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Sertonix: properly escape equal signs (fixes error)

2023-08-24T23:36:43Z

properly escape equal signs (fixes error)

← Older revision		Revision as of 23:36, 24 August 2023
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	== Variables ==		== Variables ==

	{{Cmd\|1=export _DRIVE1=/dev/sdb		{{Cmd\|<nowiki>export _DRIVE1=/dev/sdb
	export _DRIVE2=/dev/sde		export _DRIVE2=/dev/sde
	}}		</nowiki>}}

	== Partitioning ==		== Partitioning ==
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	== RAID1 ==		== RAID1 ==

	{{Cmd\|1=modprobe raid1		{{Cmd\|<nowiki>modprobe raid1
	echo raid1 >> /etc/modules		echo raid1 >> /etc/modules

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	mdadm --create --level=1 --raid-devices=2 --metadata=1.0 /dev/md1 ${_DRIVE1}1 ${_DRIVE2}1		mdadm --create --level=1 --raid-devices=2 --metadata=1.0 /dev/md1 ${_DRIVE1}1 ${_DRIVE2}1
	mdadm --create --level=1 --raid-devices=2 /dev/md2 ${_DRIVE1}2 ${_DRIVE2}2		mdadm --create --level=1 --raid-devices=2 /dev/md2 ${_DRIVE1}2 ${_DRIVE2}2
	}}		</nowiki>}}

	{{Cmd\|y}}		{{Cmd\|y}}

	{{Cmd\|1=		{{Cmd\|
	mdadm --detail --scan > /etc/mdadm.conf		mdadm --detail --scan > /etc/mdadm.conf
	rc-update add mdadm-raid boot		rc-update add mdadm-raid boot
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	== LVM ==		== LVM ==

	{{Cmd\|1=apk add lvm2 e2fsprogs syslinux		{{Cmd\|apk add lvm2 e2fsprogs syslinux
	pvcreate /dev/md2		pvcreate /dev/md2
	vgcreate vg0 /dev/md2		vgcreate vg0 /dev/md2
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	== Filesystems ==		== Filesystems ==

	{{Cmd\|1=mkfs.ext3 /dev/md1		{{Cmd\|mkfs.ext3 /dev/md1
	mkfs.ext3 /dev/vg0/alpine-host		mkfs.ext3 /dev/vg0/alpine-host
	mount -t ext3 /dev/vg0/alpine-host /mnt		mount -t ext3 /dev/vg0/alpine-host /mnt
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	== Install MBR ==		== Install MBR ==

	{{Cmd\|1=dd bs=440 conv=notrunc count=1 if=/usr/share/syslinux/gptmbr.bin of=${_DRIVE1}		{{Cmd\|<nowiki>dd bs=440 conv=notrunc count=1 if=/usr/share/syslinux/gptmbr.bin of=${_DRIVE1}
	dd bs=440 conv=notrunc count=1 if=/usr/share/syslinux/gptmbr.bin of=${_DRIVE2}		dd bs=440 conv=notrunc count=1 if=/usr/share/syslinux/gptmbr.bin of=${_DRIVE2}
	}}		</nowiki>}}

	== Reboot ==		== Reboot ==
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	== Sudo ==		== Sudo ==

	{{Cmd\|1=apk add sudo		{{Cmd\|<nowiki>apk add sudo
	visudo		visudo
	}}		</nowiki>}}
	* Uncomment # %wheel ALL=(ALL) ALL		* Uncomment # %wheel ALL=(ALL) ALL
	{{Cmd\|:wq}}		{{Cmd\|:wq}}
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	== Add user ==		== Add user ==

	{{Cmd\|1=		{{Cmd\|<nowiki>
	export _USER=candyangel		export _USER=candyangel
	adduser $_USER		adduser $_USER
	addgroup $_USER wheel		addgroup $_USER wheel
	exit		exit
	}}		</nowiki>}}

	== Setup X ==		== Setup X ==

	{{Cmd\|1=sudo setup-xorg-base		{{Cmd\|sudo setup-xorg-base
	sudo apk add xf86-video-intel		sudo apk add xf86-video-intel
	echo i915 \| sudo tee -a /etc/modules		echo i915 \| sudo tee -a /etc/modules
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	}}		}}
	* Add 'kms' before 'ata'		* Add 'kms' before 'ata'
	{{Cmd\|1=:wq		{{Cmd\|:wq
	sudo mkinitfs		sudo mkinitfs
	sudo reboot		sudo reboot
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	== KVM ==		== KVM ==

	{{Cmd\|1=sudo modprobe kvm-intel		{{Cmd\|sudo modprobe kvm-intel
	sudo addgroup candyangel kvm		sudo addgroup candyangel kvm
	exit		exit
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	== QEMU ==		== QEMU ==

	{{Cmd\|1=sudo apk add qemu-system-x86_64 qemu-gtk		{{Cmd\|sudo apk add qemu-system-x86_64 qemu-gtk
	}}		}}

	== Alpine Guest ==		== Alpine Guest ==

	{{Cmd\|1=wget http://wiki.alpinelinux.org/cgi-bin/dl.cgi/v3.2/releases/x86_64/alpine-3.2.3-x86_64.iso		{{Cmd\|<nowiki>wget http://wiki.alpinelinux.org/cgi-bin/dl.cgi/v3.2/releases/x86_64/alpine-3.2.3-x86_64.iso
	sudo lvcreate -n alpine-guest -L8G vg0		sudo lvcreate -n alpine-guest -L8G vg0
	sudo chown candyangel:candyangel /dev/vg0 alpine-guest		sudo chown candyangel:candyangel /dev/vg0 alpine-guest
	qemu-system-x86_64-gtk -enable-kvm -cpu host -m 1024 -drive file=/dev/vg0/alpine-guest,format=raw,cache=none -cdrom alpine-3.2.3-x86_64.iso		qemu-system-x86_64-gtk -enable-kvm -cpu host -m 1024 -drive file=/dev/vg0/alpine-guest,format=raw,cache=none -cdrom alpine-3.2.3-x86_64.iso
	}}		</nowiki>}}
	* Install Alpine as desired		* Install Alpine as desired
	{{Cmd\|1=apk add gvncviewer		{{Cmd\|<nowiki>apk add gvncviewer
	qemu-system-x86_64 -enable-kvm -cpu host -m 1024 -vga qxl -drive file=/dev/vg0/alpine-guest,format=raw,cache=none -usb -usbdevice tablet}}		qemu-system-x86_64 -enable-kvm -cpu host -m 1024 -vga qxl -drive file=/dev/vg0/alpine-guest,format=raw,cache=none -usb -usbdevice tablet</nowiki>}}
	{{Note\|Install 'xf86-video-qxl' in the Alpine guest}}		{{Note\|Install 'xf86-video-qxl' in the Alpine guest}}

CandyAngel: Add post-install configuration of host

2015-08-30T16:03:37Z

Add post-install configuration of host

← Older revision		Revision as of 16:03, 30 August 2015
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	{{Cmd\|reboot}}		{{Cmd\|reboot}}

			== Sudo ==

			{{Cmd\|1=apk add sudo
			visudo
			}}
			* Uncomment # %wheel ALL=(ALL) ALL
			{{Cmd\|:wq}}

			== Add user ==

			{{Cmd\|1=
			export _USER=candyangel
			adduser $_USER
			addgroup $_USER wheel
			exit
			}}

			== Setup X ==

			{{Cmd\|1=sudo setup-xorg-base
			sudo apk add xf86-video-intel
			echo i915 \| sudo tee -a /etc/modules
			echo fbcon \| sudo tee -a /etc/modules
			sudo apk add mkinitfs
			sudo vi /etc/mkinitfs/mkinitfs.conf
			}}
			* Add 'kms' before 'ata'
			{{Cmd\|1=:wq
			sudo mkinitfs
			sudo reboot
			sudo apk add fluxbox st
			echo exec startfluxbox > .xinitrc
			}}
			{{Note\|While in fluxbox, start a terminal by pressing Alt+F2 and running 'st'}}

			== KVM ==

			{{Cmd\|1=sudo modprobe kvm-intel
			sudo addgroup candyangel kvm
			exit
			}}

			== QEMU ==

			{{Cmd\|1=sudo apk add qemu-system-x86_64 qemu-gtk
			}}

			== Alpine Guest ==

			{{Cmd\|1=wget http://wiki.alpinelinux.org/cgi-bin/dl.cgi/v3.2/releases/x86_64/alpine-3.2.3-x86_64.iso
			sudo lvcreate -n alpine-guest -L8G vg0
			sudo chown candyangel:candyangel /dev/vg0 alpine-guest
			qemu-system-x86_64-gtk -enable-kvm -cpu host -m 1024 -drive file=/dev/vg0/alpine-guest,format=raw,cache=none -cdrom alpine-3.2.3-x86_64.iso
			}}
			* Install Alpine as desired
			{{Cmd\|1=apk add gvncviewer
			qemu-system-x86_64 -enable-kvm -cpu host -m 1024 -vga qxl -drive file=/dev/vg0/alpine-guest,format=raw,cache=none -usb -usbdevice tablet}}
			{{Note\|Install 'xf86-video-qxl' in the Alpine guest}}

CandyAngel: Initial draft

2015-08-29T20:48:38Z

Initial draft

New page

{{Draft|Instructions may be unexplained.}}

{{Warning|These instructions are incomplete. The goal setup is not achievable by following them.}}

Goal setup:

Alpine Linux as KVM host on LVM on RAID1 on GPT disks.<br />
Windows as KVM guest, with VGA passthrough (gaming).<br />
Linux as KVM guest.

= Instructions =

* Boot Alpine
* Log in as root

{{Note|When prompted for what disk to use, select 'none'.}}
{{Cmd|setup-alpine}}

== Variables ==

{{Cmd|1=export _DRIVE1=/dev/sdb
export _DRIVE2=/dev/sde
}}

== Partitioning ==

{{Cmd|apk add gptfdisk
gdisk $_DRIVE1
}}

{{Cmd|o
y
n
1

+128M

n
2

+930G

x
a
1
2

w
y
}}

{{Cmd|sgdisk $_DRIVE1 -R $_DRIVE2
sgdisk -G $_DRIVE2
}}

== RAID1 ==

{{Cmd|1=modprobe raid1
echo raid1 >> /etc/modules

apk add mdadm
mdadm --create --level=1 --raid-devices=2 --metadata=1.0 /dev/md1 ${_DRIVE1}1 ${_DRIVE2}1
mdadm --create --level=1 --raid-devices=2 /dev/md2 ${_DRIVE1}2 ${_DRIVE2}2
}}

{{Cmd|y}}

{{Cmd|1=
mdadm --detail --scan > /etc/mdadm.conf
rc-update add mdadm-raid boot
}}

== LVM ==

{{Cmd|1=apk add lvm2 e2fsprogs syslinux
pvcreate /dev/md2
vgcreate vg0 /dev/md2
lvcreate -n alpine-host -L 8G vg0
vgchange -ay
rc-update add lvm
}}

== Filesystems ==

{{Cmd|1=mkfs.ext3 /dev/md1
mkfs.ext3 /dev/vg0/alpine-host
mount -t ext3 /dev/vg0/alpine-host /mnt
mkdir /mnt/boot
mount -t ext3 /dev/md1 /mnt/boot
}}

== Install Alpine ==

{{Cmd|setup-disk -m sys /mnt}}

== Install MBR ==

{{Cmd|1=dd bs=440 conv=notrunc count=1 if=/usr/share/syslinux/gptmbr.bin of=${_DRIVE1}
dd bs=440 conv=notrunc count=1 if=/usr/share/syslinux/gptmbr.bin of=${_DRIVE2}
}}

== Reboot ==

{{Cmd|reboot}}