Pinebook Pro Installing Arch Linux ARM - Revision history

CATFELLA: change the boot partition size to 512M. 256M is not enough, in fact it fails to upgrade the linux package because fallback initramfs step runs out of space (and the MiB -> MB is because I'm pretty sure that 512M in fdisk uses the MEGA prefix and not the MEBI)

2024-10-25T19:19:51Z

change the boot partition size to 512M. 256M is not enough, in fact it fails to upgrade the linux package because fallback initramfs step runs out of space (and the MiB -> MB is because I'm pretty sure that 512M in fdisk uses the MEGA prefix and not the MEBI)

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	* Press enter for partition number two.		* Press enter for partition number two.
	* Press enter for the default start sector.		* Press enter for the default start sector.
	* Type '''+~~256M~~''' to make the new partition ~~256 MiB~~.		* Type '''+512M''' to make the new partition 512 MB.

	Mark the '''/boot''' partition bootable.		Mark the '''/boot''' partition bootable.

Dsimic: /* Flashing U-Boot */ Improved the wording and formatting a bit

2024-09-29T03:19:27Z

Flashing U-Boot: Improved the wording and formatting a bit

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	== Partitioning ==		== Partitioning ==
	=== Flashing U-Boot ===		=== Flashing U-Boot ===
	{{note\|While any U-Boot for the Pinebook Pro can be used, this tutorial uses [https://tow-boot.org Tow-Boot]. The process of installing Tow-Boot is different from any other U-Boot, so large parts of the partitioning section will need to be changed if you want to use something else. If you already have Tow-Boot installed via SPI, you can skip this step. Use fdisk to create a blank GPT partition table. '''/boot''' will be partition 1, and '''/''' will be partition 2.}}		{{note\|While any build of U-Boot for the Pinebook Pro can be used, this tutorial uses [https://tow-boot.org Tow-Boot]. The process of installing Tow-Boot is different from any other U-Boot build, so large parts of the partitioning section will need to be changed if you want to use something else. If you already have Tow-Boot installed via SPI, you can skip this step. Use '''fdisk''' to create a blank GPT partition table. '''/boot''' will be partition 1, and '''/''' will be partition 2.}}

	Download and extract the latest release of Tow-Boot for the Pinebook Pro from https://github.com/Tow-Boot/Tow-Boot/releases.		Download and extract the latest release of Tow-Boot for the Pinebook Pro from https://github.com/Tow-Boot/Tow-Boot/releases.

Fxc: Fixes

2023-04-04T16:53:06Z

Fixes

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	Commands to be run as a normal user are prefixed with <code>$</code>, commands to be run as root (or with <code>sudo</code>) are prefixed with <code>#</code>.		Commands to be run as a normal user are prefixed with <code>$</code>, commands to be run as root (or with <code>sudo</code>) are prefixed with <code>#</code>.
	The target device is assumed to be ~~<tt>~~/dev/sdb~~</tt>~~, adjust accordingly.		The target device is assumed to be '''/dev/sdb''', adjust accordingly.

	== Partitioning ==		== Partitioning ==
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	=== Creating the partitions ===		=== Creating the partitions ===
	Use <code>fdisk</code> to add partitions to ~~<tt>~~/dev/sdb~~</tt>~~.		Use <code>fdisk</code> to add partitions to '''/dev/sdb'''.

	# fdisk /dev/sdb		# fdisk /dev/sdb

	Create the ~~<tt>~~/boot~~</tt>~~ partition.		Create the '''/boot''' partition.

	* Type '''n''' to create a new partition.		* Type '''n''' to create a new partition.
	* Press enter for partition number two.		* Press enter for partition number two.
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	* Type '''+256M''' to make the new partition 256 MiB.		* Type '''+256M''' to make the new partition 256 MiB.

	Mark the ~~<tt>~~/boot~~</tt>~~ partition bootable.		Mark the '''/boot''' partition bootable.

	* Type '''x''' to enter expert mode.		* Type '''x''' to enter expert mode.
	* Type '''A''' to mark a partition bootable.		* Type '''A''' to mark a partition bootable.
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	Create the root partition.		Create the root partition.

	* Type '''n''' to create a new partition.		* Type '''n''' to create a new partition.
	* Press enter for partition number three.		* Press enter for partition number three.
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	Write the changes to disk.		Write the changes to disk.

	* Type '''w''' to write the changes and exit.		* Type '''w''' to write the changes and exit.

	=== Formatting the partitions ===		=== Formatting the partitions ===
	Format the ~~<tt>~~/boot~~</tt>~~ partition as a filesystem supported by your U-Boot. ext4 is recommended:		Format the '''/boot''' partition as a filesystem supported by your U-Boot. ext4 is recommended:
	# mkfs.ext4 /dev/sdb2		# mkfs.ext4 /dev/sdb2

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	==== Editing fstab ====		==== Editing fstab ====
	Find the partitions' UUIDs with <code>blkid</code>.		Find the partitions' UUIDs with <code>blkid</code>.

	# blkid /dev/sdb3 /dev/sdb2		# blkid /dev/sdb3 /dev/sdb2

	Example output:		Example output:

	/dev/sdb3: UUID="c1ec9712-5c64-46da-852c-9d665416e8a6" UUID_SUB="90e5b654-6967-471a-9d35-8997488b1ba8" BLOCK_SIZE="4096" TYPE="btrfs" PARTUUID="885dd863-a550-2d47-89dd-f54fd6744ca5"		/dev/sdb3: UUID="c1ec9712-5c64-46da-852c-9d665416e8a6" UUID_SUB="90e5b654-6967-471a-9d35-8997488b1ba8" BLOCK_SIZE="4096" TYPE="btrfs" PARTUUID="885dd863-a550-2d47-89dd-f54fd6744ca5"
	/dev/sdb2: UUID="21bbff3f-b82e-416e-93c8-e6d44c3daf82" BLOCK_SIZE="4096" TYPE="ext4" PARTUUID="be571200-1a56-5d4c-9a5b-88a5f36a295e"		/dev/sdb2: UUID="21bbff3f-b82e-416e-93c8-e6d44c3daf82" BLOCK_SIZE="4096" TYPE="ext4" PARTUUID="be571200-1a56-5d4c-9a5b-88a5f36a295e"

	Add the following lines to ~~<tt>~~/mnt/etc/fstab~~</tt>~~, substituting the example UUIDs with those you received from <code>blkid</code>.		Add the following lines to '''/mnt/etc/fstab''', substituting the example UUIDs with those you received from <code>blkid</code>.

	UUID=c1ec9712-5c64-46da-852c-9d665416e8a6 / btrfs defaults 0 1		UUID=c1ec9712-5c64-46da-852c-9d665416e8a6 / btrfs defaults 0 1
	UUID=21bbff3f-b82e-416e-93c8-e6d44c3daf82 /boot ext4 defaults 0 2		UUID=21bbff3f-b82e-416e-93c8-e6d44c3daf82 /boot ext4 defaults 0 2
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	==== Creating extlinux.conf ====		==== Creating extlinux.conf ====

	Create a file ~~<tt>~~/mnt/boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf~~</tt>~~ with the following contents, replacing the example UUID with the one for ~~<tt>~~/dev/sdb3~~</tt>~~ from <code>blkid</code>.		Create a file '''/mnt/boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf''' with the following contents, replacing the example UUID with the one for '''/dev/sdb3''' from <code>blkid</code>.
	DEFAULT arch		DEFAULT arch
	MENU TITLE Boot Menu		MENU TITLE Boot Menu
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	== Booting and finishing setup ==		== Booting and finishing setup ==
	Boot into Arch Linux ARM and log in as ~~<tt>~~root~~</tt>~~ with password ~~<tt>~~root~~</tt>~~.		Boot into Arch Linux ARM and log in as '''root''' with password '''root'''.

	Initialize the pacman keyring.		Initialize the pacman keyring.

	# pacman-key --init		# pacman-key --init
	# pacman-key --populate archlinuxarm		# pacman-key --populate archlinuxarm

	For security, change the default passwords for root and the default user ~~<tt>~~alarm~~</tt>~~.		For security, change the default passwords for root and the default user '''alarm'''.

	# passwd		# passwd
	# passwd alarm		# passwd alarm

Fxc: /* Flashing U-Boot */ fixes

2023-04-04T16:51:42Z

Flashing U-Boot: fixes

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	== Partitioning ==		== Partitioning ==
	=== Flashing U-Boot ===		=== Flashing U-Boot ===
	{{note\|While any U-Boot for the Pinebook Pro can be used, this tutorial uses [https://tow-boot.org Tow-Boot].		{{note\|While any U-Boot for the Pinebook Pro can be used, this tutorial uses [https://tow-boot.org Tow-Boot]. The process of installing Tow-Boot is different from any other U-Boot, so large parts of the partitioning section will need to be changed if you want to use something else. If you already have Tow-Boot installed via SPI, you can skip this step. Use fdisk to create a blank GPT partition table. '''/boot''' will be partition 1, and '''/''' will be partition 2.}}
	The process of installing Tow-Boot is different from any other U-Boot, so large parts of the partitioning section will need to be changed if you want to use something else.
	If you already have Tow-Boot installed via SPI, you can skip this step. Use fdisk to create a blank GPT partition table. ~~<tt>~~/boot~~</tt>~~ will be partition 1, and ~~<tt>~~/~~</tt>~~ partition 2.}}

	Download and extract the latest release of Tow-Boot for the Pinebook Pro from https://github.com/Tow-Boot/Tow-Boot/releases.		Download and extract the latest release of Tow-Boot for the Pinebook Pro from https://github.com/Tow-Boot/Tow-Boot/releases.
	~~<nowiki>~~$ wget https://github.com/Tow-Boot/Tow-Boot/releases/download/release-2021.10-004/pine64-pinebookPro-2021.10-004.tar.xz~~</nowiki>~~
			$ wget https://github.com/Tow-Boot/Tow-Boot/releases/download/release-2021.10-004/pine64-pinebookPro-2021.10-004.tar.xz
	$ tar xf pine64-pinebookPro-2021.10-004.tar.xz		$ tar xf pine64-pinebookPro-2021.10-004.tar.xz

	Flash Tow-Boot to ~~<tt>~~/dev/sdb~~</tt>~~ (replace this with the device you actually intend to use).		Flash Tow-Boot to '''/dev/sdb''' (replace this with the device you actually intend to use).

	# dd if=pine64-pinebookPro-2021.10-004/shared.disk-image.img of=/dev/sdb bs=1M oflag=direct,sync		# dd if=pine64-pinebookPro-2021.10-004/shared.disk-image.img of=/dev/sdb bs=1M oflag=direct,sync

Fxc at 15:34, 20 February 2023

2023-02-20T15:34:26Z

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	[[Category:~~PineBook~~ Pro]]		[[Category:Pinebook Pro]]

Fxc at 15:26, 20 February 2023

2023-02-20T15:26:37Z

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	Congratulations, you have now installed Arch Linux ARM on your PineBook Pro!		Congratulations, you have now installed Arch Linux ARM on your PineBook Pro!


			[[Category:PineBook Pro]]

Fxc: Fxc moved page Installing Arch Linux ARM On The Pinebook Pro to Pinebook Pro Installing Arch Linux ARM over redirect: Not true, the mentioned articles are redirects as well. No consensus

2023-02-20T09:53:12Z

Fxc moved page Installing Arch Linux ARM On The Pinebook Pro to Pinebook Pro Installing Arch Linux ARM over redirect: Not true, the mentioned articles are redirects as well. No consensus

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BenTheTechGuy: BenTheTechGuy moved page Pinebook Pro Installing Arch Linux ARM to Installing Arch Linux ARM On The Pinebook Pro over redirect: This particular naming is already used for other devices and operating systems. See "Installing Arch Linux ARM on the Quartz64" and "Installing Void Linux ARM on the Pinebook Pro"

2023-02-20T04:00:29Z

BenTheTechGuy moved page Pinebook Pro Installing Arch Linux ARM to Installing Arch Linux ARM On The Pinebook Pro over redirect: This particular naming is already used for other devices and operating systems. See "Installing Arch Linux ARM on the Quartz64" and "Installing Void Linux ARM on the Pinebook Pro"

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BenTheTechGuy: These steps are already implicitly included and done automatically

2023-02-20T03:58:09Z

These steps are already implicitly included and done automatically

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	==== Creating extlinux.conf ====		==== Creating extlinux.conf ====

	~~Create the extlinux directory:~~
	~~mkdir -p /mnt/boot/extlinux~~

	Create a file <tt>/mnt/boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf</tt> with the following contents, replacing the example UUID with the one for <tt>/dev/sdb3</tt> from <code>blkid</code>.		Create a file <tt>/mnt/boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf</tt> with the following contents, replacing the example UUID with the one for <tt>/dev/sdb3</tt> from <code>blkid</code>.
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	FDT /dtbs/rockchip/rk3399-pinebook-pro.dtb		FDT /dtbs/rockchip/rk3399-pinebook-pro.dtb
	APPEND root=UUID=c1ec9712-5c64-46da-852c-9d665416e8a6 rw		APPEND root=UUID=c1ec9712-5c64-46da-852c-9d665416e8a6 rw

	~~== Unmount the filesystems ==~~
	~~umount /mnt/boot~~
	~~umount /mnt~~

	== Booting and finishing setup ==		== Booting and finishing setup ==

Fxc: Fxc moved page Installing Arch Linux ARM On The Pinebook Pro to Pinebook Pro Installing Arch Linux ARM: streamlined

2023-02-01T09:56:51Z

Fxc moved page Installing Arch Linux ARM On The Pinebook Pro to Pinebook Pro Installing Arch Linux ARM: streamlined

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