Arch Linux

Ramses de Norre

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From: Leuven - Belgium

Registered: 2007-03-27

Posts: 1,289

Initrd problems

Hi,

I just installed Arch linux for the first time and I'm quiet confused about the initrd stuff.. I read everywhere to use the kernel26.img but I haven't got that file... I've only got initrd26.img and initrd26-full.img and both give me a "can't access tty, job control turned off" error followed by a quasi non-functional shell.

I'm able to chroot into my arch install from another partition but stuff like pacman doesn't seem to work, example:

bash-3.1# pacman -Syu              
:: Synchronizing package databases... 
gethostbyname: Resource temporarily unavailable
error: cannot connect to ftp.archlinux.org
gethostbyname: Resource temporarily unavailable
error: cannot connect to ftp.nethat.com
gethostbyname: Resource temporarily unavailable
error: cannot connect to ftp-linux.cc.gatech.edu
gethostbyname: Resource temporarily unavailable
error: cannot connect to ftp.ibiblio.org
gethostbyname: Resource temporarily unavailable
error: cannot connect to archlinux.antesis.org
gethostbyname: Resource temporarily unavailable
error: cannot connect to ftp.rez-gif.supelec.fr
gethostbyname: Resource temporarily unavailable
error: cannot connect to ftp.archlinux.de
gethostbyname: Resource temporarily unavailable
error: cannot connect to ftp.heanet.ie
gethostbyname: Resource temporarily unavailable
error: cannot connect to ftp.mpi-sb.mpg.de
gethostbyname: Resource temporarily unavailable
error: cannot connect to ftp.tu-chemnitz.de
gethostbyname: Resource temporarily unavailable
error: cannot connect to ftp.hosteurope.de
gethostbyname: Resource temporarily unavailable
error: cannot connect to mi.mirror.garr.it
gethostbyname: Resource temporarily unavailable
error: cannot connect to ftp.belnet.be
gethostbyname: Resource temporarily unavailable
error: cannot connect to ftp.nluug.nl
gethostbyname: Resource temporarily unavailable
error: cannot connect to ftp.surfnet.nl
gethostbyname: Resource temporarily unavailable
error: cannot connect to sunsite.icm.edu.pl
gethostbyname: Resource temporarily unavailable
error: cannot connect to mirror.icis.pcz.pl
gethostbyname: Resource temporarily unavailable
error: cannot connect to ftp.pangora.org
gethostbyname: Resource temporarily unavailable
error: cannot connect to ftp.fsn.hu
gethostbyname: Resource temporarily unavailable
error: cannot connect to ftp.ntua.gr
gethostbyname: Resource temporarily unavailable
error: cannot connect to ftp.kegep.tuc.gr
gethostbyname: Resource temporarily unavailable
error: cannot connect to ftp.estpak.ee
gethostbyname: Resource temporarily unavailable
error: cannot connect to gd.tuwien.ac.at
gethostbyname: Resource temporarily unavailable
error: cannot connect to darkstar.ist.utl.pt
gethostbyname: Resource temporarily unavailable
error: cannot connect to saule.mintis.lt
gethostbyname: Resource temporarily unavailable
error: cannot connect to mirror.pacific.net.au
gethostbyname: Resource temporarily unavailable
error: cannot connect to cle.linux.org.tw
failed to synchronize current
gethostbyname: Resource temporarily unavailable
error: cannot connect to ftp.nethat.com
gethostbyname: Resource temporarily unavailable
error: cannot connect to ftp.archlinux.org
gethostbyname: Resource temporarily unavailable
error: cannot connect to ftp-linux.cc.gatech.edu
gethostbyname: Resource temporarily unavailable
error: cannot connect to ftp.ibiblio.org
gethostbyname: Resource temporarily unavailable
error: cannot connect to archlinux.antesis.org
gethostbyname: Resource temporarily unavailable
error: cannot connect to ftp.rez-gif.supelec.fr
gethostbyname: Resource temporarily unavailable
error: cannot connect to ftp.archlinux.de
gethostbyname: Resource temporarily unavailable
error: cannot connect to ftp.heanet.ie
gethostbyname: Resource temporarily unavailable
error: cannot connect to ftp.mpi-sb.mpg.de
gethostbyname: Resource temporarily unavailable
error: cannot connect to ftp.tu-chemnitz.de
gethostbyname: Resource temporarily unavailable
error: cannot connect to ftp.hosteurope.de
gethostbyname: Resource temporarily unavailable
error: cannot connect to mi.mirror.garr.it
gethostbyname: Resource temporarily unavailable
error: cannot connect to ftp.belnet.be
gethostbyname: Resource temporarily unavailable
error: cannot connect to ftp.nluug.nl
gethostbyname: Resource temporarily unavailable
error: cannot connect to ftp.surfnet.nl
gethostbyname: Resource temporarily unavailable
error: cannot connect to sunsite.icm.edu.pl
gethostbyname: Resource temporarily unavailable
error: cannot connect to mirror.icis.pcz.pl
gethostbyname: Resource temporarily unavailable
error: cannot connect to ftp.pangora.org
gethostbyname: Resource temporarily unavailable
error: cannot connect to ftp.fsn.hu
gethostbyname: Resource temporarily unavailable
error: cannot connect to ftp.ntua.gr
gethostbyname: Resource temporarily unavailable
error: cannot connect to ftp.kegep.tuc.gr
gethostbyname: Resource temporarily unavailable
error: cannot connect to ftp.estpak.ee
gethostbyname: Resource temporarily unavailable
error: cannot connect to gd.tuwien.ac.at
gethostbyname: Resource temporarily unavailable
error: cannot connect to darkstar.ist.utl.pt
gethostbyname: Resource temporarily unavailable
error: cannot connect to saule.mintis.lt
gethostbyname: Resource temporarily unavailable
error: cannot connect to mirror.pacific.net.au
gethostbyname: Resource temporarily unavailable
error: cannot connect to cle.linux.org.tw
failed to synchronize extra
error: could not open sync database: extra
       have you used --refresh yet?

How can I get the right initrd file and a fully functional shell and how can I install and configure xorg?
I hope someone can point me to some documentation or help me out.

Thanks

Mr Green

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From: U.K.

Registered: 2003-12-21

Posts: 5,914

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Re: Initrd problems

Sounds like your kernel did not install properly ... if kernel26.img is missing from /boot

chroot in & run pacman -S kernel26

thing is by your post it looks like net is not set up/working correctly

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Mr Green

Pajaro

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Registered: 2004-04-21

Posts: 884

Re: Initrd problems

This is my grub configuration:

title Arch Linux
root (hd0,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz26 root=/dev/hda2 ro vga=792 devfs=nomount quiet
initrd (hd0,1)/boot/kernel26.img

title Arch Linux FallBack
root (hd0,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz26 root=/dev/hda2 ro vga=792 devfs=nomount quiet
initrd (hd0,1)/boot/kernel26-fallback.img

Ramses de Norre

Member

From: Leuven - Belgium

Registered: 2007-03-27

Posts: 1,289

Re: Initrd problems

It seems likes there is a lot not working, I get an error about not enough space left when trying to install more packages or reinstalling the kernel. I think it's the ramdisk that's full but I'm not sure. The partition has only 632MiB used (from 7.45GiB).
I think I'm going to reinstall in a few days, I'll be back

qlus

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From: Tychy, Poland

Registered: 2006-06-15

Posts: 74

Re: Initrd problems

Which release of Arch were you installing?

Ramses de Norre

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From: Leuven - Belgium

Registered: 2007-03-27

Posts: 1,289

Re: Initrd problems

The iso says arch0.7.2, it seemed the most current release at the download page.

qlus

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From: Tychy, Poland

Registered: 2006-06-15

Posts: 74

Re: Initrd problems

0.7.2 is very old. You should use one of those isos. Updating system from 0.7.2 may be diffcult.
Your problem is about switching from mkinitrd to mkinitcpio. If you start from 0.8 iso you won't have this problem

rayjgu3

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From: Chicago IL usa

Registered: 2004-07-04

Posts: 695

Re: Initrd problems

what are you booting up that you chroot into system?
arch install cd?
if so you need to get a few things going before running chroot

run /arch/setup 
configure your network connection to get connected
next 
mount /dev/hdYX  /mnt     <<<where hdYX is replace your proper letters for where arch is<<<
mount --bind /dev /mnt/dev
mount --bind /proc /mnt/proc
now 
chroot
next
ifconfig -a
dhcpcd eth0 <<<or whatever your network device is<<<
now 
pacman -Sy
pacman -Syu
download & install all 
"Ctrl d" to exit chroot 
umount /dev/hdYX
reboot

i believe i didnt miss anything there if i did hopefully someone will correct it if i dont 1st

Ramses de Norre

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From: Leuven - Belgium

Registered: 2007-03-27

Posts: 1,289

Re: Initrd problems

No, I chrooted from an existing ubuntu install.
But if 0.7.2 is so outdated, I'll try again with 0.8. That's a beta release, isn't it? Is it quiet stable? When is the final release planned?

I'll probably wont have time to do a fresh install before next week, but I'll let you know how it works out
Thanks for the help already!

EDIT: I assume the "current" iso is the one I want? The default full arch install.

Last edited by Ramses de Norre (2007-03-27 21:44:55)

rayjgu3

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From: Chicago IL usa

Registered: 2004-07-04

Posts: 695

Re: Initrd problems

if you follow my directions even from ubuntu you will have a more current release than 0.8
you see as long as you run pacman -Syu you will have the most current upto date arch
its great to have a rolling release system & not have to reformat & install the newest version every few months

Ramses de Norre

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From: Leuven - Belgium

Registered: 2007-03-27

Posts: 1,289

Re: Initrd problems

I used the "install from within another distro" method from the arch wiki to install arch 0.8 and all went fine
After a bit of struggling I've got arch working and it seems pretty darn fast!