confused during install

jimi_hendrix · 2008-10-24 11:08:51

hello all

so im installing arch now and i am at the part where i need to select the packages, but i am having problems.

if i pick the option to use the cd it asks me to mount something to somewhere and ive never done this before (never had to) and am confused.

if i pick the ftp/http option and pick a server i get error messages that say that it expected 7 tokens then it cuts off

i am very confused

timetrap · 2008-10-24 11:30:09

You can mount a cd this way:

mount /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom

This will mount your cdrom to the directory /media/cdrom

Of course since you are using the installer open another tty before you type the command. Press: ALT + CTRL + F3

monstermudder78 · 2008-10-24 15:39:37

I think the cd gives a suggestion to use, doesn't it? I always just use the default that is supplied and it hasn't let me down yet.

jimi_hendrix · 2008-10-25 00:05:44

it prompts you to pick cd or ftp/http

if you pick CD it asks you to mount it

jimi_hendrix · 2008-10-25 00:17:13

tried mounting /dev/cdrom to /src/core/pkg like the installer said and it said /src/core/pkg did not exist

SamC · 2008-10-25 00:27:14

Are you using the FTP install CD? As far as I know, that doesn't have the packages on it.

jimi_hendrix · 2008-10-25 00:29:34

i cant remember...i downloaded it a while ago...and i typed the wrong error message...it said there was no mountpoint /src/core/pkg

jimi_hendrix · 2008-10-25 01:07:54

i think i do have the ftp cd because when it says it automatically loads packages packages to the point, but then says no packages are there

but when i try and configure my network i either try the dhcp or whatever it is for wlan0 (i have wifi) it says it fails to load some dhcp-thing but if i hit eth0 (im not wired to anything) it says configuration successful...

Samalama · 2008-10-25 08:44:59

Well I just installed Arch with the Core CD the other day and I'm sure I didn't have to mount my CD-ROM at any point. I recommend you try downloading Arch again and making sure you have the Core CD: http://www.archlinux.org/download/

jimi_hendrix · 2008-10-25 11:37:51

trying that now...i hope it works because i cant get on my computer until i either install arch or reinstall ubuntu

jimi_hendrix · 2008-10-25 14:09:01

install went ok but now i am confused about setting up my wifi connection...i tried to ping gogle and it said it coult not find host...

i believe i am using a lan (my computer sends the info to the blue linksys thing that sends it through the cable router) (ignore my poor use of terms)

any help would be great

jimi_hendrix · 2008-10-25 16:52:48

also, when i try and enter iwconfig like all the tutorials and wikis say it says the command is not found

creslin · 2008-10-25 17:03:59

You probably didn't install wireless_tools:

# pacman -S wireless_tools

jimi_hendrix · 2008-10-25 18:00:29

but then i cant install wireless_tools because i have no internet...

creslin · 2008-10-25 18:06:34

Well I just realized that wireless_tools is in core, so I'm not sure how you wouldn't have it. If you really don't have wireless_tools (pacman -Q wireless_tools returns nothing), you can install it from the cd in addons/core-pkgs with pacman -U wireless_tools-29-2-i686.pkg.tar.gz.

jimi_hendrix · 2008-10-25 18:22:15

got it installed

but new problem

when i enter iwlist scanning it says

wlan0        interface doesnt support scanning : Network is down

when i am posting this from the same network

jimi_hendrix · 2008-10-25 19:09:45

i got it to work thanks all

Xyne · 2008-10-25 20:00:07

jimi_hendrix wrote:

got it installed

Welcome to Arch!

jimi_hendrix · 2008-10-26 00:17:10

Xyne wrote:

jimi_hendrix wrote:
got it installed
Welcome to Arch!

thanks now one question about the community:

whats with tacos (ive been searching around and have had it come up quite a bit...)

jimi_hendrix · 2008-10-26 01:27:32

jimi_hendrix wrote:

got it installed
but new problem
when i enter iwlist scanning it says
wlan0        interface doesnt support scanning : Network is down
when i am posting this from the same network

ugg i had to restart my computer and now i get this error again and i cannot bring up wlan0...i get

SIOCSIFFLAGS : No such file or directory

tigrmesh · 2008-10-26 03:46:12

jimi_hendrix wrote:

whats with tacos (ive been searching around and have had it come up quite a bit...)

One of the (now former) developers, cactus, was big on tacos.

Allan · 2008-10-26 03:49:26

tigrmesh wrote:

jimi_hendrix wrote:
whats with tacos (ive been searching around and have had it come up quite a bit...)
One of the (now former) developers, cactus, was big on tacos.

And that is the biggest understatement I have eve seen!

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