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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. | ||
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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 '''+ | * Type '''+512M''' to make the new partition 512 MB. | ||
Mark the '''/boot''' partition bootable. | Mark the '''/boot''' partition bootable. |
Latest revision as of 19:19, 25 October 2024
These instructions can be followed to install Arch Linux ARM on an SD Card, USB Flash Drive, eMMC, or even NVMe if your U-Boot supports it (example Tow-Boot on SPI).
Commands to be run as a normal user are prefixed with $
, commands to be run as root (or with sudo
) are prefixed with #
.
The target device is assumed to be /dev/sdb, adjust accordingly.
Partitioning
Flashing U-Boot
Download and extract the latest release of Tow-Boot for the Pinebook Pro from https://github.com/Tow-Boot/Tow-Boot/releases.
$ 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
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
This creates the partition table for the device, with the first partition serving to protect Tow-Boot. Do not move or write to this partition.
Creating the partitions
Use fdisk
to add partitions to /dev/sdb.
# fdisk /dev/sdb
Create the /boot partition.
- Type n to create a new partition.
- Press enter for partition number two.
- Press enter for the default start sector.
- Type +512M to make the new partition 512 MB.
Mark the /boot partition bootable.
- Type x to enter expert mode.
- Type A to mark a partition bootable.
- Type 2 to select partition two.
- Type r to exit expert mode.
Create the root partition.
- Type n to create a new partition.
- Press enter for partition number three.
- Press enter for the default start sector.
- Press enter to fill the rest of the device.
Write the changes to disk.
- Type w to write the changes and exit.
Formatting the partitions
Format the /boot partition as a filesystem supported by your U-Boot. ext4 is recommended:
# mkfs.ext4 /dev/sdb2
Format the root partition as any filesystem supported by Arch Linux ARM. btrfs for example:
# mkfs.btrfs /dev/sdb3
Installing the root filesystem
Mounting the partitions
# mount /dev/sdb3 /mnt # mkdir /mnt/boot # mount /dev/sdb2 /mnt/boot
Downloading and verifying the rootfs tarball
Download the tarball and its PGP signature.
$ wget http://os.archlinuxarm.org/os/ArchLinuxARM-aarch64-latest.tar.gz{,.sig}
Import the Arch Linux ARM signing key.
$ gpg --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 68B3537F39A313B3E574D06777193F152BDBE6A6
Verify the tarball's authenticity.
$ gpg --verify ArchLinuxARM-aarch64-latest.tar.gz.sig
Verifying the authenticity of the tarball protects you in two ways:
- Makes sure the tarball came directly from Arch Linux ARM and was not tampered with
- Prevents you from using a corrupt tarball (for example from an interrupted download)
Extracting and configuring the root filesystem
Extracting the root filesystem
# bsdtar -xpf ArchLinuxARM-aarch64-latest.tar.gz -C /mnt
Editing fstab
Find the partitions' UUIDs with blkid
.
# blkid /dev/sdb3 /dev/sdb2
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/sdb2: UUID="21bbff3f-b82e-416e-93c8-e6d44c3daf82" BLOCK_SIZE="4096" TYPE="ext4" PARTUUID="be571200-1a56-5d4c-9a5b-88a5f36a295e"
Add the following lines to /mnt/etc/fstab, substituting the example UUIDs with those you received from blkid
.
UUID=c1ec9712-5c64-46da-852c-9d665416e8a6 / btrfs defaults 0 1 UUID=21bbff3f-b82e-416e-93c8-e6d44c3daf82 /boot ext4 defaults 0 2
Creating extlinux.conf
Create a file /mnt/boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf with the following contents, replacing the example UUID with the one for /dev/sdb3 from blkid
.
DEFAULT arch MENU TITLE Boot Menu PROMPT 0 TIMEOUT 50 LABEL arch MENU LABEL Arch Linux ARM LINUX /Image INITRD /initramfs-linux.img FDT /dtbs/rockchip/rk3399-pinebook-pro.dtb APPEND root=UUID=c1ec9712-5c64-46da-852c-9d665416e8a6 rw LABEL arch-fallback MENU LABEL Arch Linux ARM with fallback initramfs LINUX /Image INITRD /initramfs-linux-fallback.img FDT /dtbs/rockchip/rk3399-pinebook-pro.dtb APPEND root=UUID=c1ec9712-5c64-46da-852c-9d665416e8a6 rw
Booting and finishing setup
Boot into Arch Linux ARM and log in as root with password root.
Initialize the pacman keyring.
# pacman-key --init # pacman-key --populate archlinuxarm
For security, change the default passwords for root and the default user alarm.
# passwd # passwd alarm
Congratulations, you have now installed Arch Linux ARM on your PineBook Pro!