From 7ddfee194f6b6de9cb55ab6fa2d69f960cff29a6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: mckaygerhard Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2023 18:19:35 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] init the install series of tutorials.. install from cd to disk pc computer --- ...all-from-cd-to-disk-pc-single-boot-only.md | 148 ++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 148 insertions(+) create mode 100644 tutorials/alpine-install-from-cd-to-disk-pc-single-boot-only.md diff --git a/tutorials/alpine-install-from-cd-to-disk-pc-single-boot-only.md b/tutorials/alpine-install-from-cd-to-disk-pc-single-boot-only.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1d88500 --- /dev/null +++ b/tutorials/alpine-install-from-cd-to-disk-pc-single-boot-only.md @@ -0,0 +1,148 @@ +# Alpine Install: from a disc to any computer single only boot + +**Overall description:** Alpine Installation from a official disc/iso +burned into DVD/CD to a new computer with or without +[UEFI](Alpine_and_UEFI.md) and will be single only boot, +means that any thing in the computer and their disc will be erased to +put Alpine Linux as main system + +This document will guide you to **install Alpine into a new empty or +just fresh PC or Laptop hardware computer, use if you have a [BIOS or +UEFI based hardware](Alpine_and_UEFI.md) and only wants Alpine** +Linux into it. + +**HINT**: This method is in disuse today in favor of [usbstiks and imgs](alpine-install-from-usb-to-disk-pc-single-boot-only.md). + +## Terminology + +- **[UEFI](Alpine_and_UEFI.md)**: it\'s a new system included + in every new hardware machine laptop or desktops, that will manage + the early boot process as a little operating system, see more in the + [Alpine and UEFI](Alpine_and_UEFI.md) page. +- **New machine**: will be your real machine fresh and ready to + install your new Alpine operating system, with a installed CD/DVD + Rom optical drive where to put the burned downloaded disc media + installation. +- **Optical drive**: will be your hardware drive input to put the + burned downloaded iso media with the operating system Alpine to + install as source media; this drive are commonly named [DVD/CD + Rom](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD-ROM) unit. +- **Source media**: will be the just burned/ disc from the downloaded + iso file of Alpine operating system. Will be put into the optical + drive or named [DVD/CD Rom](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD-ROM) to + property boot the source disc as media installation. +- **Target media**: will be the storage medium device into the new + computer target where the Alpine files for operating system will be + installed, its one partition from the + [HardDisk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_disk_drive) of the new + computer. + +## Requirements + +- A blank disc (CD blank or DVD blank or BR blank) to just burn/record + the source media file downloaded +- In the new machine we need optical drive as input source media +- In the new machine we need at least 512Mb of RAM, but required 2Gb + of RAM for desktop/graphical applications +- In the new machine we need target media with at least 2G of hard + disk, but required 10G for desktops +- Will need to previously downloaded and burned the Source media ISO + file from + +## Preparing the source medium to install + +Download the source medium to install and put into your home documents +in a modern computer. There are more hardware medium sources to +download, like the arm and i386, but ISO CD/DVD images are only to +PC/Laptops that are i386 and amd64, so by downloading the x86 (32bit) +flavor will be same for both cases, but UEFI need 64bit, so change to +the x86_64 (amd64) if your computer is the most modern and lasted +hardware. + +The source medium to install for [UEFI or modern hardware](Alpine_and_UEFI.md) +**are just 64-bit only**, the download URL will be as following format: +`http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v/releases//alpine-standard-.0-.iso` +where `ARCH` and `VERSION` could be: + +- `` could be one of: + - **x86**: the most used i386 32-bit x86 based machines, if your + computer are too older use this only. + - **x86_64**: The popular AMD64 compatible 64-bit x86 based + machines, i386 are not recommended for newer/lasted hardware. + - **s390x**: For the Super powered IBM mainframes, especially IBM + Z and IBM LinuxONE servers. + - **ppc64le**: For the PowerPC devices with pure little-endian + mode, mostly for POWER8 and POWER9 +- `` could be one of: + - **latest-stable** for a more up to date without taking care of + numbered + - **3.10** the most recommended for machines between 2016 to 2018 + +EXAMPLE if you plan **to using 3.10 version the available links to download will be:** + +- for **x86_64** computers: + `http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.10/releases/x86_64/alpine-standard-3.10.0-x86_64.iso` +- for **s390x** servers: + `http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.10/releases/ppc64le/alpine-standard-3.10.1-ppc64le.iso` +- for **ppc64le** machines + `http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.10/releases/ppc64le/alpine-standard-3.10.1-ppc64le.iso` + +**Usin Graphical download way**: Just point the web browser to that url and the +download of the iso file will start. A file with **.iso** extension +type, with name like `"alpine-standard-3.10.0-x86_64.iso"` (if amd64) or +like `alpine-standard-3.10.1-s390x.iso` (if s390x); will be downloaded +commonly into the Download directory of your home documents filesystem. + +**Usin Command line method way**: in unix-like terminal execute: +`wget -c -t8 --no-check-certificate http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.10/releases/x86_64/alpine-standard-3.10.0-x86_64.iso`, +and where you run the command, in that place/dir will be downloaded the file. + +## Burning the source medium to install + +After downloading the source media file from [Alpine download page](https://alpinelinux.org/downloads/) +**put the blank disc into the input optical drive** named [DVD/CD Rom](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD-ROM) +and **open your CD/DVD recording program, choose to "burn from iso file"** and wait the +process will end. + +In detail if you downloaded with **Graphical download** (using a web +browser), the source media file will be into the Download directory. If +you downloaded with **Command line method** your source file probably +will be in your root document home (or just `$HOME` of your Linux +install or MAC install filesystem). + +In Linux, assuming the blank disc is in the optical drive, the command +to record/burn the downloaded source media file is : + +`$ umount /dev/sr0;cdrecord -v -sao dev=/dev/sr0 alpine-standard-3.10.0-x86_64.iso` + +If your blank media is a DVD or BD disc the command will be then : + +`$ umount /dev/sr0;growisofs -dvd-compat -Z /dev/sr0=alpine-standard-3.10.0-x86_64.iso` + +```{=mediawiki} +{{Note|growisofs has a small bug with blank BD-R media. It issues an error message after the burning is complete. Programs like k3b then believe the whole burn run failed.}} +``` +## Booting the Alpine ISO disc + +When the machine start, you must be sure to choose the optical drive +(commonly named CD/DVD Rom drive), so the disc/iso will boot and after a +while a command line shell will show you: + +```{=mediawiki} +{{Tip|If your system is not configured to boot from a CD/DVD drive, it must be configured in the BIOS, '''ask/search to your vendor or technical support''', Toshiba computers need to hit F1 to choose boot medium, DELL must hit F11 to choose medium for example, and so and so}} +``` +TODO put the same foto here + +TODO: restore the template about normal script steps for common pages +(was inclusion here) + +## Finishing the installation + +After all of the scripts in the setup end, a "reboot" will be offered, +just type "reboot" and press enter, remove the boot media and newly +installed system will be booted. + +**You cannot see a graphical window system? take it easy** and get +calmed down.. in Alpine all are made by the right way.. so **if user +need a desktop.. user can install a desktop** +