[SOLVED] Installation help - hostname and vconsole files don't exist

I've installed Arch several times in the past with no problems. I recently installed ArchBang on my laptop with no problems.
I'm trying to follow the guide here: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/In … e#Download
but to me it seems quite incomplete.
I don't have any problems w/ downloading and burning, booting from CD, creating partitions and filesystems, mounting, pacstrap,
Then I follow the instructions on installing grub-bios, generating fstab, and I chroot.
That's when things go badly.
The first thing it says is to write my hostname to /etc/hostname. That file doesn't exist. It's easy enough to create, but how do I know what the file should look like. I assume it should simply contain the hostname, or should it say hostname = hostname? Anyway, moving on to the next problem.
I managed to generate the locale, but then it says to: Add console keymap and font preferences in /etc/vconsole.conf. Well that file doesn't exist either.
I try skipping that, and mkinitcpio completes successfully.
Then let's talk about installing grub. The only thing in /boot/grub in grub.cfg and grub.cfg.example, neither of which are readable. I'm expecting something like a grub.conf or a menu.lst that are easy to configue. This thing looks like some kind of script from hell. Am I supposed to make my own menu.lst?
Did I miss some huge step. I keep looking through it but I don't see what I'm missing.
Last edited by d_logan (2013-01-31 01:03:52)

d_logan wrote:Someone should just redirect that installation guide to the beginner's guide. That thing is about worthless.
Not at all: it is a good guide for people who know what they are doing and just need basic directions, not a 1:100 map...
As the fornt page of the Arch Wiki describes them:
Beginners' Guide
A guide through the whole process of installing and configuring Arch Linux; written for new or inexperienced users.
Installation Guide
A concise installation guide; aimed at experienced Arch users.

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