Pogoplug Grey: pacman command not found

[chrcolrose]

Following these http://www.Arch Linux ARM.com/index.php5?titl ... ug_Setboot instructions, per the "Things To Do After First Boot" section, I attempted to run the command "pacman -Syu" while logged in as root. The result is:

"pacman: command not found".

What should I do next?

[oaklanz]

I have the same thing happening, and it is clear that the usb drive doesn't mount. Is this as simple as the usb drive I'm using isn't robust for this? What I see is that when I boot, the usb drive isn't mounted. To see the drive, I have to unplug it and plug it in again. Then if I try to fdisk /dev/sda I can see a drive. Otherwise, fdisk just fails to run (there is no /dev/sda). Have people found that replacing the drive tends to fix this problem?

[BinaryJay]

If you see bash then you're not in Arch Linux ARM, you're in cloudengines.

And yes, I've had bad luck with some drives and good luck with others. The kingston drive I was previously trying to use was horrible for getting itself ready in time for boot. A cheap chinese no-name brand one works perfectly.

[oaklanz]

Thanks. Based on this feedback, I bought several USB drives. The Lexar 4 GB jump drive (LJDTT4GBASBNA) ended up working for me. Of course, who knows how many different hardware configurations for that particular model there are out there.