Re: Arch linux installing process

Source Code <rifesourcecode@xxxxxxxxx> · Tue, 18 Jul 2023 21:38:20 +0600

I just wanna add microcode updates with EFI. I need to add: 
cat /boot/and-ucode.img /boot/initramfs-linux.img > my_new_initrd
objcopy ... --add-section .initrd=my_new_initrd
But I have error:

cat: unrecognised option ‘—add-section’
I write it all on one command line.
What I do wrong?

Вт, 18 июля 2023 г. в 21:19, Andy Pieters <arch-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
On Tue, 18 Jul 2023 at 14:43, Source Code <rifesourcecode@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I wanna ask you, that how many size I can choose for Linux x86-64 root and Linux file system?

Respectfully can I point you to the installation guides [1] [2]?

[1] https://itsfoss.com/install-arch-linux/

[2] https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/installation_guide

On Tue, 18 Jul 2023 at 16:10, Source Code <rifesourcecode@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Now I am in the end of installing linux. I have reached to step 3.21 of installation guide: 
3.21 Boot loader
Choose and install a Linux-capable boot loader. If you have an Intel or AMD CPU, enable microcode updates in addition.

What it means? What I should choose and install? And how to enable microcode updates in addition?

Вт, 18 июля 2023 г. в 20:40, Ralf Mardorf <ralf-mardorf@xxxxxxxxxx>:
On Tue, 2023-07-18 at 20:17 +0600, Source Code wrote:

> Now I use cfdisk and I saw type of sda: Linux swap,

> linux root x86-64 and Linux file system. And I wanna

> know the difference between linux root x86-64 and Linux

> file system.

> Now I think to leave just Linux swap and Linux root x86-64.

Hi,

please reply to the mailing list.

This is again quasi the same I already wrote before:

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/partitioning#UEFI/GPT_layout_example

You need a "/boot or /efi" partition. You should use a "Linux swap" and

you need a "Linux x86-64 root (/)". This root directory can use

different file systems, such as ext4, but maybe you want a copy on write

file system.

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/file_systems

I'm sorry, but I don't know how to use cfdisk. If you don't want to use

command line, I recommend to use a live media providing GParted.

This isn't what I'm using:

https://gparted.org/liveusb.php

I'm using an USB stick with https://www.ventoy.net/en/index.html . If I

need GParted on a live media, I just run e.g. a persistent Xubuntu or

any other ISO copied to the Ventoy USB stick.

Regards,

Ralf