[SOLVED]CR-48/Arch Linux/Installing Gnome or e17

I'm all the way up to installing a Desktop Environment/Windows Manager. I have tried both Gnome and e17. Same issue occurs with both.
I get hundreds of lines, "error: failed retrieving file..."
Then:
warning: failed to retrieve some files from extra
error: failed to commit transaction (download library error)
Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded.
Where to next?
Last edited by killingthemonkey (2012-03-28 20:32:13)

Never mind. A quick run of netcfg to connect to the wifi again resolved it.

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Official Arch Linux Install Guide needs edit

Aloha,
This line in the Official Arch Linux Install Guide
Official Arch Linux Install Guide
dd if=archlinux-XXX.img of=/dev/sdX
Needs to be changed too
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Hum, well I don't know how to write a git patch. I guess it would be a good thing to learn though, but I have to go to bed now.
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[SOLVED] Triple Boot Arch Linux, Windows 7 + Windows 8 on second disk

Hi,
I have installed Arch Linux and Windows 7 on my primary disk. Everything's perfect. I want to install Windows 8 on my second disk. My only problem is how do I make grub2 recognize Windows 8 on the second disk and add it to the grub file, so i can boot Arch, Windows 7 and Windows 8.
Thank you for your time,
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Last edited by Deadvi (2012-08-29 21:24:00)

It overwrote the MBR from the first disk, even though you installed Windows 8 on the second disk? That's odd... Make sure that the boot order in the BIOS is right (that the drive with Arch Linux is the first to boot) and from a 2012 Arch Linux install media run:
# mount /dev/sdxY /mnt #Your root partition.
# mount /dev/sdxZ /mnt/boot #Your boot partition (if you have one).
# arch-chroot /mnt
And continue with the instructions from here. If you don't have a 2012 Arch Linux install media (or you only have some other "live" Linux distribution), use the old chroot way.

Computer freezes before BIOS after arch linux install

This is my first time installing arch linux, I followed the beginners install guide word for word. However, after the install, my computer gets stuck before the BIOS. It identifies the RAM, GPU, and harddrive (all Diagnostic lights are ok on my MOBO). Before the install it booted fine, but now when I boot it up it wont go to the BIOS screen no matter how many times I press delete. However, when I remove the harddrive it boots to the arch linux install screen on my USB drive perfectly.
I know it is not my hardware because I did many different tests (mem-test, swapped out harddrives, tried 1 stick of RAM in different slots, etc). More importantly, my harddrive is brand new so I know it isn't dead because I could partition it when I was installing arch linux.
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DFI LANPARTY nf4-d
ATI Radeon x800
2 GB DDR RAM
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[SOLVED] Arch Linux install on UEFI motherboard (Asus UX31A)

Hello all,
I am new to Arch Linux (moving over from Mint) and I am having an enormous amount of trouble with booting for UEFI. I go through all the command line installation steps and get to the step where you install and configure a bootloader. I have followed everything step-by-step up and cannot seem to get anything to boot, I get the motherboard settings menu instead. I've tried GRUB, rEFInd, and Gummiboot and all three have not worked for me. Is there any hope for configuring a bootloader? I am used to Mint/Ubuntu creating it for me.
Thanks
Last edited by somedood (2013-06-09 13:23:51)

srs5694 wrote:It shouldn't matter from where you launch the EFI shell, although that will affect device names. If you boot a USB flash drive with an EFI shell on it, chances are fs0: will be the USB flash drive itself. Your rEFInd, though, should be installed on your hard disk, and therefore on another device -- probably fs1:, although it could be fs2:, fs3:, or some other number. If the only filesystem you can find is fs0:, then that indicates something is wrong with your hard disk setup -- perhaps your ESP's filesystem is damaged, or maybe there's something wrong with the partition table.
I followed the steps in the beginners installation guide to create my file system starting with:
cgdisk /dev/sda1
I create 4 Linux filesystem partitions with this, then I run:
mkfs.vfat -32 /dev/sda1
mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda2
mkfs.ex4 /dev/sda3
mkswap /dev/sda4
I then toggle the boot flag of my FAT32 formatted ESP (/dev/sda1):
parted
toggle
1
boot
if it is not turned on according to the output of:
parted
print
After that I mount the drives and turn swap on:
mount /dev/sda2 /mnt
mkdir -p /mnt/home
mount /dev/sda3 /mnt/home
mkdir -p /mnt/boot/efi
mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/boot/efi
swapon /dev/sda4
I install my base system (without changing /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist) by running:
pacstrap -i /mnt base
Finally I generate my fstab after the Arch installation:
genfstab -U -p /mnt >> /mnt/etc/fstab
I then check the fstab and I get the result from my previous post and according to the guide it is ok because everything but my root partition has a 0 or 2.
somedood wrote:# /dev/sda2
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What could have gone wrong here? This is quite frustrating to me and I really want to use Arch.

[SOLVED] Arch Linux install on Dell Inspiron N5110

Hello people!
I`m new to Arch, i installed it a while ago on my desktop PC and it works like a charm, so i want now to install it on my laptop.
I`m wondering if any of you (hopefully) has installed it on a similar laptop, and if he/she can to give me some heads-up before i start the install.
This is my system info:
Product Dell Inspiron N5110
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2450M CPU @ 2.50GHz
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Last edited by bogz (2012-05-15 19:18:18)

The process is very much the same as your desktop install. Just follow the Beginner's Guide and you should be fine. There are, however, a few things you may want to consider (and this applies to laptops in general, not to any specific model): https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Laptop
If it comes with an SSD, you should also read the wiki article on SSD's: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/SSD

Arch Linux PPC : Gnome 2.16.1 in Testing

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nice, will try it out on my powerbook later on

Trouble with a wired connection on my fresh Arch Linux Install

I am a new Arch Linux user. I used to use Ubuntu exclusively, but I'm to the point where I can no longer stand a lot of the issues with the new development and Canonical. Anyways....
I have a Dell Inspiron 1440 laptop with an RTL8110SC (Module R8169) Ethernet port. (Pardon me if my terminology is wrong; please correct me if it is so I can learn? ) During the install process with the CD that I made, I had no issues connecting to the Internet. However, whenever I boot into my install, there is no connection. I've tried pinging various web pages and nothing will happen. I know that my hardware is compatible, but I do not know what to do next. I've tried everything under the Wiki's Beginner's Guide and the Network Configuration Guide.
I just realised after I wrote this top portion that it no longer is connecting via CD, either. Pinging is giving me errors about no packets being received.
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Ping is a very basic command that is fundamental to debugging networks at the lowest levels.
ewaller@odin:~ 1002 %ping 8.8.8.8
PING 8.8.8.8 (8.8.8.8) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=1 ttl=50 time=42.7 ms
64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=2 ttl=50 time=36.7 ms
64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=3 ttl=50 time=36.8 ms
^C
--- 8.8.8.8 ping statistics ---
3 packets transmitted, 3 received, 0% packet loss, time 2003ms
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[SOLVED] New to Arch Linux, Need help in Installation.

Hi,
I am Ubuntu user for sometime, but I want to migrate to Arch Linux. I need some help. Please note that I am not Linux Expert but I have been using Ubuntu and OpenSUSE for quite sometime now. The reason for deciding to migrate to Arch Linux is with I need speed.
My laptop configuration is
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I was using Ubuntu 64 bit version.
Here in Arch Linux, I find there are 3 options to download i686 CPU, x86-64 CPU, Dual Architecture
Now which one should I download among x86-64 and Dual Architecture?
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Last edited by sanjaydelhi (2011-11-16 15:11:14)

Thank you all for welcoming me at Arch Linux!
I was bit worried at the beginning because I tried Fedora before but it has one bug because of which it does not get installed on my laptop.
http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=255943
I was bit disappointed being not able to use Fedora (both 14 and 15 ) because of this bug.
The reason I got worried because I am new to Arch, as I mentioned I am not Linux expert and Arch is not for beginners( though I consider myself intermediate in Linux but certainly not expert). So I thought if I do not get community support probably I will not be able to use Arch Linux. The reason I got interest in Arch Linux is http://lifehacker.com/5680453/build-a-k … he-process this article. I am not thinking of upgrading my laptop for speed anytime sooner. So I thought of trying Arch Linux.
The reason to post the topic was in most of Linux distros we see two options (x86, AMD_64). I found 3 options at Arch. I just wanted to make sure I am downloading right download.
So I hope I clarified it.
ANOKNUSA wrote:However, just for future reference: When engaging in any discussion with anyone anywhere on the internet at any time, it's often best to just leave experience and credentials out of the discussion. I don't mean any offense myself, but claiming to be "in software development" while appearing unfamiliar with hardware architecture comes of as a bit odd.
You are right. I should not have have brought experience and credentials in discussion. I used to follow hardware architectures but now I have so many other things to follow, so I can not keep up with hardware architectures. I still do not know exact architecture of i3,i5 or i7 processor or any of AMD processors. Thats how it is.
I thank you all for support.
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X server won't start (Arch Linux installed on USB key)

Hi,
I installed Arch Linux on a USB key (see the original thread: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=185441).
The problem is that X doesn't start on all machines.
When starting the system on a machine with NVIDIA GTX 560Ti graphics card:
- X doesn't start using startx or xinit and there are no log entries in /var/log/Xorg.*.log (as I haven't tried to start X).
- I'm getting the message "Waiting for X server to begin accepting connections .. .. .. ..".
- Additionally: The "default terminals tty1/2/3/..." (which I'm using to start X) from have a poor resolution (I think 640x480 pixel).
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- X starts and runs without any trouble the XFCE desktop environment.
- Additionally: The default terminals have a proper resolution (I think the maximal resolution of the display).
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I installed all video drivers recommended here: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/In … eo_drivers
So I was using nouveau in the first place. I already tried to uninstall the open source driver (xf86-video-nouveau, nouveau-dri) to use the default driver (I think this is xf86-video-vesa) with no effect.
The poor tty resolution is to be expected if the closed-source nvidia drivers are installed, because they don't support KMS.
I have never tried to install the proprietary driver (and actually don't want to use the proprietary driver).
Also have you looked in /etc/X11 ?
Yes. I don't think that my configuration contains anything preventing X from starting using the NVIDIA graphics card (but I'm not sure what to look for).
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done
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Last edited by The Infinity (2014-08-14 21:17:41)

I figured out where the problem comes from. It is actually the screen (which has a resolution of 1920x1080 pixel). When using a screen (with a smaller resolution) I'm getting a decent resolution in the terminal and - more imporant - X starts and seems to use the Nouveau driver (which I have installed again). When plugging my normal screen again (while X is running) I'm able to use this screen with the maximum resolution without problems (so only starting with this screen does not work). Now I have a reference point to fix the problem.
The other thread might be interesting as well.
Last edited by The Infinity (2014-08-17 02:36:57)

No wlan0 interface, fresh arch linux install.

Hi there,
I'v installed finally arch linux on my box, and everything is fine, i configured well my system (after reeding the arch wiki installation guide) and now i'm with a # (no gui off course).
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03:00.0 Network controller : Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG [Golan] Network Connection (rev 02)
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Linux hostname 2.6.30-ARCH #1 SMP ...... i686
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PS: i have only wireless connection, now posting from an macBook
Last edited by r0b0t (2010-01-09 17:25:08)

Did you install the firmware package? It loads automatically during install but only goes to the hard drive during install if you select it in the list of packages. The package is called 'iwlwifi-3945-ucode'.
Also, if you do a pacman -Syu, you'll update to the 2.6.32.2 kernel which has a bug. With some access points, it will disassociate when the 3945 power management puts the card to sleep. To work around this, as root type 'iwconfig wlan0 power off'. this should be the default behavior in the next kernel update. If you stay with 2.6.30 the 3945 should work fine.
Last edited by brianhanna (2010-01-09 17:54:22)

Need help with arch linux install!

Hello, let me start off by telling you about the predicament I'm in at the moment. I've been trying to install arch linux on with a cd-drive that has been failing for a little over a year now, so you can already see where my problem starts! The cd-drive, however will work with such cd's as Windows, Ubuntu, and Slackware, which I'm happy with. Yet, archlinux doesn't work so much.
And now maybe my solution. I've got a usb cd drive, that I've had laying around that works well, just not well enough for my bios to be able to boot from; which is horrible I know. I've searched the bios for loading a usb cd drive and everything else, including google so I don't think I'm going to get anywhere with that one. Anyways what I'm thinking of doing is that when archlinux is in the terminal right before you type the "/arch/setup" command, I would like to know if there is any command that allows you to change the cd it boots the cd from to go right into the installation. I'm still working on easying my out of the newbie stage of linux at the moment, but I've never run into a command like that, that would help me out. Hopefully there is one though, because I would very much like to archlinux to work, so please respond! Right now I'm running elinks through the terminal right before you type "/arch/setup". Thanks!

loosec wrote:
So you get through the boot process just fine then on your old CD drive. The only thing you should have to do after that is to throw your CD into the USB CD drive and proceed with the installation. The installer should then ask you what CD drive you would like to use when you choose install from CD.
Another way to do it would be to switch cd like above and then manually mount your /dev/[your_usb_cd_here] on /src. The installer then has to be pointed to this place as the source of your installation. To find out what your usb cd drive is called you should unplug it, then replug it and run: dmesg
The mount command might also need to be shown that this is a cd so:
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If you really want to learn more of what the installer does (and fail installing a few times) you should also check out the command
/arch/quickinstall
If your Internet connection is up for it, it seems like you could just choose an FTP install instead.
Goodluck!
Once the CD is removed from the drive that it was booted from. the installation will not continue, as the arch install always goes back to the boot drive to continue read the neccessary information for the install. I do not think there is a way to fool the computer into booting from one cd drive and then continueing on with another. To do this you would have to tell the computer that you are switching drives.
If you can boot up the CD kernel and get to where you type in /arch/setup then the next thing I would od is FTP install. That would limit your CD rom drie usage.
There is also a way to install arch from within another distro, EVEN ANOTHER LIVECD! <-- this may be your best bet. Check the wiki, there is tons of information there.
Last edited by rooloo (2008-08-16 12:32:00)

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I am wanting to create a very minimal arch linux installation. What would be the best way to do so? I installed just the base system and it is about 630 MB. I was thinking of trimming this down to 200mb or less if possible.
Any ideas? Thanks.

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wine
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xf86dgaproto
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Hi all,
Yesterday I installed arch linux in my PC. My very first learning/questions regarding arch linux:
* Why is the install media 650 MB(so big) iso, when it doesnt contain any packages?
* From the https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Installation_guide page,
Download
Download the most recent Arch Linux installation ISO image from the Arch Linux download page: this is a hybrid image that allows booting into an x86_64 or i686 live system, depending on the system's architecture and the user's choice.
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Mariappan wrote:
Download the most recent Arch Linux installation ISO image from the Arch Linux download page: this is a hybrid image that allows booting into an x86_64 or i686 live system, depending on the system's architecture and the user's choice.
Why the most recent Arch Linux installation ISO? The ISO which is downloaded one year before also will install the latest linux right because everything is downloaded from internet?
While you are correct that a netinstall will indeed install the latest linux version, it does not mean that an old install medium will boot on the newest hardware, or is up to date with the latest Arch specific packages etc. Using an old installation image can mean that your hardware is not supported, old bugs are included or that you are not at all able to install Arch because of outdated Arch specific packages on the install medium.
The install medium is merely a specific set of packages combined together in an image, not a special project to install Arch (you can install all packages via pacman). It needs updating, just like a regular Arch install.

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