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#ARCH LINUX ON RASPBERRY PI INSTALL#
#ARCH LINUX ON RASPBERRY PI ARCHIVE#
#ARCH LINUX ON RASPBERRY PI DOWNLOAD#

PIR motion sensing combined with a python script and RPi.GPIO library.

Ambient temperature logging - through 1 wire Dallas sensor.

#ARCH LINUX ON RASPBERRY PI INSTALL#

Now that you have headless operation in place install your favourite tools and packages with: pacman -Sy package_name and probably once per week do a full update with pacman -Syu - while it is possible to leave this longer it is not advisable due to the sheer amount of updates that are released. systemctl enable ensures the service will be active on next boot.īefore unplugging everything it is worth doing a quick reboot to make sure your wi-fi network profile started automatically. Type netctl list - find your network and type in netctl enable network_name.įind your IP address with ipconfig and then check sshd is enabled and running with systemctl enable sshd followed by going to another machine and attempting to connect in. You would think that the wifi will start on the next boot - but it won't so we can't go 'headless' yet. To connect to the network wifi-menu and select to your access point. Type pacman -U /root/temp/*.xz and let the packages get installed. Plug everything in and log in with the default username/password. Optionally edit /etc/hostname before booting the system.

While you are here - get a USB hub ready because you will need to use a keyboard at the same time as your wi-fi dongle to authenticate to your router/access point.

dialog, libnl, wpa_supplicant, wpa_actiond.

) and copy them to the SD card in /root/temp.

#ARCH LINUX ON RASPBERRY PI DOWNLOAD#

Download the following packages from the Arch mirror (i.e.There is no ethernet connection and you have no packages in the base system to configure wi-fi. Don't forget to populate the boot partition and type sync to complete the process.Īt this point you could eject the SD card and boot the system - but you will find a problem arises when you try to connect to the network.Mount the new partitions and expand the files.Create a boot partition with dos format and a ext4 for the rest of the space.

#ARCH LINUX ON RASPBERRY PI ARCHIVE#

Use wget to pull down the latest base system archive.

We first want to go over to the homepage of the Arch Linux ARM page (ALARM) and click 'Installation Instructions': They do provide an archive of a base image which can be installed on an SD card to make it bootable. Unfortunately as of early 2014 the distribution maintainers no longer provide a downloadable disk image. The boot-up time really is impressive and it's one of the main reasons I use it for my robots. Perhaps you have an original model A or are interested in a cheap second PI - they can be found for around £15 new including postage.Īrch Linux is a great alternative to the Raspbian distribution for power users and those who want a minimal base system.

The PI A+ is a very cheap and powerful model and for some the most important factor is its low power consumption. I am primarily writing this article for the Raspberry PI A/A+ but this guide also applies to any of the other models.