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hockeyfighter09

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[SOLVED]Getting errors while installing Arch

Hi all,

I am reinstalling Arch on my laptop and so far when installing alsa-utils, alsa-oss, xf86-input-keyboard etc. it is giving me this message, "error: could not get current working directory"  I have searched the forums and google for a solution but no luck.  I have installed Arch a couple times on this computer with no problem at all.  Any idea what could be causing this error?

Last edited by hockeyfighter09 (2010-08-24 03:39:26)

Proofrific

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Re: [SOLVED]Getting errors while installing Arch

Does running

pwd

work?  It prints your current working directory.

hockeyfighter09

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Re: [SOLVED]Getting errors while installing Arch

Does running

pwd

work?  It prints your current working directory.

Yes it seems to work.  When I am root and type it, it says "/root" and when I am a regular user and type it, it gives me "/home/username". Is that what I am supposed to be seeing?

Proofrific

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Re: [SOLVED]Getting errors while installing Arch

It's supposed to print whatever directory you're currently in (that is, your working directory).

Are you installing as root?  Is your hard drive mounted?

hockeyfighter09

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Re: [SOLVED]Getting errors while installing Arch

It's supposed to print whatever directory you're currently in (that is, your working directory).

Are you installing as root?  Is your hard drive mounted?

Yes I was installing as root.  When I was in my root account and typed that command it showed me "/root" which was my working directory, and the same when I typed it as a normal user, it gave me my /home directory.  Everything seems to be functioning normal and my harddrive has to be mounted because I am currently in Openbox, installing all my programs.

Proofrific

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Re: [SOLVED]Getting errors while installing Arch

Oh!  You've already installed the base system.  I thought you were still working in the LiveCD.

Sorry, I'm not sure what the problem is, then.  Hopefully, someone else will know!

hockeyfighter09

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Re: [SOLVED]Getting errors while installing Arch

Yes, It is weird that everything else seems to be installing perfectly,  but when I am trying to install alsa-utils and oss, xf86 inputs etc. It is giving the errors.  Its annoying because I can't configure alsa for sound because of this.  Anybody else have any ideas?

hockeyfighter09

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Registered: 2009-07-04

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Re: [SOLVED]Getting errors while installing Arch

Just a follow up to this issue if anyone else experiences it.  I was able to fix this problem by typing the code below into the terminal

sudo chown -R USERNAME /home/USERNAME

Last edited by hockeyfighter09 (2010-08-24 03:38:38)

Proofrific

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Re: [SOLVED]Getting errors while installing Arch

How strange that, although you installed as root, it didn't have permission to all the files in your home directory.  Oh well.  Thanks for sharing!