Archlinux on the desire, chroot inside

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Here is how to install/use archlinux on the desire :

What you need :

-Rooted phone
-a2sd (Paul has included busybox in a2sd zip)
-an ext2 partition on the SD
-the following tarball : http://www.4shared.com/file/wlu7e8g9...m-basetar.html - dae1d0dfbbfe6ba88a8f95958648f463 - Thanks jayshah

Credit : CalimeroTeknik (irc.freenode.net/archlinux-fr) has make everything, i have just uploaded the tarball and write this howto

WARNING : This is provided without any warranty, if you brick your phone because of that, I (desmopro) and CalimeroTeknik cannot be held responsible.

1: Extract the tarball inside a folder of the ext2 SD (/system/sd/) , yes you have RW inside this folder.

mkdir /system/sd/archdroid
mv /sdcard/arch-arm-base.tar.bz2 /system/sd/archdroid/
cd /system/sd/archdroid/
tar xvvzf arch-arm-base.tar.bz2

2: Launch chroot

You can launch chroot with script named chroot.sh at root of archlinux folder,
After launching, you can see many terminal error, execute "export TERM=linux", after that you can use SSH (is better than ADB) by launching /etc/rc.d/sshd start

3: Configure your system

Its a base, so you need some package, install base-devel and yaourt (follow http://archlinux.org wiki for that)

Warning : yaourt 0.9.3.0 or superior not work, you need to use yaourt 0.9.2

4: Some arm repository ?

add on /etc/pacman.conf :

[archlinuxfr]
Server = http://repo.archlinux.fr/arm/

5: About stop chroot :

Before execute exit from adb chroot, dont miss to close all Archlinux process (ssh, ...) if you not make it, you need to restart your phone before return to the chroot)

I am mirroring the tarball for you.

Edit 1: MD5/SHA1 would be handy in the OP.
Edit 2: Trying again
Edit 3: http://www.4shared.com/file/wlu7e8g9...m-basetar.html

dae1d0dfbbfe6ba88a8f95958648f463  arch-arm-base.tar.bz2

Hi!
Another mirror, this time in Megaupload:

megaupload.com/?d=1Q08O6FG

Prob

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Impossible to extract ...

tar: dev/zero : la fonction mknod a échoué: Opération non permise
tar: dev/console : la fonction mknod a échoué: Opération non permise
tar: dev/null : la fonction mknod a échoué: Opération non permise
tar: etc/dbus-1/system.d/.keep: time stamp 2021-01-17 20:44:47 is 306551527.687670492 s in the future
tar: etc/dbus-1/session.d/.keep: time stamp 2021-01-17 20:44:47 is 306551527.686917604 s in the future
tar: etc/arch-release: time stamp 2021-01-17 20:44:47 is 306551527.675498346 s in the future
tar: lib/udev/devices/zero : la fonction mknod a échoué: Opération non permise
tar: lib/udev/devices/fuse : la fonction mknod a échoué: Opération non permise
tar: lib/udev/devices/console : la fonction mknod a échoué: Opération non permise
tar: lib/udev/devices/net/tun : la fonction mknod a échoué: Opération non permise
tar: lib/udev/devices/ppp : la fonction mknod a échoué: Opération non permise
tar: lib/udev/devices/loop0 : la fonction mknod a échoué: Opération non permise
tar: lib/udev/devices/null : la fonction mknod a échoué: Opération non permise
tar: lib/udev/devices/kmsg : la fonction mknod a échoué: Opération non permise
tar: usr/share/dbus-1/services/.keep: time stamp 2021-01-17 20:44:47 is 306551509.218266837 s in the future
tar: usr/share/dbus-1/system-services/.keep: time stamp 2021-01-17 20:44:47 is 306551509.217703078 s in the future
tar: usr/include/asm-generic/.install: time stamp 2021-01-17 20:44:47 is 306551470.359330006 s in the future
tar: usr/include/.install: time stamp 2021-01-17 20:44:47 is 306551470.339143223 s in the future
tar: usr/include/rdma/.install: time stamp 2021-01-17 20:44:47 is 306551469.833324677 s in the future
tar: usr/include/video/.install: time stamp 2021-01-17 20:44:47 is 306551469.274569447 s in the future
tar: usr/include/asm/.install: time stamp 2021-01-17 20:44:47 is 306551469.15469242 s in the future
tar: usr/include/linux/netfilter_ipv4/.install: time stamp 2021-01-17 20:44:47 is 306551469.095470923 s in the future
tar: usr/include/linux/netfilter_bridge/.install: time stamp 2021-01-17 20:44:47 is 306551469.04847284 s in the future
tar: usr/include/linux/.install: time stamp 2021-01-17 20:44:47 is 306551469.033725784 s in the future
tar: usr/include/linux/netfilter/.install: time stamp 2021-01-17 20:44:47 is 306551468.934608292 s in the future
tar: usr/include/linux/can/.install: time stamp 2021-01-17 20:44:47 is 306551468.907631049 s in the future
tar: usr/include/linux/byteorder/.install: time stamp 2021-01-17 20:44:47 is 306551468.89729377 s in the future
tar: usr/include/linux/spi/.install: time stamp 2021-01-17 20:44:47 is 306551468.872105443 s in the future
tar: usr/include/linux/tc_act/.install: time stamp 2021-01-17 20:44:47 is 306551468.861759644 s in the future
tar: usr/include/linux/netfilter_arp/.install: time stamp 2021-01-17 20:44:47 is 306551468.838132829 s in the future
tar: usr/include/linux/raid/.install: time stamp 2021-01-17 20:44:47 is 306551468.814705132 s in the future
tar: usr/include/linux/tc_ematch/.install: time stamp 2021-01-17 20:44:47 is 306551468.80227604 s in the future
tar: usr/include/linux/dvb/.install: time stamp 2021-01-17 20:44:47 is 306551468.764955656 s in the future
tar: usr/include/linux/usb/.install: time stamp 2021-01-17 20:44:47 is 306551468.751376767 s in the future
tar: usr/include/linux/nfsd/.install: time stamp 2021-01-17 20:44:47 is 306551468.649128374 s in the future
tar: usr/include/linux/isdn/.install: time stamp 2021-01-17 20:44:47 is 306551468.572330901 s in the future
tar: usr/include/linux/wimax/.install: time stamp 2021-01-17 20:44:47 is 306551468.570140119 s in the future
tar: usr/include/linux/hdlc/.install: time stamp 2021-01-17 20:44:47 is 306551468.54573136 s in the future
tar: usr/include/linux/sunrpc/.install: time stamp 2021-01-17 20:44:47 is 306551468.544780192 s in the future
tar: usr/include/linux/netfilter_ipv6/.install: time stamp 2021-01-17 20:44:47 is 306551468.53965887 s in the future
tar: usr/include/sound/.install: time stamp 2021-01-17 20:44:47 is 306551468.16809978 s in the future
tar: usr/include/mtd/.install: time stamp 2021-01-17 20:44:47 is 306551468.087343494 s in the future
tar: Des erreurs ont provoqué l'arrêt du programme

any idea ?

Originally Posted by adi90

Impossible to extract ...

tar: dev/zero : la fonction mknod a échoué: Opération non permise
tar: dev/console : la fonction mknod a échoué: Opération non permise
tar: dev/null : la fonction mknod a échoué: Opération non permise
tar: etc/dbus-1/system.d/.keep: time stamp 2021-01-17 20:44:47 is 306551527.687670492 s in the future
tar: etc/dbus-1/session.d/.keep: time stamp 2021-01-17 20:44:47 is 306551527.686917604 s in the future
tar: etc/arch-release: time stamp 2021-01-17 20:44:47 is 306551527.675498346 s in the future
tar: lib/udev/devices/zero : la fonction mknod a échoué: Opération non permise
tar: lib/udev/devices/fuse : la fonction mknod a échoué: Opération non permise
tar: lib/udev/devices/console : la fonction mknod a échoué: Opération non permise
tar: lib/udev/devices/net/tun : la fonction mknod a échoué: Opération non permise
tar: lib/udev/devices/ppp : la fonction mknod a échoué: Opération non permise
tar: lib/udev/devices/loop0 : la fonction mknod a échoué: Opération non permise
tar: lib/udev/devices/null : la fonction mknod a échoué: Opération non permise
tar: lib/udev/devices/kmsg : la fonction mknod a échoué: Opération non permise
tar: usr/share/dbus-1/services/.keep: time stamp 2021-01-17 20:44:47 is 306551509.218266837 s in the future
tar: usr/share/dbus-1/system-services/.keep: time stamp 2021-01-17 20:44:47 is 306551509.217703078 s in the future
tar: usr/include/asm-generic/.install: time stamp 2021-01-17 20:44:47 is 306551470.359330006 s in the future
tar: usr/include/.install: time stamp 2021-01-17 20:44:47 is 306551470.339143223 s in the future
tar: usr/include/rdma/.install: time stamp 2021-01-17 20:44:47 is 306551469.833324677 s in the future
tar: usr/include/video/.install: time stamp 2021-01-17 20:44:47 is 306551469.274569447 s in the future
tar: usr/include/asm/.install: time stamp 2021-01-17 20:44:47 is 306551469.15469242 s in the future
tar: usr/include/linux/netfilter_ipv4/.install: time stamp 2021-01-17 20:44:47 is 306551469.095470923 s in the future
tar: usr/include/linux/netfilter_bridge/.install: time stamp 2021-01-17 20:44:47 is 306551469.04847284 s in the future
tar: usr/include/linux/.install: time stamp 2021-01-17 20:44:47 is 306551469.033725784 s in the future
tar: usr/include/linux/netfilter/.install: time stamp 2021-01-17 20:44:47 is 306551468.934608292 s in the future
tar: usr/include/linux/can/.install: time stamp 2021-01-17 20:44:47 is 306551468.907631049 s in the future
tar: usr/include/linux/byteorder/.install: time stamp 2021-01-17 20:44:47 is 306551468.89729377 s in the future
tar: usr/include/linux/spi/.install: time stamp 2021-01-17 20:44:47 is 306551468.872105443 s in the future
tar: usr/include/linux/tc_act/.install: time stamp 2021-01-17 20:44:47 is 306551468.861759644 s in the future
tar: usr/include/linux/netfilter_arp/.install: time stamp 2021-01-17 20:44:47 is 306551468.838132829 s in the future
tar: usr/include/linux/raid/.install: time stamp 2021-01-17 20:44:47 is 306551468.814705132 s in the future
tar: usr/include/linux/tc_ematch/.install: time stamp 2021-01-17 20:44:47 is 306551468.80227604 s in the future
tar: usr/include/linux/dvb/.install: time stamp 2021-01-17 20:44:47 is 306551468.764955656 s in the future
tar: usr/include/linux/usb/.install: time stamp 2021-01-17 20:44:47 is 306551468.751376767 s in the future
tar: usr/include/linux/nfsd/.install: time stamp 2021-01-17 20:44:47 is 306551468.649128374 s in the future
tar: usr/include/linux/isdn/.install: time stamp 2021-01-17 20:44:47 is 306551468.572330901 s in the future
tar: usr/include/linux/wimax/.install: time stamp 2021-01-17 20:44:47 is 306551468.570140119 s in the future
tar: usr/include/linux/hdlc/.install: time stamp 2021-01-17 20:44:47 is 306551468.54573136 s in the future
tar: usr/include/linux/sunrpc/.install: time stamp 2021-01-17 20:44:47 is 306551468.544780192 s in the future
tar: usr/include/linux/netfilter_ipv6/.install: time stamp 2021-01-17 20:44:47 is 306551468.53965887 s in the future
tar: usr/include/sound/.install: time stamp 2021-01-17 20:44:47 is 306551468.16809978 s in the future
tar: usr/include/mtd/.install: time stamp 2021-01-17 20:44:47 is 306551468.087343494 s in the future
tar: Des erreurs ont provoqué l'arrêt du programme

any idea ?

Try extracting as root.

solve the probleme was that I tried to extract the file in my computer and not in the phone !

anyone got X working?
If yes can you tell me what driver you used?

Originally Posted by Cristhecrusader

anyone got X working?
If yes can you tell me what driver you used?

Use VNC

Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App

As much as i love Arch, what is the point of having it on the phone? I'm guessing it's not possible to use it as a phone?

Originally Posted by Mountainjew

As much as i love Arch, what is the point of having it on the phone? I'm guessing it's not possible to use it as a phone?

Well, not yet. It's like proof of concept, and some day we might have the full power of Linux in our devices

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