HowTo Install Arch Linux: Difference between revisions
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* Boot from it | * Boot from it | ||
== Initializing the Disk== | == Initializing the Disk == | ||
Install/reinitialize GPT (Guid Partition Table) on the disk` | Install/reinitialize GPT (Guid Partition Table) on the disk` | ||
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Now that you have a partition, it will show as /dev/vda1. | Now that you have a partition, it will show as /dev/vda1. Format The partition as ext4 | ||
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mkfs.ext4 /dev/vda1 -F | mkfs.ext4 /dev/vda1 -F | ||
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Install Arch to /mnt | Install Arch to /mnt | ||
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pacstrap /mnt | pacstrap /mnt base | ||
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== Change Root (chroot) to | == Change Root (chroot) to Arch == | ||
Switch into the arch installtion. | Switch into the arch installtion. | ||
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== Prepraring to Boot == | == Prepraring to Boot == | ||
Create your initial ramdisk - | Create your initial ramdisk - The initial file system before the real one boots | ||
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mkinitcpio -p linux | mkinitcpio -p linux | ||
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Install syslinux's GPT MBR (Master Boot Record) to the root of MBR. | Install syslinux's GPT MBR (Master Boot Record) to the root of MBR. This will sit in the 2048 of reserved space from when we partitioned the drive. | ||
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dd if=/usr/lib/syslinux/bios/gptmbr.bin of=/dev/vda | dd if=/usr/lib/syslinux/bios/gptmbr.bin of=/dev/vda | ||
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Prepare the /boot folder with syslinux's modules. | Prepare the /boot folder with syslinux's modules. The .c32 files that ship with syslinux are for systems that use a bios to boot. Symlink the bios modules into syslinux's boot folder. | ||
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ln -s /usr/lib/syslinux/bios/*.c32 /boot/syslinux/ | ln -s /usr/lib/syslinux/bios/*.c32 /boot/syslinux/ | ||
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By default, syslinux tries to boot /dev/sda3. | By default, syslinux tries to boot /dev/sda3. Change it to boot /dev/vda1 | ||
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sed -i 's#/dev/sda3#/dev/vda1#' /boot/syslinux/syslinux.cfg | sed -i 's#/dev/sda3#/dev/vda1#' /boot/syslinux/syslinux.cfg | ||
