Originally Posted by
afonic
I think Arch FTP install is busted right now due to the change in the repositories from "current" to "core".
I have a workaround; I also posted this at http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.p...284090#p284090
This is how you can install Arch from a base or standard Arch iso you have already downloaded to your hard drive, without needing a CD; this is to be used as a temporary workaround while Arch's FTP servers are undergoing the transition between repos:
1. Download the Arch Install iso (either base or full will do), then install UNetbootin for Arch, procedure described in http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=283021
2. When you reboot, before running /arch/setup, do the following:
Code:
mkdir /temphdd
mount /dev/sda1 /temphdd
mount -o loop /temphdd/archlinux.iso /src
Here, I'm assuming that you downloaded the arch iso directly to partition 1 of hard drive 1 (/dev/sda1); adjust the filenames of the iso and directories accordingly. When you enter in:
You should see "arch" and "isolinux". If not, you must have mounted something to the wrong spot; go back and check the commands you entered.
3. Now, run:
And when you get to step 2 (select packages), select "Other/Src" installation media. It should then give you a list of packages to install. If it doesn't, and gives you an error (could not find /src/arch/pkg), go back to step 2; otherwise, if it goes well, select the packages and continue on with the standard install process.
Notes
Make sure you don't delete the partiton on which the iso is stored during the partitioning stage; also make sure that if you need to do partitioning for that partition, do it before mounting the partition and iso (you can't resize partitions while they're mounted).
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