lvm-efi.md

Arch Linux

Installation procedure (lvm with no encryption):

1. Use wifi-menu to connect to network

2. Visit https://www.archlinux.org/mirrorlist/ on another computer, generate mirrorlist

3. Edit /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist on the Arch computer and paste the faster servers

4. Update package indexes: # pacman -Syyy

5. Create efi partition:

   # fdisk /dev/sda

    * g (to create an empty GPT partition table)
    * n
    * 1
    * enter
    * +300M
    * t
    * 1 (For EFI)
    * n
    * 2
    * enter
    * enter
    * t
    * 2
    * 31
    * w
   

6. # mkfs.fat -F32 /dev/sda1

7. Set up lvm:

   • Non-SSD: # pvcreate /dev/sda2
   • SSD: # pvcreate --dataalignment 1m /dev/sda2
   • # vgcreate volgroup0 /dev/sda2
   • # lvcreate -l 100%FREE volgroup0 -n root
   • # modprobe dm_mod
   • # vgscan
   • # vgchange -ay

8. # mkfs.ext4 /dev/volgroup0/root

9. # mount /dev/volgroup0/lv_root /mnt

10. # pacstrap -i /mnt base base-devel

11. # genfstab -U -p /mnt >> /mnt/etc/fstab

12. # arch-chroot /mnt

13. # pacman -S nano grub efibootmgr dosfstools os-prober mtools linux-headers linux mkinitcpio lvm2 network-manager-applet networkmanager networkmanager-openvpn wireless_tools wpa_supplicant

14. Edit /etc/mkinitcpio.conf and add lvm2 in between block and filesystems

15. # mkinitcpio -p linux

16. # nano /etc/locale.gen (uncomment en_US.UTF-8)

17. # locale-gen

18. # ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/Asia/Kolkata /etc/localtime

19. # hwclock --systohc --utc

20. # passwd (for setting root password)

21. # mkdir /boot/EFI

22. # mount /dev/sda1 /boot/EFI

23. # grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --bootloader-id=grub_uefi --recheck /dev/sda

24. # cp /usr/share/locale/en\@quot/LC_MESSAGES/grub.mo /boot/grub/locale/en.mo

25. # grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

26. Create swap file:

    • # fallocate -l 2G /swapfile
    • # chmod 600 /swapfile
    • # mkswap /swapfile
    • # echo '/swapfile none swap sw 0 0' | tee -a /etc/fstab

27. $ exit

28. `# umount -a

29. # reboot