mv: cannot move 'root/boot/overlays' [SOLVED!]

I have a Raspberry Pi 2, Model B I am trying to install Arch to.

I have read this guide https://archlinuxarm.org/platforms/armv7/broadcom/raspberry-pi-2 and watched this https://youtu.be/OaJjk2NcSM8 video and followed them both to the letter.

However, when I get to step 6 $this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'm')v root/boot/* boot

[TroubledTuna]

Hello? I'd be really grateful for some help guys

[TroubledTuna]

Running the command;

$this->bbcode_second_pass_code('', 'ls -la boot/overlays')

gives me the following output;

$this->bbcode_second_pass_code('', '[tuna-pc ~]# mv root/boot/* boot
mv: cannot move 'root/boot/overlays' to 'boot/overlays': Directory not empty
[tuna-pc ~]# ls -la boot/overlays
total 924
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 12288 Aug 4 19:05 .
drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 Aug 10 12:03 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 569 Aug 2 19:45 act-led.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1027 Aug 2 19:45 adau1977-adc.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1587 Aug 2 19:45 adau7002-simple.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2425 Aug 2 19:45 ads1015.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2425 Aug 2 19:45 ads1115.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2402 Aug 2 19:45 ads7846.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1952 Aug 2 19:45 adv7282m.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2436 Aug 2 19:45 adv728x-m.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1387 Aug 2 19:45 akkordion-iqdacplus.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1473 Aug 2 19:45 allo-boss-dac-pcm512x-audio.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1208 Aug 2 19:45 allo-digione.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1659 Aug 2 19:45 allo-katana-dac-audio.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1011 Aug 2 19:45 allo-piano-dac-pcm512x-audio.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1585 Aug 2 19:45 allo-piano-dac-plus-pcm512x-audio.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1454 Aug 2 19:45 applepi-dac.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1632 Aug 2 19:45 at86rf233.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1866 Aug 2 19:45 audioinjector-addons.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1890 Aug 2 19:45 audioinjector-ultra.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 787 Aug 2 19:45 audioinjector-wm8731-audio.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2187 Aug 2 19:45 audiosense-pi.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 833 Aug 2 19:45 audremap.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2927 Aug 2 19:45 balena-fin.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 449 Aug 2 19:45 bmp085_i2c-sensor.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 983 Aug 2 19:45 dht11.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 663 Aug 2 19:45 dionaudio-loco.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1027 Aug 2 19:45 dionaudio-loco-v2.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 954 Aug 2 19:45 disable-bt.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 387 Aug 2 19:45 disable-wifi.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 951 Aug 2 19:45 dpi18.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 975 Aug 2 19:45 dpi24.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5869 Aug 2 19:45 draws.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 801 Aug 2 19:45 dwc2.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 293 Aug 2 19:45 dwc-otg.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1403 Aug 2 19:45 enc28j60.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1279 Aug 2 19:45 enc28j60-spi2.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1562 Aug 2 19:45 exc3000.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1932 Aug 2 19:45 fe-pi-audio.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1437 Aug 2 19:45 goodix.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1259 Aug 2 19:45 googlevoicehat-soundcard.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1259 Aug 2 19:45 gpio-fan.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1212 Aug 2 19:45 gpio-ir.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1096 Aug 2 19:45 gpio-ir-tx.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1373 Aug 2 19:45 gpio-key.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 274 Aug 2 19:45 gpio-no-bank0-irq.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 258 Aug 2 19:45 gpio-no-irq.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 994 Aug 2 19:45 gpio-poweroff.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1250 Aug 2 19:45 gpio-shutdown.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1662 Aug 2 19:45 hd44780-lcd.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 779 Aug 2 19:45 hifiberry-amp.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 655 Aug 2 19:45 hifiberry-dac.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1935 Aug 2 19:45 hifiberry-dacplusadc.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1848 Aug 2 19:45 hifiberry-dacplusadcpro.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1693 Aug 2 19:45 hifiberry-dacplus.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 959 Aug 2 19:45 hifiberry-digi.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1125 Aug 2 19:45 hifiberry-digi-pro.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2444 Aug 2 19:45 hy28a.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2893 Aug 2 19:45 hy28b-2017.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2915 Aug 2 19:45 hy28b.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1674 Aug 2 19:45 i2c0-bcm2708.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1396 Aug 2 19:45 i2c0.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1283 Aug 2 19:45 i2c1-bcm2708.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1004 Aug 2 19:45 i2c1.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 572 Aug 2 19:45 i2c3.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 572 Aug 2 19:45 i2c4.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 576 Aug 2 19:45 i2c5.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 574 Aug 2 19:45 i2c6.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 270 Aug 2 19:45 i2c-bcm2708.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1055 Aug 2 19:45 i2c-gpio.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2185 Aug 2 19:45 i2c-mux.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 644 Aug 2 19:45 i2c-pwm-pca9685a.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4520 Aug 2 19:45 i2c-rtc.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5249 Aug 2 19:45 i2c-rtc-gpio.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4715 Aug 2 19:45 i2c-sensor.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 307 Aug 2 19:45 i2s-gpio28-31.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1373 Aug 2 19:45 ilitek251x.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 895 Aug 2 19:45 iqaudio-codec.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1272 Aug 2 19:45 iqaudio-dac.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1511 Aug 2 19:45 iqaudio-dacplus.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1326 Aug 2 19:45 iqaudio-digi-wm8804-audio.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 893 Aug 2 19:45 i-sabre-q2m.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5188 Aug 2 19:45 jedec-spi-nor.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1276 Aug 2 19:45 justboom-dac.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 955 Aug 2 19:45 justboom-digi.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1916 Aug 2 19:45 ltc294x.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1933 Aug 2 19:45 max98357a.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1605 Aug 2 19:45 mbed-dac.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1458 Aug 2 19:45 mcp23017.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 15205 Aug 2 19:45 mcp23s17.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1797 Aug 2 19:45 mcp2515-can0.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1797 Aug 2 19:45 mcp2515-can1.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4213 Aug 2 19:45 mcp3008.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4213 Aug 2 19:45 mcp3202.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1810 Aug 2 19:45 mcp342x.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3414 Aug 2 19:45 media-center.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 720 Aug 2 19:45 midi-uart0.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 857 Aug 2 19:45 midi-uart1.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1446 Aug 2 19:45 miniuart-bt.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1221 Aug 2 19:45 mmc.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 796 Aug 2 19:45 mpu6050.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2826 Aug 2 19:45 mz61581.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2597 Aug 2 19:45 ov5647.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2356 Aug 2 19:45 papirus.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 569 Aug 2 19:45 pi3-act-led.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 954 Aug 2 19:45 pi3-disable-bt.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 387 Aug 2 19:45 pi3-disable-wifi.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1446 Aug 2 19:45 pi3-miniuart-bt.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2334 Aug 2 19:45 pibell.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1594 Aug 2 19:45 piglow.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2593 Aug 2 19:45 piscreen2r.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2689 Aug 2 19:45 piscreen.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2454 Aug 2 19:45 pisound.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1520 Aug 2 19:45 pitft22.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2361 Aug 2 19:45 pitft28-capacitive.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2746 Aug 2 19:45 pitft28-resistive.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2746 Aug 2 19:45 pitft35-resistive.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1145 Aug 2 19:45 pps-gpio.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1057 Aug 2 19:45 pwm-2chan.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 946 Aug 2 19:45 pwm.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1031 Aug 2 19:45 pwm-ir-tx.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1395 Aug 2 19:45 qca7000.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 107075 Aug 2 19:45 README
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1922 Aug 2 19:45 rotary-encoder.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 489 Aug 2 19:45 rpi-backlight.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3542 Aug 2 19:45 rpi-cirrus-wm5102.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 643 Aug 2 19:45 rpi-dac.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2574 Aug 2 19:45 rpi-display.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1018 Aug 2 19:45 rpi-ft5406.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1995 Aug 2 19:45 rpi-poe.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 771 Aug 2 19:45 rpi-proto.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 893 Aug 2 19:45 rpi-sense.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 567 Aug 2 19:45 rpi-tv.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1298 Aug 2 19:45 rra-digidac1-wm8741-audio.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1219 Aug 2 19:45 sc16is750-i2c.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1356 Aug 2 19:45 sc16is752-i2c.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1851 Aug 2 19:45 sc16is752-spi1.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 968 Aug 2 19:45 sdhost.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1889 Aug 2 19:45 sdio.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 804 Aug 2 19:45 sdtweak.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 376 Aug 2 19:45 smi-dev.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 981 Aug 2 19:45 smi.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1476 Aug 2 19:45 smi-nand.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 895 Aug 2 19:45 spi0-cs.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 456 Aug 2 19:45 spi0-hw-cs.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1523 Aug 2 19:45 spi1-1cs.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1896 Aug 2 19:45 spi1-2cs.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2269 Aug 2 19:45 spi1-3cs.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1523 Aug 2 19:45 spi2-1cs.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1896 Aug 2 19:45 spi2-2cs.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2269 Aug 2 19:45 spi2-3cs.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1289 Aug 2 19:45 spi3-1cs.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1662 Aug 2 19:45 spi3-2cs.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1289 Aug 2 19:45 spi4-1cs.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1662 Aug 2 19:45 spi4-2cs.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1289 Aug 2 19:45 spi5-1cs.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1662 Aug 2 19:45 spi5-2cs.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1289 Aug 2 19:45 spi6-1cs.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1662 Aug 2 19:45 spi6-2cs.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 630 Aug 2 19:45 spi-gpio35-39.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 795 Aug 2 19:45 spi-gpio40-45.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 635 Aug 2 19:45 spi-rtc.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1122 Aug 2 19:45 ssd1306.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1968 Aug 2 19:45 superaudioboard.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 35570 Aug 2 19:45 sx150x.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1529 Aug 2 19:45 tc358743-audio.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2465 Aug 2 19:45 tc358743.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4822 Aug 2 19:45 tinylcd35.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 779 Aug 2 19:45 tpm-slb9670.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 988 Aug 2 19:45 uart0.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 980 Aug 2 19:45 uart1.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 589 Aug 2 19:45 uart2.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 589 Aug 2 19:45 uart3.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 589 Aug 2 19:45 uart4.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 589 Aug 2 19:45 uart5.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3532 Aug 2 19:45 udrc.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2460 Aug 2 19:45 upstream.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1255 Aug 2 19:45 vc4-fkms-v3d.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1112 Aug 2 19:45 vc4-kms-kippah-7inch.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2337 Aug 2 19:45 vc4-kms-v3d.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 758 Aug 2 19:45 vga666.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1036 Aug 2 19:45 w1-gpio.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1171 Aug 2 19:45 w1-gpio-pullup.dtbo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1056 Aug 2 19:45 wittypi.dtbo
[tuna-pc ~]#
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Again, I've followed the instructions to the letter - is there any chance you're meant to do step 6 + 7 before step 5?

I can't understand what I'm apparently doing wrong.

[ufo6000]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', '.').. - is there any chance you're meant to do step 6 + 7 before step 5?

[TroubledTuna]

Hi there!

I return with good news.

I wiped the SDcard, started again from the beginning but this time logged in as root from the start then began the process of making the filesystems etc.

I am pleased to say I was then able to load up and boot into ArchLinux Arm

I am going to try and find a few other older posts with the same question as mine and answer them for other users.

Thanks for your time! Solved!


Edit:


Just to clarify in case anyone is as foolish as I am. I needed to open a terminal, login to root using

$this->bbcode_second_pass_code('', 'sudo -i')

and then start the installation instructions from the beginning again.


It's a shame because I've seen a few comments on YouTube videos and I think maybe one or two Reddit posts with people running into the exact same problem. I guess the instructions are written from a Arch perspective, not a flavour of Arch (i.e, Manjaro, where a user will be issuing the commands) which in hindsight totally makes sense, but should have been clarified in the instructions.. especially as it tell you to use root on step 5.

Anyway, thanks for your time.