Quote:
Originally Posted by knc1
Well, it is real hard for me to consider your use-case, when you don't mention what that use-case is. 
Use one of the ARMv5 builds - they will run on any (recent) ARM device.
I seem to recall that the K4 uses an ARMv6 processor, but running an ARMv5 build is a more general (safe) solution.
Rarely, on the MR irc channel.
Too time-invasive for my usual day. |
Sorry for not being too clear xD, so this guide should work right, ill just use the armv5 build.
Code:
# To get ArchARM running on your Paperwhite2, do the following:
# SSH into your Kindle, then:
mkdir /mnt/us/archlinux # create a directory of your choice
cd /mnt/us/archlinux
mkdir os
dd if=/dev/zero of=arch.img seek=750000000 bs=1 count=1 # create image container
mke2fs -F -t ext3 arch.img # create ext3 filesystem of image
mknod /dev/loop7 b 7 7 # create loop device
losetup /dev/loop7 arch.img # set loop device to image
mount -t ext3 /dev/loop7 os/ # mount it
# download the latest ArchARM v7 into your os directory
# either with wget:
wget http://os.archlinuxarm.org/os/ArchLinuxARM-armv7-latest.tar.gz
# or over ssh with scp:
scp ~/Downloads/ArchLinuxARM-armv7-latest.tar.gz root@192.168.2.2:/mnt/us/archlinux/os/ArchLinuxARM-armv7-latest.tar.gz
# extract the tar and then remove it
tar xzf ArchLinuxARM-armv7-latest.tar.gz
rm ArchLinuxARM-armv7-latest.tar.gz
#mount some directories for arch:
mount -o bind /dev/ /mnt/us/archlinux/os/dev
mount -t proc proc proc/
mount --rbind /sys sys/
mount --rbind /dev dev/
# copy the DNS settings
cp /etc/resolv.conf etc/resolv.conf
# and chroot into arch:
chroot /mnt/us/archlinux/os /bin/bash
#now try to run
pacman -Syu
#and if it starts updating, everything is fine =)