[arch-general] Problems with install Iso

[Thomas Bächler]

Thomas Bächler schrieb:
> As you seem to be good with Linux and Arch, you can try the following:
> - Boot the Arch install CD, partition everything as you like it and 
> mount it manually before even launching /arch/setup
> - Skip all "mount partitions" steps in /arch/setup and simply proceed to 
> the package selection/installation.
> - Adjust your fstab manually after you finished installing
> 
> This used to work in our old installer once you found out where 
> /arch/setup wants its destination to be mounted. I don't know if AIF has 
> safeguards to prevent you from installing without letting it mount 
> partitions before (If it does, you can comment them out in the script, 
> the live system is read/write).
> 
> The fact that AIF doesn't allow you to select the newly created 
> partitions looks very much like a bug. I'll wait until Dieter has time 
> to reply.

Instead of "/arch/setup", please try "/arch/aif -p interactive -d" and 
save/upload the log files from /var/log/aif/ that will be created. That 
will be useful in any case.

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