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| + | This page describes, how to install Arch Linux on a virtual server from a webhoster. | ||
== Installing an Arch Linux server on JiffyBox == | == Installing an Arch Linux server on JiffyBox == | ||
| + | The following was tested on a [https://www.jiffybox.de/ JiffyBox] but should work also for other providers with [[Xen]] virtualisation. | ||
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Create an [https://www.jiffybox.de/ JiffyBox] account. I selected Ubuntu 10.04 since squashfs needed later is too old on Debian Lenny. | Create an [https://www.jiffybox.de/ JiffyBox] account. I selected Ubuntu 10.04 since squashfs needed later is too old on Debian Lenny. | ||
I think [http://www.linode.com Linode] works similar. However, they provide Arch Linux by default. | I think [http://www.linode.com Linode] works similar. However, they provide Arch Linux by default. | ||
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I did the stuff from: | I did the stuff from: | ||
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I needed to install squashfs tools: | I needed to install squashfs tools: | ||
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Chroot in the new OS: | Chroot in the new OS: | ||
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Install openssh and add it in rc.conf | Install openssh and add it in rc.conf | ||
Allow ssh from extern: | Allow ssh from extern: | ||
| − | + | https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Beginners_Guide#.2Fetc.2Fhosts.deny_and_.2Fetc.2Fhosts.allow | |
Change /boot/grub/menu.lst to: | Change /boot/grub/menu.lst to: | ||
Revision as of 08:43, 8 August 2013
This page describes, how to install Arch Linux on a virtual server from a webhoster.
Installing an Arch Linux server on JiffyBox
The following was tested on a JiffyBox but should work also for other providers with Xen virtualisation.
Create an JiffyBox account. I selected Ubuntu 10.04 since squashfs needed later is too old on Debian Lenny. I think Linode works similar. However, they provide Arch Linux by default.
- Create additional hard disk (i.e. 20GB)
- Add hard disk to the current profile
I did the stuff from: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Install_from_Existing_Linux#Preparing_the_Installation_Environment
I needed to install squashfs tools:
apt-get install squashfs-tools
Mount the empty arch partition:
mount /dev/xvdc /mnt/arch/
aif does not find the partitions (/dev/xvdc) You have to mount it manually and do the following hack to aif: http://colinux.wikia.com/wiki/Howto:_ArchLinux_install_from_iso_with_rescue_fs#Stage_2:_Prepare_the_final_filesystem_and_install_ArchLinux_on_it
Copy /etc/resolf.conf
Chroot in the new OS: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Install_from_Existing_Linux#Update_and_Install_packages_from_host_system_via_chroot
Install openssh and add it in rc.conf
Allow ssh from extern: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Beginners_Guide#.2Fetc.2Fhosts.deny_and_.2Fetc.2Fhosts.allow
Change /boot/grub/menu.lst to:
# (0) Arch Linux title Arch Linux [/boot/vmlinuz26] root (hd0) kernel /boot/vmlinux root=/dev/xvda ro initrd /boot/kernel26.img
Add the following to /etc/fstab:
/dev/xvdb swap swap defaults 0 0 /dev/xvda / ext3 defaults 0 1
Uncomment the following line in /etc/inittab:
h0:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -8 38400 hvc0 linux
Create an new JiffyBox Profile with kernel pvgrub64
pvgrub does not know lzma compression of the kernel. Thus booting will fail. Thus the "raw" kernel hast to be copied to /boot form /usr/src/linux-*/vmlinux
Note: I had problems using the current 2.6.37 kernel and switched back to 2.6.36.