An 'Internet Connection Check' stage has been added. The installer now checks for an active internet connection and exits if none is found.

The 'UEFi Mode Check' stage now shows UEFI bitness.
The 'System Clock Update' stage now shows relevant info.
A few cosmetic changes took place.

Amelia.sh

@@ -309,17 +309,15 @@ Enter a number: "
 ###########################################################################################
 uefi_check (){
 
-        local prompt="UEFI Mode"
+		bootmode=$(cat /sys/firmware/efi/fw_platform_size)
+        local prompt="UEFI "${bootmode}"-bit Mode"
         sleep 0.5
         NC "
-
-
-
 ______________________________
 
 ${purple}###${nc} UEFI Mode Verification ${purple}###${nc}
         "
-    if [[ -e /sys/firmware/efi/efivars ]]; then
+    if [[ "${bootmode}" == "64" || "${bootmode}" == "32" ]]; then
         ok
     else
         RED "
@@ -328,6 +326,24 @@ ${purple}###${nc} UEFI Mode Verification ${purple}###${nc}
     fi
 }
 ###########################################################################################
+connection_check (){
+
+        local prompt="Internet Connection"
+        sleep 0.5
+        NC "
+_________________________________
+
+${purple}###${nc} Internet Connection Check ${purple}###${nc}
+        "
+    if ping -c 3 archlinux.org  > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+        ok
+    else
+        RED "
+        [!] An active Internet connection is mandatory to continue "
+        abort
+    fi
+}
+###########################################################################################
 upd_clock (){
 
         local prompt="System Clock"
@@ -337,7 +353,7 @@ ___________________________
 
 ${purple}###${nc} System Clock Update ${purple}###${nc}
         "
-        timedatectl set-ntp true
+        timedatectl
         ok
 }
 ###########################################################################################
@@ -387,7 +403,7 @@ ${purple}###${nc} Main Menu ${purple}###${nc}
 
             [3]  Disk Management
 
-            [4]  Start Installation (${cyan}Auto-Navigation${nc}) "
+            [4]  ${cyan}Start Auto-Navigated Installation${nc} "
         BLUE "
 
 
@@ -4672,6 +4688,7 @@ NVIDIAHOOK
      ${bwhite}Press any key to start"
         read -s -n 1
         uefi_check
+        connection_check
         upd_clock
         dtct_microcode
         until main_menu; do : ; done