New install, question about Pacman

unicoder · 2013-05-03 05:29:43

Ok so I finally decided to give arch a try. During the install I run the command "arch-chroot /mnt pacman -S grub-bios" and it prompts me the total install size, I choose "yes" to Proceed andnow its just sitting here. I see no verbose or status or loading percentage

How long do I wait here before I decide that its hanging. I understand it may be working in the background but I want to be sure.

opt1mus · 2013-05-03 05:34:13

Did you establish an internet connection? Check the output of;

# ping 8.8.8.8 -c 3

Also, have you properly mounted the partition/s you created for your Arch install? Check the output of;

# lsblk

Last edited by opt1mus (2013-05-03 05:34:54)

unicoder · 2013-05-03 05:36:10

I am following http://gotux.net/arch-linux/arch-linux- … tallation/ and yes I have an internet connection, i alt+f2 and can ping google just fine. Also i did mount correctly

Just wondering if it should have been printing output after i told it yes to proceed, or if the grub install takes a while

opt1mus · 2013-05-03 05:39:22

Ok, then perhaps you need to try another mirror. Grub install shouldn't take long at all, and unless you've altered settings within pacman.conf you should see output.

jasonwryan · 2013-05-03 05:40:58

Use the official Arch documentation or the Beginners' Guide; following some random blog post willl only compound any difficulties you experience and sets you off on the wrong foot...

unicoder · 2013-05-03 05:46:54

ok even after changing mirrors it didnt work, but i did notice this...

when i pacman -S grub-bios and it asks if i want to proceed, even if i hit "no" it hangs so im going to start the install over

opt1mus · 2013-05-03 05:49:49

Had you successfully installed the base base-devel groups prior to attempting the installation of grub-bios?

unicoder · 2013-05-03 05:51:35

opt1mus wrote:

Had you successfully installed the base base-devel groups prior to attempting the installation of grub-bios?

That is what I was wondering actually. I noticed just after restarting there were more files in directories than before.

Fingers crossed

unicoder · 2013-05-03 05:52:47

worked flawlessly this time around thanks

opt1mus · 2013-05-03 05:56:34

It should've been plainly obvious, as this would've generated a lot of output with these two groups packages being installed over to those partitions you'd created.

I also second what jasonwryan had said above; favour the official install guide on the Arch Wiki, it's kept upto date and doesn't merely order you to pump out commands without offering an explaination as to why it's being done.

-- edit below --

Glad it seems to be working now.

Last edited by opt1mus (2013-05-03 05:57:32)

karol · 2013-05-04 02:13:46

If it's solved, please mark the thread as solved https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=130309

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#1 2013-05-03 05:29:43

New install, question about Pacman

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Re: New install, question about Pacman

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