From c35f412cf4648f1a8e90999a3f87d5699d54f080 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: BodgeMaster <>
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2026 03:31:20 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] install stage 1: add timezone picker, set SEEDRNG_SKIP_CREDIT

---
 install-stage1.sh | 102 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 101 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/install-stage1.sh b/install-stage1.sh
index 897ecac..63f46be 100644
--- a/install-stage1.sh
+++ b/install-stage1.sh
@@ -324,7 +324,105 @@ else
   echo "KEYMAP=\"$KBD_LAYOUT\"" >> /mnt/target/etc/rc.conf
 fi
 
-#TODO timezone
+clear
+REGIONS="$(find /usr/share/zoneinfo/ -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d -exec basename \{\} \; | sort)"
+I=1
+echo "
+To set up time zone information, you will now be prompted for a region and location.
+The location should be the one that determines your timezone, it isn't necessarily the one nearest to you.
+
+Please choose a region:"
+for REGION in $REGIONS; do
+  echo "$I: $REGION"
+  I=$((I+1))
+done
+REGION=""
+CHOICE=0
+while ! [ "$CHOICE" -gt 0 -a "$CHOICE" -le "$(wc -l <<< "$REGIONS")" ]; do
+  read -p "Select an option [1-$(wc -l <<< "$REGIONS")]: " CHOICE
+  if [ "$CHOICE" -gt 0 -a "$CHOICE" -le "$(wc -l <<< "$REGIONS")" ]; then
+    REGION="$(sed -n -e "${CHOICE}p" <<< "$REGIONS")"
+  else
+    echo "Invalid choice."
+  fi
+done
+LOCATIONS="$(find /usr/share/zoneinfo/"$REGION"/ -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -exec basename \{\} \; | sort)"
+I=1
+echo "
+Please choose a location or sub-region:"
+for LOCATION in $LOCATIONS; do
+  if [ "$((I % 3))" -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo "$I: $LOCATION"
+  else
+    echo -n "$I: $LOCATION"
+    echo -ne "\t"
+  fi
+  I=$((I+1))
+done
+LOCATION=""
+CHOICE=0
+while ! [ "$CHOICE" -gt 0 -a "$CHOICE" -le "$(wc -l <<< "$LOCATIONS")" ]; do
+  read -p "Select an option [1-$(wc -l <<< "$LOCATIONS")]: " CHOICE
+  if [ "$CHOICE" -gt 0 -a "$CHOICE" -le "$(wc -l <<< "$LOCATIONS")" ]; then
+    LOCATION="$(sed -n -e "${CHOICE}p" <<< "$LOCATIONS")"
+  else
+    echo "Invalid choice."
+  fi
+done
+if [ -d "/usr/share/zoneinfo/$REGION/$LOCATION" ]; then
+  REGION="$REGION/$LOCATION"
+  LOCATIONS="$(find /usr/share/zoneinfo/"$REGION"/ -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -exec basename \{\} \; | sort)"
+  I=1
+  echo "
+  Please choose a location:"
+  for LOCATION in $LOCATIONS; do
+    if [ "$((I % 3))" -eq 0 ]; then
+      echo "$I: $LOCATION"
+    else
+      echo -n "$I: $LOCATION"
+      echo -ne "\t"
+    fi
+    I=$((I+1))
+  done
+  LOCATION=""
+  CHOICE=0
+  while ! [ "$CHOICE" -gt 0 -a "$CHOICE" -le "$(wc -l <<< "$LOCATIONS")" ]; do
+    read -p "Select an option [1-$(wc -l <<< "$LOCATIONS")]: " CHOICE
+    if [ "$CHOICE" -gt 0 -a "$CHOICE" -le "$(wc -l <<< "$LOCATIONS")" ]; then
+      LOCATION="$(sed -n -e "${CHOICE}p" <<< "$LOCATIONS")"
+    else
+      echo "Invalid choice."
+    fi
+  done
+fi
+TIMEZONE="$REGION/$LOCATION"
+echo "Configuring timezone."
+if grep "#TIMEZONE=" /mnt/target/etc/rc.conf; then
+  sed -i -e 's/#TIMEZONE=.*/TIMEZONE="'"$TIMEZONE"'"/' /mnt/target/etc/rc.conf
+else
+  clear
+  echo "WARNING: Could not locate the time zone setting in rc.conf." | tee --append $LOGFILE
+  echo "The script will attempt to add one." | tee --append $LOGFILE
+  echo ""
+  press_any_key
+  echo "" >> /mnt/target/etc/rc.conf
+  echo "# Install script could not find time zone setting, adding one here." >> /mnt/target/etc/rc.conf
+  echo "TIMEZONE=\"$TIMEZONE\"" >> /mnt/target/etc/rc.conf
+fi
+
+echo "Setting SEEDRNG_SKIP_CREDIT=true"
+if grep "#SEEDRNG_SKIP_CREDIT=" /mnt/target/etc/rc.conf; then
+  sed -i -e 's/#SEEDRNG_SKIP_CREDIT=.*/SEEDRNG_SKIP_CREDIT=true/' /mnt/target/etc/rc.conf
+else
+  clear
+  echo "WARNING: Could not locate the SEEDRNG_SKIP_CREDIT setting in rc.conf." | tee --append $LOGFILE
+  echo "The script will attempt to add one." | tee --append $LOGFILE
+  echo ""
+  press_any_key
+  echo "" >> /mnt/target/etc/rc.conf
+  echo "# Install script could not find SEEDRNG_SKIP_CREDIT setting, adding one here." >> /mnt/target/etc/rc.conf
+  echo "SEEDRNG_SKIP_CREDIT=true" >> /mnt/target/etc/rc.conf
+fi
 
 clear
 echo "Assume that the hardware clock is UTC?
@@ -386,6 +484,8 @@ done
 
 echo "$TARGET_HOSTNAME" > /mnt/target/etc/hostname
 
+#TODO: set up / fix locale on glibc
+
 clear
 echo -n "Installing bootloader... "
 mkdir /mnt/target/boot/efi/LOADER >> $LOGFILE 2>&1