Arch linux Install BIOS

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Arch install guide - BIOS
Wired Ethernet connection
BIOS NON UEFI
This guide installs base arch with no DE or WM


# ls /sys/firmware/efi/efivars
    -if directory above exist this system is UEFI. Please use a differnet guide.
# ping archlinux.org
# timedatectl set-ntp true
# timedatectl status

# lsblk OR # fdisk -l
    used to locate name of disk name to install arch on. probably /dev/sda

# gdisk /dev/sd*
     Create Partitions:
Partition 1 - boot partition:
 -type 'n' and at enter prompt to create new partition
 -default partition number
 -first sector accept default, last sector type +250M
 -use 8300 and press enter

Partition 2 - swap partition:
 -type 'n' at propmt
 -default partition number
 -first sector default, last sector +2G
 -use 8200 and press enter

Partition 3 - root partition:
 -type 'n' and enter at prompt
 -default partition number
 -first sector default, last sector +15G
 -use 8300 and press enter

Partition 4 - home partition:
 -type 'n' and enter at prompt
 -default partition number
 -first and last sector default
 -default 8300 hex code

 -type -w to write and quit
 - y to confirm

# mkfs -t ext4 /dev/sda1
# mkfs -t ext4 /dev/sda3
# mkfs -t ext4 /dev/sda4
# mkswap /dev/sda2
# parted /dev/sda set 1 bios_grub on
# swapon /dev/sda2
# mount /dev/sda3 /mnt
# cd /mnt
    create points and mount
# mkdir boot home
# mount /dev/sda1 boot
# mount /dev/sda4 home
# cd /mnt

# pacstrap /mnt base base-devel linux linux-firmware
# genfstab /mnt>> /mnt/etc/fstab
# arch-chroot /mnt

# nano /etc/locale.gen
    uncomment
    #en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8
    #en_US ISO-8859-1
*** if nano not installed
    #pacman -Sy nano vim

# ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/America/Detroit > /etc/localtime
# nano /etc/locale.conf
   LANG="en_US.UTF-8"
# locale-gen
# hwclock --systohc --utc

# pacman -Sy dialog iw grub
# grub-install --target=i386-pc /dev/sda
# grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
# echo hostname > /etc/hostname
    replace hostname with desired hostname
# passwd
# exit
# umount -R /mnt
# reboot


{ if host doesnt connect to internet
# sudo systemctl start dhcpcd }

# useradd -m -G wheel, -s /bin/bash admin
# passwd admin
# nano /etc/sudoers
admin ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL

# pacman -Sy
# pacman -Sy vim
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