Re: [arch-ports] [ArchPPC] Help regarding the install procedure
On Fri, Jun 16, 2006 at 02:53:12PM -0400, James Turner wrote:
james@nullstudios.com wrote:
> James Turner wrote: >> Hi, I'm a new archlinux user and new to this mailing list, so >> please >> take it easy on me. I am having a hell of a time getting >> archlinux >> installed on my 12in PowerBook 1.33 GHz. I have followed the >> steps >> under "*Installation on newworld machines" numerous times with >> various >> success. Most recently quickinst seems to stale for no reason >> while >> downloading packages. The one time I managed to get archlinux >> completely installed the kernel would not boot. If anyone has >> more up >> to date instructions or any ideas why the quickinst script >> might be >> stalling please help. Once I get the base system installed I >> can always >> compile my own kernel. I appreciate any help anyone might be >> able to >> offer.* > Except for the devfs vs udev issues, the guide still fully > applies. It > may be that you run into problems if you use the sample > yaboot.conf. > Did you use ofpath to determine your "device" and "partition" > lines? > > You may try the latest snapshot which is here: > > ftp://ftp.archlinuxppc.org/iso/snapshots/ > 2006-06-14_archppc.iso.bz2 > > It still has a few flaws which need to be fixed: > * does not create device nodes for harddrives use instead: > > cd /dev > mknod hda b 3 0 > mknod hda1 b 3 1 > mknod hda2 b 3 2 > mknod hda3 b 3 3 > mknod hdb b 4 1 > > a.s.o > > Cheers, > > Alex > Alex, Thanks for your help. I did manage to get ArchLinux installed just fine last night. I followed the above procedure. I also had to mknod nvram c 10 144, so yaboot would install correctly and I had to run modprobe loop so the kernel would install correctly. I can proudly say I am writing this from ArchLinux on my 12in PowerBook.
Glad to hear you were successful! :D
Just now I uploaded yet another snapshot:
ftp://ftp.archlinuxppc.org/iso/snapshots/ 2006-06-16_archppc.iso.bz2
The hardware detection should work fine plus /dev is now properly filled. What's left is to modify the "graphical" setup script, which I am in the middle of doing right now. So whenever you feel like it try the newer ones too.
Cheers!
Alex
I tried the new iso with out much luck. It detected all my hardware correctly and populated /dev just fine. My problem was trying to run quickinst. Since wget isn't installed I tried the version located in /arch. For whatever reason it was unable to resolve ftp.archlinuxppc.org. I double checked my /etc/resolv.conf and it had the correct nameservers listed. I used dhcpd to configure my network device if that means anything. I tried manually setting it but route is also not installed. Anyone have any ideas?
The latest iso should come with the default quickinst script as in i686, so it uses snarf instead of wget now. I will check what may have produced the problem. Though I'll doubt the iso doesn't have the required symbols in its libc, like it used to on some of the other isos.
Alex
After trying out the iso again, I am able to ping ip's outside my network just fine, but still nothing is resolving. Let me know if there's anything I can run on my machine to better help you find the problem.
You're still running quickinst right? I'll put strace on the next disk to debug it a little more. Can only be something in pacman or snarf. Unfortunatley I won't have much time tonight as I have to prep an art show. :)
Alex
In hopes to better help you out with the debug, here is the procedure I am following with the new iso. dhcpd eth0 mac-fdisk /dev/hda mkfs.ext3 /dev/hda4 mkswap /dev/hda5 mount -t ext3 /dev/hda4 /mnt /arch/quickinst ftp /mnt ftp://ftp.archlinuxppc.org/current/os/ppc Then these errors are outputted: mount: can't find / in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab Downloading pacman... ftp.archlinuxppc.org: Unknown server error error: Download failed And here is my /etc/resolv.conf nameserver 68.87.77.130 Take your time, like I said I was able to get archlinux installed with the previous iso and old walkthrough. If you need any help with anything let me know.
On Fri, 2006-06-16 at 16:15 -0400, James Turner wrote:
On Fri, Jun 16, 2006 at 02:53:12PM -0400, James Turner wrote:
james@nullstudios.com wrote: >> James Turner wrote: >>> Hi, I'm a new archlinux user and new to this mailing list, so >>> please >>> take it easy on me. I am having a hell of a time getting >>> archlinux >>> installed on my 12in PowerBook 1.33 GHz. I have followed the >>> steps >>> under "*Installation on newworld machines" numerous times with >>> various >>> success. Most recently quickinst seems to stale for no reason >>> while >>> downloading packages. The one time I managed to get archlinux >>> completely installed the kernel would not boot. If anyone has >>> more up >>> to date instructions or any ideas why the quickinst script >>> might be >>> stalling please help. Once I get the base system installed I >>> can always >>> compile my own kernel. I appreciate any help anyone might be >>> able to >>> offer.* >> Except for the devfs vs udev issues, the guide still fully >> applies. It >> may be that you run into problems if you use the sample >> yaboot.conf. >> Did you use ofpath to determine your "device" and "partition" >> lines? >> >> You may try the latest snapshot which is here: >> >> ftp://ftp.archlinuxppc.org/iso/snapshots/ >> 2006-06-14_archppc.iso.bz2 >> >> It still has a few flaws which need to be fixed: >> * does not create device nodes for harddrives use instead: >> >> cd /dev >> mknod hda b 3 0 >> mknod hda1 b 3 1 >> mknod hda2 b 3 2 >> mknod hda3 b 3 3 >> mknod hdb b 4 1 >> >> a.s.o >> >> Cheers, >> >> Alex >> > Alex, Thanks for your help. I did manage to get ArchLinux > installed > just fine last night. I followed the above procedure. I also > had to > mknod nvram c 10 144, so yaboot would install correctly and I > had to > run modprobe loop so the kernel would install correctly. I can > proudly > say I am writing this from ArchLinux on my 12in PowerBook. > >
Glad to hear you were successful! :D
Just now I uploaded yet another snapshot:
ftp://ftp.archlinuxppc.org/iso/snapshots/ 2006-06-16_archppc.iso.bz2
The hardware detection should work fine plus /dev is now properly filled. What's left is to modify the "graphical" setup script, which I am in the middle of doing right now. So whenever you feel like it try the newer ones too.
Cheers!
Alex
I tried the new iso with out much luck. It detected all my hardware correctly and populated /dev just fine. My problem was trying to run quickinst. Since wget isn't installed I tried the version located in /arch. For whatever reason it was unable to resolve ftp.archlinuxppc.org. I double checked my /etc/resolv.conf and it had the correct nameservers listed. I used dhcpd to configure my network device if that means anything. I tried manually setting it but route is also not installed. Anyone have any ideas?
The latest iso should come with the default quickinst script as in i686, so it uses snarf instead of wget now. I will check what may have produced the problem. Though I'll doubt the iso doesn't have the required symbols in its libc, like it used to on some of the other isos.
Alex
After trying out the iso again, I am able to ping ip's outside my network just fine, but still nothing is resolving. Let me know if there's anything I can run on my machine to better help you find the problem.
You're still running quickinst right? I'll put strace on the next disk to debug it a little more. Can only be something in pacman or snarf. Unfortunatley I won't have much time tonight as I have to prep an art show. :)
Alex
In hopes to better help you out with the debug, here is the procedure I am following with the new iso.
dhcpd eth0 mac-fdisk /dev/hda mkfs.ext3 /dev/hda4 mkswap /dev/hda5 mount -t ext3 /dev/hda4 /mnt /arch/quickinst ftp /mnt ftp://ftp.archlinuxppc.org/current/os/ppc
Then these errors are outputted:
mount: can't find / in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab Downloading pacman... ftp.archlinuxppc.org: Unknown server error error: Download failed
And here is my /etc/resolv.conf nameserver 68.87.77.130
Take your time, like I said I was able to get archlinux installed with the previous iso and old walkthrough. If you need any help with anything let me know.
_______________________________________________ arch-ports mailing list arch-ports@archlinux.org http://www.archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/arch-ports
Hey guys, I am also experiencing similar issues to James with my G4 iBook. I'm using the latest ISO (2006-06-16) and following the steps from the previous E-Mail. I'm unable to resolve any domain names, however, I can still ping IP addresses. I had entered various different nameservers in /etc/resolv.conf and it doesn't seem to have any effect. At any rate, I tried to issue the following command (IP for the FTP server) /arch/quickinst ftp /mnt ftp://83.246.120.33/current/os/ppc Initially this was successful, except that pacman is unable to sync it's database. In addition, I also get complaints. Mount: can't find / in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab Any help would be greatly appreciated. I'd love to see Arch PPC on my iBook. Cheers, Tate
Tate Johnson wrote:
On Fri, 2006-06-16 at 16:15 -0400, James Turner wrote:
On Fri, Jun 16, 2006 at 02:53:12PM -0400, James Turner wrote:
> james@nullstudios.com wrote: >>> James Turner wrote: >>>> Hi, I'm a new archlinux user and new to this mailing list, so >>>> please >>>> take it easy on me. I am having a hell of a time getting >>>> archlinux >>>> installed on my 12in PowerBook 1.33 GHz. I have followed the >>>> steps >>>> under "*Installation on newworld machines" numerous times with >>>> various >>>> success. Most recently quickinst seems to stale for no reason >>>> while >>>> downloading packages. The one time I managed to get archlinux >>>> completely installed the kernel would not boot. If anyone has >>>> more up >>>> to date instructions or any ideas why the quickinst script >>>> might be >>>> stalling please help. Once I get the base system installed I >>>> can always >>>> compile my own kernel. I appreciate any help anyone might be >>>> able to >>>> offer.* >>> Except for the devfs vs udev issues, the guide still fully >>> applies. It >>> may be that you run into problems if you use the sample >>> yaboot.conf. >>> Did you use ofpath to determine your "device" and "partition" >>> lines? >>> >>> You may try the latest snapshot which is here: >>> >>> ftp://ftp.archlinuxppc.org/iso/snapshots/ >>> 2006-06-14_archppc.iso.bz2 >>> >>> It still has a few flaws which need to be fixed: >>> * does not create device nodes for harddrives use instead: >>> >>> cd /dev >>> mknod hda b 3 0 >>> mknod hda1 b 3 1 >>> mknod hda2 b 3 2 >>> mknod hda3 b 3 3 >>> mknod hdb b 4 1 >>> >>> a.s.o >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Alex >>> >> Alex, Thanks for your help. I did manage to get ArchLinux >> installed >> just fine last night. I followed the above procedure. I also >> had to >> mknod nvram c 10 144, so yaboot would install correctly and I >> had to >> run modprobe loop so the kernel would install correctly. I can >> proudly >> say I am writing this from ArchLinux on my 12in PowerBook. >> >> > Glad to hear you were successful! :D > > Just now I uploaded yet another snapshot: > > ftp://ftp.archlinuxppc.org/iso/snapshots/ > 2006-06-16_archppc.iso.bz2 > > The hardware detection should work fine plus /dev is now properly > filled. What's left is to modify the "graphical" setup script, > which I > am in the middle of doing right now. So whenever you feel like it > try > the newer ones too. > > > Cheers! > > Alex > I tried the new iso with out much luck. It detected all my hardware correctly and populated /dev just fine. My problem was trying to run quickinst. Since wget isn't installed I tried the version located in /arch. For whatever reason it was unable to resolve ftp.archlinuxppc.org. I double checked my /etc/resolv.conf and it had the correct nameservers listed. I used dhcpd to configure my network device if that means anything. I tried manually setting it but route is also not installed. Anyone have any ideas?
The latest iso should come with the default quickinst script as in i686, so it uses snarf instead of wget now. I will check what may have produced the problem. Though I'll doubt the iso doesn't have the required symbols in its libc, like it used to on some of the other isos.
Alex
After trying out the iso again, I am able to ping ip's outside my network just fine, but still nothing is resolving. Let me know if there's anything I can run on my machine to better help you find the problem. You're still running quickinst right? I'll put strace on the next disk to debug it a little more. Can only be something in pacman or snarf. Unfortunatley I won't have much time tonight as I have to prep an art show. :)
Alex
In hopes to better help you out with the debug, here is the procedure I am following with the new iso.
dhcpd eth0 mac-fdisk /dev/hda mkfs.ext3 /dev/hda4 mkswap /dev/hda5 mount -t ext3 /dev/hda4 /mnt /arch/quickinst ftp /mnt ftp://ftp.archlinuxppc.org/current/os/ppc
Then these errors are outputted:
mount: can't find / in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab Downloading pacman... ftp.archlinuxppc.org: Unknown server error error: Download failed
And here is my /etc/resolv.conf nameserver 68.87.77.130
Take your time, like I said I was able to get archlinux installed with the previous iso and old walkthrough. If you need any help with anything let me know.
_______________________________________________ arch-ports mailing list arch-ports@archlinux.org http://www.archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/arch-ports
Hey guys,
I am also experiencing similar issues to James with my G4 iBook. I'm using the latest ISO (2006-06-16) and following the steps from the previous E-Mail. I'm unable to resolve any domain names, however, I can still ping IP addresses. I had entered various different nameservers in /etc/resolv.conf and it doesn't seem to have any effect.
At any rate, I tried to issue the following command (IP for the FTP server)
/arch/quickinst ftp /mnt ftp://83.246.120.33/current/os/ppc
Initially this was successful, except that pacman is unable to sync it's database. In addition, I also get complaints.
Mount: can't find / in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab
Any help would be greatly appreciated. I'd love to see Arch PPC on my iBook.
Cheers, Tate
Tate, thank for trying out the ISO. I was working on it a bit over the weekend and resolved some issues that will fix the problem. Since I'm not home right now the upload has to wait a bit until tonight. Please bear with me. :) Cheers, Alex
Alexander Baldeck wrote:
Tate Johnson wrote:
On Fri, 2006-06-16 at 16:15 -0400, James Turner wrote:
On Fri, Jun 16, 2006 at 02:53:12PM -0400, James Turner wrote:
>> james@nullstudios.com wrote: >>>> James Turner wrote: >>>>> Hi, I'm a new archlinux user and new to this mailing list, so >>>>> please >>>>> take it easy on me. I am having a hell of a time getting >>>>> archlinux >>>>> installed on my 12in PowerBook 1.33 GHz. I have followed the >>>>> steps >>>>> under "*Installation on newworld machines" numerous times with >>>>> various >>>>> success. Most recently quickinst seems to stale for no reason >>>>> while >>>>> downloading packages. The one time I managed to get archlinux >>>>> completely installed the kernel would not boot. If anyone has >>>>> more up >>>>> to date instructions or any ideas why the quickinst script >>>>> might be >>>>> stalling please help. Once I get the base system installed I >>>>> can always >>>>> compile my own kernel. I appreciate any help anyone might be >>>>> able to >>>>> offer.* >>>> Except for the devfs vs udev issues, the guide still fully >>>> applies. It >>>> may be that you run into problems if you use the sample >>>> yaboot.conf. >>>> Did you use ofpath to determine your "device" and "partition" >>>> lines? >>>> >>>> You may try the latest snapshot which is here: >>>> >>>> ftp://ftp.archlinuxppc.org/iso/snapshots/ >>>> 2006-06-14_archppc.iso.bz2 >>>> >>>> It still has a few flaws which need to be fixed: >>>> * does not create device nodes for harddrives use instead: >>>> >>>> cd /dev >>>> mknod hda b 3 0 >>>> mknod hda1 b 3 1 >>>> mknod hda2 b 3 2 >>>> mknod hda3 b 3 3 >>>> mknod hdb b 4 1 >>>> >>>> a.s.o >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> >>>> Alex >>>> >>> Alex, Thanks for your help. I did manage to get ArchLinux >>> installed >>> just fine last night. I followed the above procedure. I also >>> had to >>> mknod nvram c 10 144, so yaboot would install correctly and I >>> had to >>> run modprobe loop so the kernel would install correctly. I can >>> proudly >>> say I am writing this from ArchLinux on my 12in PowerBook. >>> >>> >> Glad to hear you were successful! :D >> >> Just now I uploaded yet another snapshot: >> >> ftp://ftp.archlinuxppc.org/iso/snapshots/ >> 2006-06-16_archppc.iso.bz2 >> >> The hardware detection should work fine plus /dev is now properly >> filled. What's left is to modify the "graphical" setup script, >> which I >> am in the middle of doing right now. So whenever you feel like it >> try >> the newer ones too. >> >> >> Cheers! >> >> Alex >> > I tried the new iso with out much luck. It detected all my > hardware > correctly and populated /dev just fine. My problem was trying > to run > quickinst. Since wget isn't installed I tried the version located > in /arch. For whatever reason it was unable to resolve > ftp.archlinuxppc.org. I double checked my /etc/resolv.conf and it > had the correct nameservers listed. I used dhcpd to configure my > network device if that means anything. I tried manually setting it > but route is also not installed. Anyone have any ideas? > > The latest iso should come with the default quickinst script as in i686, so it uses snarf instead of wget now. I will check what may have produced the problem. Though I'll doubt the iso doesn't have the required symbols in its libc, like it used to on some of the other isos.
Alex
After trying out the iso again, I am able to ping ip's outside my network just fine, but still nothing is resolving. Let me know if there's anything I can run on my machine to better help you find the problem. You're still running quickinst right? I'll put strace on the next disk to debug it a little more. Can only be something in pacman or snarf. Unfortunatley I won't have much time tonight as I have to prep an art show. :)
Alex
In hopes to better help you out with the debug, here is the procedure I am following with the new iso.
dhcpd eth0 mac-fdisk /dev/hda mkfs.ext3 /dev/hda4 mkswap /dev/hda5 mount -t ext3 /dev/hda4 /mnt /arch/quickinst ftp /mnt ftp://ftp.archlinuxppc.org/current/os/ppc
Then these errors are outputted:
mount: can't find / in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab Downloading pacman... ftp.archlinuxppc.org: Unknown server error error: Download failed
And here is my /etc/resolv.conf nameserver 68.87.77.130
Take your time, like I said I was able to get archlinux installed with the previous iso and old walkthrough. If you need any help with anything let me know.
_______________________________________________ arch-ports mailing list arch-ports@archlinux.org http://www.archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/arch-ports
Hey guys,
I am also experiencing similar issues to James with my G4 iBook. I'm using the latest ISO (2006-06-16) and following the steps from the previous E-Mail. I'm unable to resolve any domain names, however, I can still ping IP addresses. I had entered various different nameservers in /etc/resolv.conf and it doesn't seem to have any effect. At any rate, I tried to issue the following command (IP for the FTP server)
/arch/quickinst ftp /mnt ftp://83.246.120.33/current/os/ppc
Initially this was successful, except that pacman is unable to sync it's database. In addition, I also get complaints.
Mount: can't find / in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab
Any help would be greatly appreciated. I'd love to see Arch PPC on my iBook.
Cheers, Tate
Tate,
thank for trying out the ISO. I was working on it a bit over the weekend and resolved some issues that will fix the problem. Since I'm not home right now the upload has to wait a bit until tonight. Please bear with me. :)
Cheers,
Alex
Hello again, finally, I made it back home safely from the Fete de la Musique. My last two nights were really busy so that's why I delayed releasing the newest snapshot a bit. :) Anyways, get it while it's hot: ftp://ftp.archlinuxppc.org/iso/snapshots/2006-06-22_archppc.iso.bz2 What's new? * DNS resolution problem fixed (missin libnss_dns-2.4.so on iso) quickinst method should work now * few fixes to the setup script, don't expect it to fully work yet though With that said, I'd like to go for a walk now. :) Cheers! Alex
Tate Johnson wrote:
On Fri, 2006-06-16 at 16:15 -0400, James Turner wrote:
On Fri, Jun 16, 2006 at 02:53:12PM -0400, James Turner wrote:
> james@nullstudios.com wrote: > >>> James Turner wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, I'm a new archlinux user and new to this mailing list, so >>>> please >>>> take it easy on me. I am having a hell of a time getting >>>> archlinux >>>> installed on my 12in PowerBook 1.33 GHz. I have followed the >>>> steps >>>> under "*Installation on newworld machines" numerous times with >>>> various >>>> success. Most recently quickinst seems to stale for no reason >>>> while >>>> downloading packages. The one time I managed to get archlinux >>>> completely installed the kernel would not boot. If anyone has >>>> more up >>>> to date instructions or any ideas why the quickinst script >>>> might be >>>> stalling please help. Once I get the base system installed I >>>> can always >>>> compile my own kernel. I appreciate any help anyone might be >>>> able to >>>> offer.* >>>> >>> Except for the devfs vs udev issues, the guide still fully >>> applies. It >>> may be that you run into problems if you use the sample >>> yaboot.conf. >>> Did you use ofpath to determine your "device" and "partition" >>> lines? >>> >>> You may try the latest snapshot which is here: >>> >>> ftp://ftp.archlinuxppc.org/iso/snapshots/ >>> 2006-06-14_archppc.iso.bz2 >>> >>> It still has a few flaws which need to be fixed: >>> * does not create device nodes for harddrives use instead: >>> >>> cd /dev >>> mknod hda b 3 0 >>> mknod hda1 b 3 1 >>> mknod hda2 b 3 2 >>> mknod hda3 b 3 3 >>> mknod hdb b 4 1 >>> >>> a.s.o >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Alex >>> >>> >> Alex, Thanks for your help. I did manage to get ArchLinux >> installed >> just fine last night. I followed the above procedure. I also >> had to >> mknod nvram c 10 144, so yaboot would install correctly and I >> had to >> run modprobe loop so the kernel would install correctly. I can >> proudly >> say I am writing this from ArchLinux on my 12in PowerBook. >> >> >> > Glad to hear you were successful! :D > > Just now I uploaded yet another snapshot: > > ftp://ftp.archlinuxppc.org/iso/snapshots/ > 2006-06-16_archppc.iso.bz2 > > The hardware detection should work fine plus /dev is now properly > filled. What's left is to modify the "graphical" setup script, > which I > am in the middle of doing right now. So whenever you feel like it > try > the newer ones too. > > > Cheers! > > Alex > > I tried the new iso with out much luck. It detected all my hardware correctly and populated /dev just fine. My problem was trying to run quickinst. Since wget isn't installed I tried the version located in /arch. For whatever reason it was unable to resolve ftp.archlinuxppc.org. I double checked my /etc/resolv.conf and it had the correct nameservers listed. I used dhcpd to configure my network device if that means anything. I tried manually setting it but route is also not installed. Anyone have any ideas?
The latest iso should come with the default quickinst script as in i686, so it uses snarf instead of wget now. I will check what may have produced the problem. Though I'll doubt the iso doesn't have the required symbols in its libc, like it used to on some of the other isos.
Alex
After trying out the iso again, I am able to ping ip's outside my network just fine, but still nothing is resolving. Let me know if there's anything I can run on my machine to better help you find the problem.
You're still running quickinst right? I'll put strace on the next disk to debug it a little more. Can only be something in pacman or snarf. Unfortunatley I won't have much time tonight as I have to prep an art show. :)
Alex
In hopes to better help you out with the debug, here is the procedure I am following with the new iso.
dhcpd eth0 mac-fdisk /dev/hda mkfs.ext3 /dev/hda4 mkswap /dev/hda5 mount -t ext3 /dev/hda4 /mnt /arch/quickinst ftp /mnt ftp://ftp.archlinuxppc.org/current/os/ppc
Then these errors are outputted:
mount: can't find / in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab Downloading pacman... ftp.archlinuxppc.org: Unknown server error error: Download failed
And here is my /etc/resolv.conf nameserver 68.87.77.130
Take your time, like I said I was able to get archlinux installed with the previous iso and old walkthrough. If you need any help with anything let me know.
_______________________________________________ arch-ports mailing list arch-ports@archlinux.org http://www.archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/arch-ports
Hey guys,
I am also experiencing similar issues to James with my G4 iBook. I'm using the latest ISO (2006-06-16) and following the steps from the previous E-Mail. I'm unable to resolve any domain names, however, I can still ping IP addresses. I had entered various different nameservers in /etc/resolv.conf and it doesn't seem to have any effect.
At any rate, I tried to issue the following command (IP for the FTP server)
/arch/quickinst ftp /mnt ftp://83.246.120.33/current/os/ppc
Initially this was successful, except that pacman is unable to sync it's database. In addition, I also get complaints.
Mount: can't find / in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab
Any help would be greatly appreciated. I'd love to see Arch PPC on my iBook.
Cheers, Tate
Sorry for the late reply but here goes: Just a while ago I experienced exactly the same problem as you did. It was as simple as using snarf instead of wget in quickinst on the CD. I have yet to work on it so that I can upload a fixed ISO. The problem is a result of a - as it seems - PowerPC specific issue with GCC. Pacman includes 2 binaries, one that is dynamicly linked against the system and the other - called pacman.static - that is linked staticly. Now, this works great on i686 and x86_64 but the function gethostbyname() which is part of glibc cannot be staticly linked into binary nor can klibc provide a replacement. What you do is simple. Boot the CD, partition your harddrive and mount the rootfs to say /mnt. Then use this quickinst instead: http://kth5.archlinuxppc.org/quickinst You can get it with snarf which hopefully is on the CD. ;) Good luck! Alex
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Alexander Baldeck
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James Turner
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Tate Johnson