Installation from .7 (HOWTO)

cactus · 2005-10-16 18:23:46

Installing from .7 got you down? Can't figure out what to do? Borka borka?

Have no fear....

1) Install with the 0.7 base install. Proceed with the install as normal. During the configuration of files section, I prefer to use vi. Make needed changes. An important aspect is..even if you see nothing changed in the file, do a :wq to 'touch' the file. This seems to iron out one potential snafu down the road.
Also, make sure you choose to install udev as well as devfs.

2) Reboot into your 0.7 installation. Login as root (no password).

3) pacman -Syu
It will upgrade pacman first. Say yes.

4) play it again sam.. pacman -Syu --force
The --force solved an issue I was having with pacman finding a file in common with another package. doh.
DO NOT REBOOT YET!!!

5) type the command 'migrate_udev'
It should be done by the upgrade, but it makes me feel better knowing you did it anyway.

6) Edit your grub config (lilo config).
In grub, change '/dev/discs/disc3' or whatever..to '/dev/hda3'
If you have a sata drive, or a scsi disk, then use /dev/sda3. note that the 3 could be a different number. Use the appropriate number.

7) modify /etc/fstab
Perform the same /dev/discs/disc3 conversion to /dev/hda3 (or sda3) that you performed above, for your mount points.

8 ) udev
type the command 'udev' to test and see if udev is setup/configured/happy. If you get no 'omg! run!' output, then you should be golden.

9) reboot

10) Login with root again, and set a password..
You can remove devfs now. 'pacman -R devfs'
Go about your normal system usage/installation now.

11) Hug your arch devs.

pressh · 2005-10-16 18:35:31

Quite nice documented !!

One comment on point 6 though.
I'm not using a scsi harddisk, but isn't it that you can just use /dev/hda for scsi harddisks? At least, that is what is said on http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/grub-faq.html. But like I said, I don't use one, so I might be wrong

cactus · 2005-10-16 18:37:53

hmm. Dunno about that one. I must admit, I haven't used scsi with arch yet. I use sata though, and that indeed, shows up as sda.

Danny · 2005-10-17 07:02:35

If this works you get a cookie!

CyberTron · 2005-10-17 09:26:24

very nice cactus

Danny · 2005-10-17 09:38:15

/me gives cactus a cookie

Moo-Crumpus · 2005-10-17 12:39:40

scsi discs are not named hda, but sda.

1. scsi hd: sda
2. scsi hd: sdb
3. scsi hd: sdc

So the second partiton on disk 3 is addresed as /dev/sdc3.

jakob · 2005-11-01 11:29:12

doesn't it have to be "migrate-udev" instead of "migrate_udev"???

and what should I get if I type "udev" as output??

greets,

hellw.

Dusty · 2005-11-07 22:33:46

Hey, it doesn't work for me. When I run the second pacman -Syu, it crashes with an error anout glibc 2.3.4.... any ideas? Been messing with this all day and I don't have time for arch not to be working right now.... when the hell is that install cd coming out?

Dusty

Snowman · 2005-11-07 22:40:01

FYI: 0.7.1-pre1 ISO is out : http://www.archlinux.org/blog/

phrakture · 2005-11-07 22:44:55

Dusty wrote:

Hey, it doesn't work for me. When I run the second pacman -Syu, it crashes with an error anout glibc 2.3.4.... any ideas? Been messing with this all day and I don't have time for arch not to be working right now.... when the hell is that install cd coming out?
Dusty

Use the pacman-static version off the install CD

Dusty · 2005-11-07 23:38:45

Snowman wrote:

FYI: 0.7.1-pre1 ISO is out : http://www.archlinux.org/blog/

That'll do, thanks!

Dusty

arooaroo · 2005-12-03 14:01:12

Oh, go on then...

http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Qui … _by_Catcus

iphitus · 2005-12-04 11:28:44

I cheated. I installed ubuntu, then tar -zxvf'ed pacman into ubuntu, and pacman -S -r 'ed all my packages from there

arooaroo · 2005-12-04 18:58:57

Pubuntu!

Pronouced Poo-buntu

MartinZ · 2006-03-14 01:21:22

I saw this link in www.linuxquestions.org
I guess it may be usefull for noobs trying to install Arch.

http://wael.nasreddine.com/Articles/Art … Linux.html

djpharoah · 2006-07-18 19:24:48

Do users still have to do migrate_udev or is that all taken care of in 0.7.2?

elasticdog · 2006-07-18 20:16:32

djpharoah wrote:

Do users still have to do migrate_udev or is that all taken care of in 0.7.2?

Should be taken care of...a lot changed between the 0.7 and 0.7.2 releases and devfs is completely gone now.

djpharoah · 2006-07-18 20:32:01

elasticdog wrote:

djpharoah wrote:
Do users still have to do migrate_udev or is that all taken care of in 0.7.2?
Should be taken care of...a lot changed between the 0.7 and 0.7.2 releases and devfs is completely gone now.

Yeah.. I had read that somewhere possibly in the install documentation. Thanks for clearing that up for me.

Tjapz0r · 2007-01-21 12:42:40

Hi!

I tried the method explaint above. But after the part of packages/kernel/bootloader I get stuck. I'm suposed to this

pacman -Syu

Then I noticed I didn't configured my config files yet. But I have totally no experience with writing a whole ethernet connection with editors...
Can someone please help me?

I connect thru a router (192.168.1.1) and I use a USB Ethernet Adapter to connect. I wan't to use DHCP.

EDIT: Oh yeah, I would like to get an easier step-based installation guide, please I know a bit about commandline, but I prefer a WM, so could you also explain the easiest way to install KDE/Gnome?

Already thanks!

Kasper

PS; Please reply asap, and explain the "n00b-way", which command and how

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