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Installing Arch Linux ARM

  1. Locate the disk you will be using

      sudo fdisk -l

  2. Select the drive we will be using for Arch (Where X is your drive letter)

      sudo fdisk /dev/sdX

  3. Type the following letters and numbers to partition the drive

      Command:		n
  Partition number:	[ENTER]
  First sector:		[ENTER]
  Last sector:		+512M
  Remove signature:	Y
  Command:		n
  Partition number:	[ENTER]
  First sector:		[ENTER]
  Last sector:		[ENTER]
  Remove signature:	Y
  Save changes:		wq

  4. Format the new partitions

      sudo mkfs.vfat /dev/sdX1
  sudo mkfs.ext4 /dev/sdX2

  5. Install bsdtar & wget

    Debian/Ubuntu:

      sudo apt install libarchive-tools wget

    Fedora:

      sudo dnf install bsdtar wget

    Void:

      sudo xbps-install bsdtar wget

    Arch:

      sudo pacman -Sy bsdtar wget

    openSUSE:

      sudo zypper install wget bsdtar

  6. Mount the target drive

      sudo mkdir /mnt/chroot
  sudo mount /dev/sdX2 /mnt/chroot
  sudo mkdir /mnt/chroot/boot
  sudo mount /dev/sdX1 /mnt/chroot/boot

  7. Download and extract the tarball to the mounted drive as root [Do not use sudo]

      su -
  wget http://os.archlinuxarm.org/os/ArchLinuxARM-aarch64-latest.tar.gz
  bsdtar -xpf ArchLinuxARM-aarch64-latest.tar.gz -C /mnt/chroot
  exit

  8. Mount pseudo filesystems

      cd /mnt/chroot
  sudo mount -t proc /proc proc
  sudo mount --make-rslave --rbind /sys sys
  sudo mount --make-rslave --rbind /dev dev
  sudo mount --make-rslave --rbind /run run

  9. Chroot into Arch Linux install

      PS1="(arch chroot) # " sudo chroot /mnt/chroot /bin/bash

  10. Set new root password

     passwd

  11. Edit resolv.conf

     nano /etc/resolv.conf

     nameserver 8.8.8.8

  12. Set the hostname

     nano /etc/hostname

  13. Initiate Pacman and needed packages

     pacman-key --init
 pacman-key --populate archlinuxarm
 pacman -Sy base-devel wget python3 bc pahole rsync

  14. Download and extract the kernel [Modify to your needs]

     mkdir /root/kernelbuild && cd /root/kernelbuild
 wget https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/linux-6.2.2.tar.xz
 tar -xvf linux-6.2.2.tar.xz
 exit

  15. Copy host linux running kernel config

     sudo cp /boot/config-<version> /mnt/chroot/root/kernelbuild/linux-6.2.2/.config
 PS1="(arch chroot) # " sudo chroot /mnt/chroot /bin/bash
 cd /root/kernelbuild/linux-6.2.2

  16. Modify .config file [Modify the following lines...] [Use CTRL+W to search for values, CTRL+W again to find the next instance]

     nano .config

     #CONFIG_MODULE_SIG_KEY=""
 #CONFIG_SYSTEM_TRUSTED_KEYS=""
 #CONFIG_CRYPTO_AEGIS128

  17. Run the build

     make -j$(nproc) && make modules -j$(nproc) && make modules_install && make headers_install && make Image

  18. Generate initramfs

     pacman -Sy cpio mkinitcpio-nfs-utils mkinitcpio-archiso
 mkinitcpio -k 6.2.2 -g /boot/initramfs-linux6.img

  19. Install Grub

     pacman -Sy grub efibootmgr
 grub-install --target=arm64-efi --efi-directory=/boot --bootloader-id=ARCH
 grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

  20. Configure Grub Linux defaults

     nano /etc/default/grub

     GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="loglevel=4 arm-smmu.disable_bypass=1 amdgpu.pcie_gen_cap=0x4 amdgpu.noretry=1"

  21. Set root permissions

     chmod 755 /
 chmod 755 /bin
 chmod 755 /lib

  22. Reboot LX2K and boot into your new install using the BIOS

  23. Log into your new install with root/password

  24. Disable console syslog messages [Only if your console is flooded]

     dmesg -n 1
 clear

  25. Update system

     pacman -Syyu

  26. Install Gnome (I had issues installing gnome base package due to missing qemu dependecies)

     pacman -Sy gnome-desktop gdm baobab cheese eog epiphany evince file-roller gdm gnome-backgrounds gnome-books gnome-calculator gnome-calendar gnome-characters gnome-clocks gnome-color-manager gnome-console gnome-contacts gnome-control-center gnome-disk-utility gnome-font-viewer gnome-getting-started-docs gnome-keyring gnome-logs gnome-maps gnome-menus gnome-music gnome-photos gnome-remote-desktop gnome-session gnome-settings-daemon gnome-shell gnome-shell-extensions gnome-software gnome-system-monitor gnome-text-editor gnome-themes-standard gnome-user-docs gnome-user-share gnome-video-effects gnome-weather grilo-plugins gvfs gvfs-afc gvfs-goa gvfs-google gvfs-gphoto2 gvfs-mtp gvfs-nfs gvfs-smb malcontent mutter nautilus orca rygel simple-scan

     systemctl enable gdm

  27. Create a uservisudo

     pacman -Sy sudo
 visudo

    Scroll down and press “x” when on the # to remove it

     # %wheel ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL

    Then press [ESC], then [:], [w], [q], [!]

     useradd -m -G audio,video,wheel,storage,kvm,users *username*
 passwd *username*

  28. Final reboot!