diff --git a/blog/index.html b/blog/index.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..df54204 --- /dev/null +++ b/blog/index.html @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ + + + + + + Blog - Gavin Morrow + + + + + +

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+ + Installing arch. + + diff --git a/blog/posts/2025-08-20-installing-arch.md b/blog/posts/2025-08-20-installing-arch.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..302157e --- /dev/null +++ b/blog/posts/2025-08-20-installing-arch.md @@ -0,0 +1,70 @@ +# Installing arch w/ btrfs onto a 2012 macbook air + +(2025-08-20) + +- So I decided to redo my btrfs installation bc I fucked smth up w/ subvolumes + (or lack thereof) and couldn't figure out how to nicely restore the system. + - (I had previously converted ext4 to btrfs and it worked fine.) +- Vaguely following [this tutorial](btrfs-tutorial), but using `@root`, `@home`, + and `@snapshot`. + - Also making a swap partition. + - Using `compress=zstd:15` for all when mounting. + (`mount -o compress=zstd:15,subvol=@root /dev/sdb3 /mnt`) + - Also decided to make `@var` subvol so read-only snapshots can be booted. + - Originally didn't want to, but to play nice with `grub-btrfs` I mounted + `@snapshots` to `/.snapshots`. +- Packages for `pacstrap`: `base`, `linux`, `linux-firmware`, `intel-ucode`, + `btrfs-progs`, `grub`, `grub-btrfs`, `efibootmgr`, `inotify-tools`, `iwd`, + `nano`, `vi`, `vim`, `helix`, `man-db`, `man-pages`, `texinfo`, `git`, + `jujutsu`, `fish`, `sudo`, `which`, `wget`, `librsvg`, `libicns`. + - Note: when doing this, I tried to leave the EFI partition intact. But then + pacstrap threw ["Failed to commit transaction (conflicting files)" error]( + pacman-conflicting-files) + and I decided to nuke it b/c I would prob have to redo it anyways. + - Not tested but maybe use the `-C ` option to change pacman config + for db path to be in `/usr/lib/pacman` instead of `/var/lib/pacman`? + - This is so that pacman db gets rolled back during system restore. + - In the pacman config, uncomment or duplicate the `DBPath` line and replace + `/var/lib/pacman` with `/usr/lib/pacman`. If doing this post-install, + then move the pacman db to the new location. +- Bootloader: GRUB + - Since installing to a USB drive, *must* use `--removable` on `grub-install`. + - Otherwise, it is not recognized as booting I think. + - The `--target=x86_64-efi` arg is unnecessary b/c it's the default. +- After installing `grub-btrfs` (works well) I decided to make a snapshot. + It was easy, just `btrfs subvolume snapshot -r / /.snapshots/@root-date-desc`. + After `grub-mkconfig` `grub-btrfs` picked it up right away and I was able to + boot into it. +- Changing volume icon and name in macos boot manager: + - Volume icon was easy, it's in the arch wiki. You just add a + `.VolumeIcon.icns` file to the root of the EFI partition. + - Changing the name of the volume was much trickier. Renaming in fdisk didn't + work. It turns out that the special `.disk_label` file needed to be in the + `/EFI/BOOT/` directory (inside of the `/boot` partition). + - It also needs to be generated by the *macos* `bless` tool, which was + annoying. + - First, mount the EFI disk. (`diskutil mount`) + - Then, `bless --folder /Volumes/NO\ NAME/EFI/BOOT --label Arch` +- After first boot: + - Start `grub-btrfs` snapshot watching: `systemctl enable grub-btrfsd --now` + - Configure iwd: + - Edit `/etc/iwd/main.conf` to be + ``` + [General] + EnableNetworkConfiguration=true + + [Network] + NameResolvingService=systemd + ``` + That turns on dynamic ip or wtv it's called. ([iwd-enable-network-config], + [systemd-resolved]) If needed, `systemctl restart iwd.service`. + - `systemctl enable --now iwd` + - `systemctl enable --now systemd-resolved` + - `iwctl` then `station wlan0 connect ""` + - Adding users: + - Add the admin user to `%wheel`, edit the sudoers file to reflect that. + +[btrfs-tutorial]: https://ramsdenj.com/posts/2016-04-05-using-btrfs-for-easy-backup-and-rollback/ +[pacman-conflicting-files]: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Pacman#%22Failed_to_commit_transaction_(conflicting_files)%22_error +[iwd-enable-network-config]: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Iwd#Enable_built-in_network_configuration +[systemd-resolved]: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Systemd-resolved diff --git a/buttons/lights.aseprite b/buttons/lights.aseprite new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5b1af81c06dc75a55d73439ed69c699cb249cbe8 GIT binary patch literal 844 zcmeZaW?*=*l#wBVL7qW@fsuiMA%y`MC@?UB1Q`Sv1dxTP#y-Qu!0_uM7uZ%V1_lN( z1_lOp1+bM!c4RRyFtC7Jr@+9#prl~ps$r96Y1kiTeZNrc=7O|$hiCo%WH$3@K-NA3 z^C@}WnfgKADn>Sz_Vy(P2~E*?50hvAk3ak5^zA?Y|No!8c6&=*duCQvWLQv{Q`Z_J zqnqK$*Q=@})45LqT9eZ>e_ zBZw@rsW%a_#&!%046GoZF)%RvhZ_Nkk%~EQ4?FTQFz_%h{G4B9d{JE`Wcn&N=(98O znftyBtecTR3q`j)gFHjUoU3OK3Nk2gFdKY}kE;Fs!DhjhvrL^2BG_N2-g#60E388O z{qMQErrzs}e(QRFy?Ev7eJi4Wy58BJ|NZTUvU_^@*XLGR=WX9!Wxa3e?q6y7&&`W> z@1I%CeBbVJYAM)OCI%5Kwmv<3l9NG!hsEJ{ewFJ7#Yb~93XFMq7+91~*!O_I3PT$^Ua_zrDZL^#A19Pwn?g)}7S-yY&0{{m1^k zUSFy%80vUAbw1cqW(HOiOD(`&eS6-Kufc$a+40~1%;JX)S}aRddUJQ_-(YMwYauf2G&$7q-3|D2Mddy=tp{N32o`vdRZ%nm8jTipJ6ZQw=Aq>$o1 zsi||~d$i7_ekpL1xH&h_EiHY?#H*6IDJ6P~+l^13cyh*Mlf~vGavin Morrow

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