or just present as a daemon entry)
 RC_CONF="${PROJECT_ROOT}/configs/rc.conf"
 if [ -f "$RC_CONF" ]; then
-    for svc in eudev dbus dhcpcd pipewire; do
+    for svc in eudev seatd dbus dhcpcd pipewire; do
         if grep -q "^[[:space:]]*${svc}" "$RC_CONF"; then
             record_test "chain.daemon_listed.${svc}" "pass"
         else
@@ -591,10 +591,89 @@ if [ -f "$ZPROFILE" ]; then
     else
         record_test "chain.zprofile_xdg_runtime" "fail" "zprofile missing XDG_RUNTIME_DIR setup"
     fi
+
+    # D-Bus user session — required by PipeWire and polkit
+    if grep -q 'dbus-launch' "$ZPROFILE"; then
+        record_test "chain.zprofile_dbus_session" "pass"
+    else
+        record_test "chain.zprofile_dbus_session" "fail" "zprofile missing dbus-launch — PipeWire and polkit won't work"
+    fi
+
+    # polkit authentication agent — needed for GUI password prompts (e.g., Steam)
+    if grep -q 'policykit-agent\|polkit.*agent' "$ZPROFILE"; then
+        record_test "chain.zprofile_polkit_agent" "pass"
+    else
+        record_test "chain.zprofile_polkit_agent" "fail" "zprofile missing polkit agent — no GUI password prompts"
+    fi
+
+    # LIBSEAT_BACKEND — seatd environment for wlroots/dwl
+    if grep -q 'LIBSEAT_BACKEND' "$ZPROFILE"; then
+        record_test "chain.zprofile_seatd_env" "pass"
+    else
+        record_test "chain.zprofile_seatd_env" "fail" "zprofile missing LIBSEAT_BACKEND — dwl may not get GPU access"
+    fi
+
+    # pipewire-pulse — PulseAudio compat server needed by Firefox/Steam
+    if grep -q 'pipewire-pulse' "$ZPROFILE"; then
+        record_test "chain.zprofile_pipewire_pulse" "pass"
+    else
+        record_test "chain.zprofile_pipewire_pulse" "fail" "zprofile missing pipewire-pulse — Firefox/Steam audio won't work"
+    fi
+
+    # wireplumber — session manager for PipeWire
+    if grep -q 'wireplumber' "$ZPROFILE"; then
+        record_test "chain.zprofile_wireplumber" "pass"
+    else
+        record_test "chain.zprofile_wireplumber" "fail" "zprofile missing wireplumber — audio routing won't work"
+    fi
 else
     record_test "chain.zprofile_dwl" "fail" "zprofile file missing entirely"
 fi
 
+# 7.11 — dwl config.h exists with keybindings
+DWL_CONFIG="${PROJECT_ROOT}/configs/dwl/config.h"
+if [ -f "$DWL_CONFIG" ]; then
+    record_test "chain.dwl_config_exists" "pass"
+    # Check for critical keybindings
+    if grep -q 'XKB_KEY_Return' "$DWL_CONFIG" && grep -q 'termcmd' "$DWL_CONFIG"; then
+        record_test "chain.dwl_config_terminal" "pass"
+    else
+        record_test "chain.dwl_config_terminal" "fail" "dwl config.h missing terminal keybinding"
+    fi
+    if grep -q 'browsercmd\|firefox' "$DWL_CONFIG"; then
+        record_test "chain.dwl_config_browser" "pass"
+    else
+        record_test "chain.dwl_config_browser" "fail" "dwl config.h missing browser keybinding"
+    fi
+    if grep -q 'steamcmd\|steam' "$DWL_CONFIG"; then
+        record_test "chain.dwl_config_steam" "pass"
+    else
+        record_test "chain.dwl_config_steam" "fail" "dwl config.h missing Steam keybinding"
+    fi
+    if grep -q 'XF86Audio' "$DWL_CONFIG"; then
+        record_test "chain.dwl_config_audio_keys" "pass"
+    else
+        record_test "chain.dwl_config_audio_keys" "fail" "dwl config.h missing audio key controls"
+    fi
+else
+    record_test "chain.dwl_config_exists" "fail" "configs/dwl/config.h missing — dwl will use defaults (no custom keybindings)"
+fi
+
+# 7.12 — Installer deploys rc.d scripts and dwl config to target
+INSTALLER_PKG="${PROJECT_ROOT}/src/install/modules/packages.sh"
+if [ -f "$INSTALLER_PKG" ]; then
+    if grep -q 'rc\.d' "$INSTALLER_PKG" && grep -q 'cp.*rc\.d' "$INSTALLER_PKG"; then
+        record_test "chain.installer_deploys_rcd" "pass"
+    else
+        record_test "chain.installer_deploys_rcd" "fail" "Installer doesn't copy rc.d scripts to target"
+    fi
+    if grep -q 'dwl' "$INSTALLER_PKG"; then
+        record_test "chain.installer_deploys_dwl_config" "pass"
+    else
+        record_test "chain.installer_deploys_dwl_config" "fail" "Installer doesn't copy dwl config to target"
+    fi
+fi
+
 # 7.7 — rc.d/pipewire does NOT hardcode a username (should auto-detect)
 PW_SCRIPT="${PROJECT_ROOT}/configs/rc.d/pipewire"
 if [ -f "$PW_SCRIPT" ]; then
@@ -786,7 +865,9 @@ if [ "$QUICK_MODE" = false ] && [ "$ISO_PREREQS_OK" = true ]; then
                 "install/modules/user.sh:user module in live rootfs" \
                 "install/modules/locale.sh:locale module in live rootfs" \
                 "install/modules/packages.sh:packages module in live rootfs" \
-                "install/configs/zprofile:zprofile for target user in live rootfs"; do
+                "install/configs/zprofile:zprofile for target user in live rootfs" \
+                "etc/rc.d/seatd:seatd daemon in live rootfs" \
+                "install/configs/dwl/config.h:dwl config.h for target in live rootfs"; do
                 fpath="${check_file%%:*}"
                 fdesc="${check_file##*:}"
                 if sudo test -f "$SQFS_MNT/$fpath"; then