manual install archlinux

[BlackMage]

it is possible to install an actual archlinux with kernel with ext4 and xfs support?

on a PINE A64

[tophneal]

yes, you can manually install Arch to an SD or hunt down one of the existing IMGs still out there, then just install xfsprogs or run 'sudo modprobe xfs' for XFS support. EXT4 should already be enabled by default.

have you encountered issues enabling either, already?

[BlackMage]

yes, you can manually install Arch to an SD or use one of the existing IMGs still out there, then just install xfsprogs or run 'sudo modprobe xfs' for XFS support. EXT4 should already be enabled by default.

have you encountered issues enabling either, already?

can i inherit the default kernel config?

[tophneal]

yes, you can manually install Arch to an SD or use one of the existing IMGs still out there, then just install xfsprogs or run 'sudo modprobe xfs' for XFS support. EXT4 should already be enabled by default.

have you encountered issues enabling either, already?

can i inherit the default kernel config?

i would imagine so since support for the A64 has been added to the mainline kernel already.

[BlackMage]

yes, you can manually install Arch to an SD or use one of the existing IMGs still out there, then just install xfsprogs or run 'sudo modprobe xfs' for XFS support. EXT4 should already be enabled by default.

have you encountered issues enabling either, already?

can i inherit the default kernel config?

i would imagine so since support for the A64 has been added to the mainline kernel already.

or can i flash easy the archlinux-xfce-pine64-20190112.img.xz image from anarsoul/linux-build github?

[tophneal]

yes, you can manually install Arch to an SD or use one of the existing IMGs still out there, then just install xfsprogs or run 'sudo modprobe xfs' for XFS support. EXT4 should already be enabled by default.

have you encountered issues enabling either, already?

can i inherit the default kernel config?

i would imagine so since support for the A64 has been added to the mainline kernel already.

or can i flash easy the archlinux-xfce-pine64-20190112.img.xz image from anarsoul/linux-build github?

yep, flashing that image will get you an arch install with mainline kernel. you'll just have to go through updating it once it's booted.

[BlackMage]

puh, the images works not. after i copied the image and try to boot, the system gets online but not reachable(no ping or ssh possible, but the system goes online, but only at first start after flash

have anyone an idea? it is possible that the system crashes?

or should i try another microsd?

[tophneal]

have you tried writing that img to an sd card and booting from it to see if it behaves the same way? if it boots the way it should from sd, you may be able to use the archinstall script to install arch to your emmc. alternatively, you could try installing manually through the arch arm instructions: https://archlinuxarm.org/platforms/armv8...ner/pine64