[ALPHA 2 - DEC 22] Arch Linux ARM + Gnome 3

[amenditman]

I am connected to novaterm but only see the Touchpad files and not the android ones. Can I mount the arch filesystem using Novacom?

I have not found a way.
Anyone know a way to get in and fix something in the Arch install if we mess it up and can't boot.
So far I think I've re-installed at least 6 times to fix boot configuration mistakes.

[kmihelich]

Firefox has been a notorious PITA to get built for quite a while, but chromium we can build easily and works well on everything I've used it on.

[securitybreach]

I am connected to novaterm but only see the Touchpad files and not the android ones. Can I mount the arch filesystem using Novacom?

I have not found a way.
Anyone know a way to get in and fix something in the Arch install if we mess it up and can't boot.
So far I think I've re-installed at least 6 times to fix boot configuration mistakes.

Well if it boots but you cannot get X to start correctly, you can always just ssh into the touchpad from your computer and make the changes. Sshd is started by default and uses the normal port 22 unless you change it to another port. So just open up a terminal and:

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ssh linux@IP-address

assuming your username is still 'linux'. Fix you issues and then just su to root and reboot via ssh.

[kzee]

I am connected to novaterm but only see the Touchpad files and not the android ones. Can I mount the arch filesystem using Novacom?

I have not found a way.
Anyone know a way to get in and fix something in the Arch install if we mess it up and can't boot.
So far I think I've re-installed at least 6 times to fix boot configuration mistakes.

mkdir linux
mount /dev/store/arch-root linux
cd linux

[QUASAR]

Thank you guys! I've installed it and works pretty well, I've replaced the awful gnome3 with e17 illume, keep up the good work!!

[Falcone]

...i've added info about the alpha build on TouchPad's wiki page.

[securitybreach]

...i've added info about the alpha build on TouchPad's wiki page.

Very nice, thanks!

[amenditman]

I am connected to novaterm but only see the Touchpad files and not the android ones. Can I mount the arch filesystem using Novacom?

I have not found a way.
Anyone know a way to get in and fix something in the Arch install if we mess it up and can't boot.
So far I think I've re-installed at least 6 times to fix boot configuration mistakes.

mkdir linux
mount /dev/store/arch-root linux
cd linux

Followed your instructions.
Opened up xterm from my webOS xecutah.
Had to make a small correction to using full PATH syntax.

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mkdir /linux
mount /dev/store/arch-root /linux
cd /linux

Works fine. Thanks!

[amenditman]

Anyone know if I can remove all the Gnome stuff with

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pacman -Rs ....

?
What specifics should I be thinking about to do this and not break everything?

[crimsonredmk]

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