New Arch install - Two problems

I installed Arch in a Virtualbox 3.0.8 VM. I had everything set up and when I tried to log in I got "Superblock last mount time is in the future". I looked at this post http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=80931 and ran fsck. It fixed the issue and once I rebooted, allowed me to log in to KDE. However, everytime I shut the VM down and bring it back up I get the Superblock error. How can I fix this permanently?
Also, I installed Guest Additions and it seemed to install ok (no errors). I rebooted after the Guest Additions install and when it came back up it took me to a Console login (no KDM or KDE). I logged in as root and typed "startx" and it took me to a xterm session. KDE and KDM were working fine prior to this. Any ideas?
Thanks.

I have installed Arch in VM's and physical machines numerous times before. I follow the Beginners Guide very closely and usually don't have too many issues. I don't think this is something specific to my install. I just think something is not right and need some assistance with figuring out what it is. I think it has to do something with the clock/time. When the errors comes up about the Superblock it basically says the time it had for the previous superblock error is was later than the time it is now, which is impossible. Anyone have suggestions?

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New arch install, scanner problems still persist.

Alright now officially under arch after spending a night configuring it and such (still dual booting antergos as a fallback though just in case things go weird) but alas my scanner issue that I have with my HP ENVY 4500 scanner/printer still persists.
After browsing though documentation and reading up I am still unable to solve this rather strange issue with my scanner.
I went here:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/sane
I installed sane, xsane xsane-gimp (as I use gimp for image editing) and I got butkis
I rebooted my computer, poked and prodded HPLIP-gui and once more HPLIP toolbox recognises my scanner while the stand alone software (commandline or otherwise) does not.
If it helps here is my kernel info and what desktop I am using
Kernel 3.15.8-1 (64bit) with XFCE
Once more I am stumped by this issue, even with the wiki in play this issue still befuddles me.
Everything else seems to be working here except for my scanner.
I did my homework here folks so its not like I did anything wrong, just hit this roadblock in my so far so good install of arch.

jasonwryan wrote:
Congrats on installing Arch.
Now, if you need assistance, you'll have to provide meaningful error or log messages: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=57855
Err thats the thing I am not getting error messages that can give me clues, just generic "device not found" or "no devices found" messages so some help that is
If it gave me more info I would have shared it, but no even command line gives no real complex feedback other then "no devices found"
So mystery persists regardless, even with logs in play nothing is coming up that will be of any use as in my logs its just more of the same.
I am just stuck without no other clues on to why hplip-gui works but nothing else does
Its not a firewall or permissions error I checked that bit
Its not like this device is incompatible, works without a hitch in Ubuntu and its sane is the same as the one in arch.
Maybe I will try to work something out here using Ubuntu as a guide, I just pop it onto my other drive (the one I am using antergos on, that can be replaced) and maybe I can see where the issue lays by working this out backwards.
Good thing I have two drives so I can multi distro my hearts content
Last edited by MadmanRB (2014-08-11 21:05:36)

How I Got Boxee Working On A New Arch Install -- 3/12/2011

I thought I'd post a log of how one gets boxee-source working as of version 0.9.23.15885-2.
I recently built myself a new media center/apache server/seedbox and thought I would put arch on it. The Install was a breeze --- as far any arch install is concerned.
The only trouble I really had was with boxee --- usually available as a precompiled package, but (as is often the case) in either the AUR or an unofficial repo.
There wasn't very much useful (up-to-date) information in the boxee wiki page; I tried the repo listed but it required the python24 dependency to install, with which there are problems. See below.
There are a lot of problems with compiling boxee in arch at the moment, so I thought I'd list each one and what I did to get around them.
The three AUR packages in question:
http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=24206
http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=9898
http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=16355
What I did:
* Downloaded boxee-source package (not the depreciated boxee package) from AUR (I used yaourt).
* Ran makepkg -si; saw what dependencies were required (also available in AUR web interface). Downloaded python24 and db4.5 dependencies.
* I noticed that db4.5 is an older version; my installed version is 5.1 !!!!
* To get python24 to compile, I had to edit the PKGBUILD script in python24:
1) First, remove this line:
[ -e /usr/lib/libdb.so ] && echo "make sure you have no other db* pkg installed" && return 1
2) Then, delete the "db4.5" dependency from "depends"
* After python24 compiled and installed (I deleted the db4.5 package source folders) I was able to being the boxee compilation process. However, I hit another roadblock when the compilation aborted at:
fatal error linux/smbno.h no such file
Based on comments in the AUR, I downloaded: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5636456/smbno.h and put it in /usr/include/linux --- then the compilation would continue!
Finally, boxee was installed. However, one problem remained: boxee would not play videos. Literally nothing would happen when I chose a file to play.
I was able to fix this (again with the help of the AUR commentators) by editing the run-boxee-desktop file found in /opt/boxee/. I had to add this line:
export LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libva.so
I had to add it in the same area the rest of the "exports" are in the file; which seemed odd to me. But after that, I was able to use boxee to maximum enjoyment.
Last edited by yochaigal (2011-03-17 06:52:04)

yochaigal wrote:The only peristent problem I'm having is that boxee randomly freezes when I play a video. I get audio but boxee freezes. if the window is maximized i can't unmaximize; i have to kill from tty or ssh. however, if it freezes with the window unmaximized, i can still move the mouse and do other things.
boxee log says this:
23:10:45 T:2770783088 M:1705168896 ERROR: CFileCurl::CReadState::Open, didn't get any data from stream. HTTP CODE: 0
23:10:45 T:3047160688 M:1705181184 ERROR: CFileCurl::CReadState::Open, didn't get any data from stream. HTTP CODE: 0
23:10:45 T:2834795376 M:1705181184 WARNING: CHttpCacheManager::UpdateRefMap negative reference count for url http://app.boxee.tv/applications/popularity (hcm)
23:10:45 T:2830584688 M:1705181184 ERROR: CFileCurl::CReadState::Open, didn't get any data from stream. HTTP CODE: 0
23:10:45 T:2839542640 M:1705054208 ERROR: CFileCurl::CReadState::Open, didn't get any data from stream. HTTP CODE: 0
23:10:45 T:2804353904 M:1705054208 ERROR: CFileCurl::CReadState::Open, didn't get any data from stream. HTTP CODE: 0
23:10:45 T:2751892336 M:1705054208 ERROR: CFileCurl::CReadState::Open, didn't get any data from stream. HTTP CODE: 0
23:10:45 T:2960128880 M:1704927232 ERROR: CFileCurl::CReadState::Open, didn't get any data from stream. HTTP CODE: 0
23:10:45 T:2770783088 M:1705181184 ERROR: CreateThumbnailFromMemory: exception with fileType: .png
23:10:45 T:2837953392 M:1705054208 WARNING: CHttpCacheManager::UpdateRefMap negative reference count for url http://app.boxee.tv/titles/sources (hcm)
23:10:45 T:2830584688 M:1705054208 ERROR: CreateThumbnailFromMemory: exception with fileType: .png
23:10:45 T:3047160688 M:1705054208 ERROR: CreateThumbnailFromMemory: exception with fileType: .png
23:10:45 T:3047160688 M:1705054208 ERROR: CFileCurl::CReadState::Open, didn't get any data from stream. HTTP CODE: 0
23:10:45 T:2751892336 M:1705054208 ERROR: CreateThumbnailFromMemory: exception with fileType: .png
23:10:45 T:2839542640 M:1705054208 ERROR: CreateThumbnailFromMemory: exception with fileType: .png
23:10:45 T:2960128880 M:1705054208 ERROR: CreateThumbnailFromMemory: exception with fileType: .png
23:10:45 T:2839542640 M:1705054208 ERROR: CFileCurl::CReadState::Open, didn't get any data from stream. HTTP CODE: 0
23:10:45 T:2804353904 M:1705054208 ERROR: CreateThumbnailFromMemory: exception with fileType: .png
23:10:45 T:2804353904 M:1705054208 ERROR: CFileCurl::CReadState::Open, didn't get any data from stream. HTTP CODE: 0
23:10:45 T:2960128880 M:1705054208 ERROR: CFileCurl::CReadState::Open, didn't get any data from stream. HTTP CODE: 0
23:10:45 T:2770783088 M:1705054208 ERROR: CFileCurl::CReadState::Open, didn't get any data from stream. HTTP CODE: 0
23:10:45 T:3047160688 M:1705054208 ERROR: CreateThumbnailFromMemory: exception with fileType: .png
23:10:45 T:2839542640 M:1705054208 ERROR: CreateThumbnailFromMemory: exception with fileType: .png
23:10:45 T:2804353904 M:1705054208 ERROR: CreateThumbnailFromMemory: exception with fileType: .png
23:10:45 T:2804353904 M:1705054208 ERROR: Texture manager unable to load file:
23:10:45 T:2960128880 M:1705054208 ERROR: CreateThumbnailFromMemory: exception with fileType: .png
23:10:45 T:2770783088 M:1705054208 ERROR: CreateThumbnailFromMemory: exception with fileType: .png
23:10:45 T:2770783088 M:1705054208 ERROR: Texture manager unable to load file:
I didn't notice this before. We are getting the same error messages in debug. Out of curiosity, do you have all pacman updates installed? I contacted the AUR maintainer for boxee-source, but his system is operating normally. Googling this " ERROR: CreateThumbnailFromMemory: exception with fileType: .png" I get a laundry list of php related stuff. My installed version of php is 5.3.6-1. Maybe it's somehow related?

[SOLVED] New arch install from Virtualbox cannot boot on real hardware

Hi,
I'm trying my luck with installing Arch on physical disk through Virtualbox. I followed Wiki and managed to install system on the disk. However, I am unable to boot it outside VM.
I have two physical disks - /dev/sda and /dev/sdb. I have installed Arch on /dev/sda1. It is there, I can see the files from my current OS and it does work in VM. /dev/sda1 is bootable.
However, when I boot my PC from /dev/sda rootfs fails to load kernel image - it says it can't be found. I tried specifing init path in Syslinux.cfg using /dev/sdxX and UUID and even PARTUUID but none worked. When in rootfs, I lsed /dev/disk/by-uuid and found that rootfs sees only one of my two disks, /dev/sdb. I find it really strange.
I followed below advise found on forums:
- Verify that mkinitcpio.conf lists "block" hook
- Create a new kernel image with mkinitcpio -p linux
- Refer to your partition by UUID
- If above doesn't work, try PARTUUID
None of these worked. I believe the reason for this is that the issue is not with how I reference the disk nor how the mkinitcpio works but with the disk not being available for rootfs at all. Alas, I have no experience with disks other than simple partitioning, so I'm not sure where to start.
Fdisk output:
Disk /dev/sda: 931,5 GiB, 1000204886016 bytes, 1953525168 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: dos
Disk identifier: 0x99ea4d63
Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type
/dev/sda1 * 2048 314779647 314777600 150,1G 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 314779648 1153640447 838860800 400G 83 Linux
/dev/sda3 1153640448 1157834751 4194304 2G 82 Linux swap / Solaris
Disk /dev/sdb: 465,8 GiB, 500107862016 bytes, 976773168 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 4096 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 4096 bytes / 4096 bytes
Disklabel type: dos
Disk identifier: 0x75a6998e
Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type
/dev/sdb1 * 2048 616447 614400 300M 83 Linux
/dev/sdb2 616448 210331647 209715200 100G 83 Linux
/dev/sdb3 210331648 241788927 31457280 15G 83 Linux
Any ideas? Suggestions and help will be appreciated!
Last edited by karm (2014-12-08 03:56:35)

Sleep is for the weak.
So I've read that article and found what the issue was.
Turns out I automatically followed previous advise without giving it some thought and run mkinitcpio from Virtualbox. Which does not make sense because the whole point of this is to prepare kernel image to run on other hardware than provided by VM. So what I did to fix this:
1. Installed arch-chroot on VM
2. Mounted /dev/sda1 on my host machine and chrooted into it using arch-chroot
3. Run mkinitpcio -p linux
4. Reinstalled boot loader just in case with syslinux-install_update -iam /dev/sda1
5. Adjusted /boot/syslinux/syslinux.cfg to work with new configuration:
5.1 set root=UUID=..... to be certain it picks the right partition
5.2 add proper systemd init path APPEND=/usr/lib/systemd/systemd
And it does work - I'm posting from my new shiny system. Thanks a lot ackt1c!

[SOLVED]New Arch install, cannot run ip command to set up wireless

Hello all.
I'm new to Arch, but not to linux. I'm moving over from Ubuntu. I manually paritioned my hard drive and got an Arch dual boot with windows 7 working. Right now I'm trying to get my wireless set up, but when i run "ip link set wlan0 up" I got the error "Bash: command not found"
Using some things I found reseearching the problem, i rran "whereis ip" and got /usr/share/man/man7/ip.7.gz, so I made a symbolic link, /usr/bin/ip to this file, but now I get the error "Permission denied" when I run ip. (I am logged in as root by the way)
Apologies for the newbie question, and thank you for the help.
Last edited by okaylol (2011-07-22 01:32:28)

The only thing I can think of is that you don't have ip installed somehow.
I'm not sure what package it's in, but search around with pacman -Ss for networking stuff in core.
You'll eventually want netcfg for easier wireless setup, if you don't already have it.
That symlink you made was the wrong thing to do. You found the man page, which is not executable.
So when you try to run ip, your actually trying to run the manpage, which is why you get permission denied.
Even root can't run things that aren't programs.
You can probably find everything you need in the wiki. Good Luck.

[ SOLVED ] Partition Sizes For New Arch Install ?

Hi All
I have just picked up a new 250gb HDD and i'm going to do a clean install of arch & openbox and would like to know what people would suggest for various partition sizes ?
/root
/swap
etc
I have 4gb ram so not sure if swap is a required !
Many Thanks
Last edited by whitetimer (2010-11-15 09:58:47)

+1 on KlavKalashj's advice!
When the installer warns you about there not being a /boot partition either(besides the swap), then just select ignore, it's no problem at all!
If you do want a swap partiton(and don't hibernate), then I would say max 1gb imho.
For an Openbox based install, then I would say 10GB is more than enough(mine's 5, although with a tiling WM: Musca).
I don't keep the cache forever increasing, but empty it at times where I know everything is OK. Also, there's scripts available which cleans the cache up, like e.g. only keeping one revision back of each package.
Last edited by mhertz (2010-11-15 09:47:18)

Ethernet card doesn't work with new arch install?

Hi guys,
so this is kinda my first post, not that I'm new to arch i just never had an issue i couldn't figure out on my own... But i love arch i have been using it for about a year now and have had no serious problems except for this. I have had arch running on an older dell vostro 200 desktop before i reinstalled with a vary similar issue except that the fix i came up with doesn't work anymore. I will tell you about the first issue first because i ALMOST posted on here about it originally but i figured out a way to make it work even though it was a hassle.
After cold/rebooting my computer the network card doesn't work at all. lspci reported that the kernel module e1000e was the correct one (i have verified this) and that the kernel has loaded it, i verified that with dmesg but still it wouldn't work. After much much anguish and hairpulling, I realized that it had to have something to do with the module so i tried forcing it to reload with rmmod e1000e and modprobe e1000e and it still wouldn't work until i physically unpluged the ethernet cord and pluged it back in until the light on the NIC turned on. After that everything works as normal i could even unplug and plug it back in with no problems. So eventually i wrote a script that did this for me (except for the uplugging and plugging part) and i used that when i cold/rebooted.
But now i have the exact same issue after reinstalling arch to the T except for the fact that the (crazy) fix i came up with doesn't work now. I used my "fix" after booting from the arch cd and it worked just like it always has. And now after rebooting into my fresh system the fix doesn't work anymore. So now i'm back where i was to begin with but i have no idea what to try next. I didn't do anything particularly different during installation except i added a udev rule for the e1000e module just to see if somehow that would fix the problem... it didnt and i have since deleted that (to see if it was the problem). The only other thing that is different is the root and home are now btrfs partitions instead of ext4.
I have booted several other live cds and dvds (diferent distros) including arch derivatives such as manjaro and they all worked just fine, using the same kernel module (e1000e). I'm not sure what that could mean but i know that it means there is a fix for this some way or another. I am going to hook up a wifi adapter and connect that computer to the internet to put some more information up if it's needed (asked for) but for now lspci -vnn | grep -i -A 10 net reports
00:19.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Intel Corporation 82562V-2 10/100 Network Connection [8086:10c0] (rev 02)
Subsystem: Dell Device 0238
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 42
Memory at fdfc0000 (32-bit non-prefetchable) [size=128k]
Memory at fdfff000 (32-bit non-prefetchable) [size=4k]
I/0 ports at ff00 [size=32]
Capabilities: [c8] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [d0] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
Capabilities: [e0] Vendor Specific Information: Len=06 <?>
Kernel driver in use: e1000e
Kernel modules: e1000e
ip a reports:
1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN group default
link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo
valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
inet6 ::1/128 scope host
valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
3: enp0s25: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 qdisc noop state DOWN group default qlen 1000
link/ether 00:1d:09:8c:36:f6 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
4: wlp0s29f7u3: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc mq state UP group default qlen 1000
link/ether 64:66:b3:16:92:10 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
inet 172.16.1.55/16 brd 172.16.255.255 scope global wlp0s29f7u3
valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
inet6 fe80::6666:b3ff:fe16:9210/64 scope link
valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
lsmod | grep e1000e
e1000e 215644 0
ptp 17692 1 e1000e
any help on what to do next would be greatly appreciated.
Last edited by mvheart/dev/null (2014-08-18 04:02:12)

Sorry I was thinking that it was say "state up" after that, I was looking in the wrong place... It's been a long time since I was playing around with this. So it is as i thought it was before?
[aaron@arch-box Arch-Linux]$ sudo systemctl start [email protected]
[sudo] password for aaron:
Job for [email protected] failed. See 'systemctl status [email protected]' and 'journalctl -xn' for details.
[aaron@arch-box Arch-Linux]$ systemctl status -l [email protected]
● [email protected] - dhcpcd on enp0s25
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/[email protected]; disabled)
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Mon 2014-08-18 11:20:29 EDT; 4min 11s ago
Process: 17650 ExecStart=/usr/bin/dhcpcd -q -w %I (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
Aug 18 11:19:59 arch-box dhcpcd[17650]: version 6.4.3 starting
Aug 18 11:19:59 arch-box dhcpcd[17650]: enp0s25: adding address fe80::ae3:ee04:7099:77c5
Aug 18 11:19:59 arch-box systemd[1]: Starting dhcpcd on enp0s25...
Aug 18 11:19:59 arch-box dhcpcd[17650]: enp0s25: waiting for carrier
Aug 18 11:20:29 arch-box systemd[1]: [email protected]: control process exited, code=exited status=1
Aug 18 11:20:29 arch-box systemd[1]: Failed to start dhcpcd on enp0s25.
Aug 18 11:20:29 arch-box systemd[1]: Unit [email protected] entered failed state.
Last edited by mvheart/dev/null (2014-08-18 15:50:10)

[SOLVED] Sluggish database update times since new Arch install

Hi guys, this time I write to ask something about pacman that i find unusual.
Happens that I decided to reinstall my Arch like 2 months ago, and since then pacman takes a real longer time that it used to just to sync the databases, to be more accurate this sluggishness presents not when the progress bar is downloading the new DB, but between DB downloads (e.g. it takes about minute from the time it finishes downloading the core DB to when it starts to download the extra DB.)...
Any ideas?
Thanks for the support.
Last edited by LTSmash (2008-03-27 03:08:53)

ibendiben wrote:
Try using rankmirrors to set up a good number of the fastest mirrors for your location, for me this changes everything!
I live in europe so I first delete every other mirror in /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist, then I enable all leftover mirrors and run:
rankmirrors -n10 /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist #-n10 to only output the 10 best, change this number to your likings
for several times and replace the resulting 'overall top-listed mirrors' list in /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
Hope this does the trick for you too!
ps. You need python to use rankmirrors, I recommend you read the rankmirror man-page for further options
Well, it seems to me that this solved the problem. I had uncommented some lines at Czech Republic but live in Mexico, so that was lagging the pacman operations a lot. But now its fast as usual.
Thanks for your help

I need help making a new Arch install ISO

I have posted a couple of messages, but as yet no one seems to have responded, probably because they have not read them.
I need help building a new ISO for Arch, to take account of dmraid.
I can and have built ones that get so far, and clearly I am not that far away.
All I need help with now is getting at the contents of the initial ramdisk (/isolinux/initrd.img) so I can make a new one with modifications, and if anyone can help, I need a hand working out how to use the kernel26.img that I will end up with on a system.
Any help appreaciated.

As far as I know this will be included in the next ISO release. I solved it by manually bringing the dmraid package to the install and wrote a guide on installing your root system on dmraid. However when the system crashes I have the slight inconvenience of having to install dmraid and manually mount the sets to do a recovery. I guess this is the part you want to get rid of aswell. I decided to wait until the next holy ISO.

Arch Install, config problem!

Hello,
I am trying to install arch Linux for the first time. I geet through the install process until the point when you configure your computer. I make my changes then it goes to the point when it puts you into nano to edit the fallback.conf (black screen, green fonts). At the bottom, it has some differnent commands, like
^G -help and ^X -exit. I like the default configurations so i just want to save and exit. the problem is i have no idea how to exit and get back to the install screen.
Plz help!

after pressing CTRL X to exit the nano edit screen you will drop back to the command line, unless you made changes to the file opened. In that case, press Y to confirm changes and then <ENTER> to save that same file name...or press N to deny any changes made and you'll be dropped back to the command line.
**This all coming from a Arch noob just slightly steps ahead of you with His install of Arch.
Eis!

New Cartridge installed - Cartridge problem error message recieved

I have purchased new ink for my printer and once installed recieved the error msg that there was a "Cartridge Problem" and one of the cartridge's was damaged so I exchanged for new and recieved the same error msg. I followed the trouble shooting: cleaned the contact points, removed and reinstalled, unplugged and restarted...all several times and nothing has helped. I am becoming increasingly frustrated. Please advise!

Hi Morgan
Thank you for your patience. Can I ask you to confirm that you have the correct cartridge for your printer and region.
http://store.hp.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/us/en/cat/ink--toner---paper
The correct cartridges vary by region and printer model. The above link is for the US. I have to go off line for an hour but will check back.
Regards
Ken
I am an HP employee
Say thanks by clicking the Kudos thumb up in the post.
If my post resolves your problem please mark it as an Accepted Solution :-)

[SOLVED] Copy packages from current Arch install to new Arch install

Hello!
I'm new to Arch, so that's why I'm posting in the newbie corner. I've been looking everywhere for an answer to this: I want to do a fresh install of my system, but my internet connection is sort of messed up right now (unusually slow). I noticed that every package I have installed on my current Arch are saved in /var/cache/pacman/pkg. Could I make a backup of that directory onto another partition on my hard drive, reinstall Arch, and restore the backup to that same directory in the new install? Would pacman "think" it's already downloaded and skip the download step alltogether?
Thanks.
Last edited by magyckleo (2011-01-31 21:28:44)

karol wrote:
From the repo-add manpage: 'repo-add [-q] <path-to-db> <package1> [<package2>...]'
This should create the dbs you need.
Honestly, *I* think, that the manpage is enough and you don't need the wiki (in this case at least).
You know what, do a test, pick a couple packages, copy them somewhere and create a tiny local repo.
Awesome! I managed to make pacman read the package db I created using add-repo.
I added the repo to the pacman.conf. Had to do a little trial & error to figure out I had to put it like this:
[name of db file]
Server = file:///path/to/folder_of_db partition
I was trying to put the file.db.tar.gz complete rute. Of course, pacman let me know with an error that wasn't right.
I tried installing something simple, like wine. First, I did a sudo pacman -Scc to clear the cache. Then I did sudo pacman -S wine. It installed successfully! I'm gonna try with a fresh install this afternoon. I'll let you know of the result.
Thanks everyone!
Last edited by magyckleo (2010-09-27 15:46:05)

Windows XP mode with Virtual PC will not install / two problems

Hello! I posted this on the Microsoft Windows Answers forums and a moderator there suggested I post it here instead. I also searched here for similiar problems but did not find anyone having the exact same problem as I am having. Also for
some reason it won't let me post links, so I had to remove them.
I have Windows 7 Pro (64 bit) and I want to follow the instructions here:
LINK REMOVED
to install and run Virtual PC so I can see if some legacy XP software I have will work.
I am using a Lenovo W520 laptop with an i7 at 2.4ghz with 8GB of RAM.
I followed step 1/step 2 and downloaded the 500MB file for Windows XP Mode. I installed it.
Problem #1: There's a note at the bottom of the page which says "Once you have installed Windows XP Mode, click the Windows 7 Start button then select All Programs > Windows Virtual PC > Windows XP Mode to begin setup. For information on how
to set up Windows Virtual PC and Windows XP Mode, check out "Running Windows XP Mode with Windows Virtual PC" on the Support and Videos page. "
I am looking at the All Programs view and there's absolutely nothing which says "Windows Virtual PC" or "Windows XP Mode". I go look at Programs and Features in the control panel and indeed, Windows XP mode is installed (and taking up 1.13GB).
I uninstall it and re-download the 500mb file and re-install it. It still doesn't show up in the All Programs view, doesn't add an icon to my desktop or quick launch bar, or do anything which suggests a way to start it. It resides in C:\Program
Files\Windows XP Mode, but there are no executeable files there.
Problem #2: Step 3 says "Download Windows Virtual PC". When I click on that button, the download starts, but never works (I tried multiple times, including after a clean reboot, with nothing except Internet Explorer running) ; I get an error
window which says:
"Windows Update Standalone Installer
Installer encountered an error: 0x80070422
The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or because it has no enabled devices associated with it."
What is going wrong?
Thanks.
Note; After posting this questio on Windows Answers, some related questions popped up and I read through them. One post points to a posting on the Sevenforums ->LINK REMOVED which suggests that Problem #2 is my real problem because I follow
along perfectly until step #5-E and then I get the 0x80070422 error message.

Problem 2 is the issue, without installing a virtualization program like WVPC, XP Mode can't be used.
Try this:
Method 1:
I would suggest you to follow the steps and check.
To start the Windows Installer service in Windows 7 checks the steps below.
a) Click on start.
b) Type Services.msc in the start search bar and press enter.
c) Scroll down and Double-click on the service named "Windows Installer".
d) Check the value in the 'Startup type:' field.
e) If it's currently set to "Disabled", then this could cause the issue.
f) Change it by selecting "Manual" from the drop-down box.
Method 2:
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a) Click on Start-Run, type services.msc, the click on OK.
b) When the Services window loads, navigate to the “Volume Shadow Copy Service ", the double click on it to open it,
c) Make sure the "Startup Type" says "Automatic" and
started. If it doesn't, use the drop down menu to change it.
d) If it already says: "Automatic", then click on the "Recovery" tab at the top, and change the "First Failure" line to "Restart the Service", then click on "apply", then OK.
Step 2: Run Check disk to fix any bad sectors on the hard drive.
a. Click on start and in the start search bar type CMD, right click on the command prompt icon in the programs area and then click on run as administrator.
b. At the command prompt type chkdsk /f and then press enter.
Now, type in chkdsk /r
Note: CHKDSK would try to recover bad sectors on the hard disk, during this process there are chances of DATA loss from that particular sector.
Step 3: Disable the security software and then start the backup; follow the steps mentioned in the link below
Disable-antivirus-software
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Disable-antivirus-software
Important: Enable the security software back once everything is done.
Method 3;
“0x8007042c” error message when you try to start Windows Firewall
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2530126
Note: The Microsoft Safety Scanner expires 10 days after being downloaded. To rerun a scan with the latest anti-malware definitions, download and run the Microsoft Safety Scanner again.
Note: Any data files that are infected may only be cleaned by deleting the file entirely, which means there is a potential for data loss.
“0x80070422” error message when you try to enable Windows Firewall
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2617842

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