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oldtimeyjunk

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Help using AIF from an existing Arch Linux machine.

So, I'm trying to install Arch Linux onto a USB stick. Trouble is, I don't have any blank CD's. But, then I found out that the Arch Linux Installer - AIF - is already on my system.

So, I tried...

[root@ElectricDuck ~]# aif -p base

Eventually, when I get to the main menu, and hit "Select Source", this error pops up and it drops me back to the prompt...

ERROR: ask_checklist makes only sense if you specify at least 1 thing (tag,item and ON/OFF switch)
[root@ElectricDuck ~]#

And, if I don't select a source, it tells me to go back and pick one.

What am I doing wrong?

Last edited by oldtimeyjunk (2012-07-02 20:06:11)

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Terminator

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From: Belgium

Registered: 2012-05-07

Posts: 265

Re: Help using AIF from an existing Arch Linux machine.

You could try this: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/In … ting_Linux. Note that it's a guide for installing from any linux, so from arch it will be easier.

There was a topic with the same complaint a while ago (where I found the link). I also tried running aif myself and I got the same error.

nomorewindows

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Registered: 2010-04-03

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Re: Help using AIF from an existing Arch Linux machine.

You don't need aif once you get arch installed.  Just use pacman and point it to the new installation directory:
pacman -Sy base -r <wherever> --dbpath <a var/lib/pacman directory under the directory pointed to by --root argument>
Not forgetting to mount the proc, sys, and dev mounts to this directory before chrooting into it. 
If it is the same architecture you can add --cachedir /var/cache/pacman/pkg and reuse already existing packages to make your new installation.

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