Problem with installing Arch.

[israelha]

Hello friends, wussup?

i have a 'little' problem when i am installing Arch from Gui to Virtualbox.

look:
http://img256.imageshack.us/my.php?image=snapshot3ex2.png

i don't have the option "install kernel".

Some Help please?


BTW, Good morning!

[Tenken]

The kernel is installed along with the packages in Arch. It used to be separate, they might not have update the wiki if that's what you're using.

[israelha]

ok.
but i installed all the steps, step by step,
and i did reset to the machine and anything happen.
only black screen on the background.:confused:

[bwtranch]

ok.
but i installed all the steps, step by step,
and i did reset to the machine and anything happen.
only black screen on the background.:confused:
Does the screen have an "X" in the middle or is it just blank?

[israelha]

Just Blank!

[bwtranch]

Okay, sounds like the xserver is either not installed or not configured properly. To find out your graphics card OEM, run:
lspci | grep VGA
To look at the xserver file
nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf
For general system settings:
nano /etc/rc.conf
We may have to backtrack a few steps and see where you are. Follow the guide at http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Beginners_Guide#.2Fetc.2Frc.conf and make sure you complete each step before moving on.

[israelha]

BTW i didn't change any configuration in the installation.
if it can help..:confused:

[bwtranch]

BTW i didn't change any configuration in the installation.
if it can help..:confused:
Ah, but you may have needed to:) I need to understand exactly where you are in the build process. If you can reference the above link and tell me where you are, then we can go forward.

[Rumor]

I have no experience installing Arch in a virtual box environment. If all you have done is the install routine from the install ISO, then you have not yet installed xorg or a gui desktop. You need to install those first.

[K.Mandla]

Isn't it triggered after the configure system step?

[israelha]

Ah, but you may have needed to:) I need to understand exactly where you are in the build process. If you can reference the above link and tell me where you are, then we can go forward.

ok i m in 'Configure The System'
i didn't change anything in the installation.
i created Partitions and installed packages,

thanks for helping.

[bwtranch]

Ok, just relax. Let's have the output of nano /etc/rc.conf

[israelha]

here:
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[bwtranch]

You haven't gotten to the point of installing X. If your host requires dynamic ip addressing, you will need to make the line read eth0="dhcp". If you have to have a static ip, then you will enter it there as well. Keep the subnet the same 255.255.255.0
Make sure you create a root password or you won't be able to log in. Re-boot and you will still be in terminal since we haven't installed X yet. Try to ping google:
ping -c 3 www.google.com/
If that's successful, then you are online and can continue with "Configuring the System" in the wiki Follow the instructions and use Gnome as a DE (desktop environment). It is easier and works like Ubuntu. Lemme know how it's going. PS I would have got back sooner, but some strorms knocked out the wireless for a while.

[bwtranch]

BTW, when you log in, your user name is root. You'll create regular users later.

[israelha]

You haven't gotten to the point of installing X. If your host requires dynamic ip addressing, you will need to make the line read eth0="dhcp". If you have to have a static ip, then you will enter it there as well. Keep the subnet the same 255.255.255.0
Make sure you create a root password or you won't be able to log in. Re-boot and you will still be in terminal since we haven't installed X yet. Try to ping google:
ping -c 3 www.google.com/
If that's successful, then you are online and can continue with "Configuring the System" in the wiki Follow the instructions and use Gnome as a DE (desktop environment). It is easier and works like Ubuntu. Lemme know how it's going. PS I would have got back sooner, but some strorms knocked out the wireless for a while.

Hi..
i will check your instructions tommorow,
i have a bug text in history![[[

Thanks for help and be around.:)