install stage 1: all sorts of minor fixes and rc.conf configuration

README.md

@@ -4,23 +4,25 @@ This repository holds a bunch of scripts for installing and customizing
 Void Linux to run off a USB stick.
 
 There are a couple manual steps to get started before this script can take over:
-- Set up a Void live image
+- Set up a Void live medium
   - Download here: https://voidlinux.org/download/
-    - The base image is good enough (don’t waste your time)
+    - The following instructions assume you downloaded the "base" image
   - Burn to a CD/DVD or flash it to a USB stick
     - Windows should have a built-in thing for burning ISOs.
     - You can use something like Win32DiskImager or Rufus for USB sticks.
       - This will delete what’s on the stick.
 - Boot into Void live and prepare things
-  - How to boot off CD/USB depends on your computer, so you’ll have to find out elsewhere (sorry).
+  - Two things I can’t help you with (sorry):
+    - How to boot off CD/USB depends on your computer, so you’ll have to find out elsewhere.
+    - Be aware that Void uses a US keymap until you change it. If your keyboard is different, you might need to look up an image of a US keyboard to find the right keys.
   - If you are booting off the USB stick you want to install to, use the (RAM) option.
   - Log in as `root`, password `voidlinux`
-  - Run `void-installer`
+  - If you need to use WiFi, run `void-installer`
     - set your keyboard layout (optional)
     - connect to your network
     - abort the installation
-- Download and run stage 1 of the USB installation
-  - `xbps-install -S wget`
+- Download and run stage 1 of the USB installation script
+  - The base image doesn’t come with a way to download files so you need to install that first: `xbps-install -S wget`
     - if it yells at you about updating xbps, do that, then try again
   - `wget https://lostcave.ddnss.de/git/BodgeMaster/void-minecraft-usb/raw/branch/master/install-stage1.sh`
   - `bash install-stage1.sh`

install-stage1.sh

@@ -15,13 +15,32 @@ function are_you_really_really_sure {
   fi
 }
 
+function yesno {
+  unset DISCARD_ME
+  while [ -z "$DISCARD_ME" ]; do
+    read -p "[y/n]" -n1 DISCARD_ME
+    case "$DISCARD_ME" in
+      y)
+        return 0
+        ;;
+      n)
+        return 1
+        ;;
+      *)
+        echo " Please enter y for yes or n for no."
+        unset DISCARD_ME
+        ;;
+    esac
+  done
+}
+
 clear
 echo "
-This script will now install Void Linux on your USB stick.
-It will be formatted and will not be usable from Windows or MacOS.
+This script will now download and install Void Linux on your USB stick.
+Any data that is currently on the stick will be lost and it won’t be
+usable from Windows or MacOS.
 
-Before we begin, let’s make sure some dependencies are installed on the host/live system:
-- up-to-date xbps
+Before we begin, the following tools need to be installed:
 - xmirror
 - squashfs-tools"
 press_any_key
@@ -39,12 +58,13 @@ KBD_LAYOUT="de-latin1"
 clear
 echo "Select the USB stick to install to (NAME column below)...
 "
-lsblk --nodeps --output NAME,SIZE,MODEL
+# exclude loop devices
+lsblk --exclude 7 --nodeps --output NAME,SIZE,MODEL
 echo ""
 read -p "> " TARGET_DISK
 
 while [ ! -b "/dev/$TARGET_DISK" ]; do
-  lsblk --nodeps --output NAME,SIZE,MODEL
+  lsblk --exclude 7 --nodeps --output NAME,SIZE,MODEL
   echo "$TARGET_DISK is not a valid device!"
   read -p "> " TARGET_DISK
 done
@@ -125,8 +145,11 @@ clear
 echo "Storage is now prepared and ready for installation.
 
 You need to select a download mirror for Void next.
-The script will launch xmirror on the host system and read the mirror
-from the config file it generates."
+The script will launch xmirror on the host/live system and determine
+the chosen mirror from the config file it generates.
+
+TODO:
+"
 press_any_key
 
 xmirror
@@ -142,7 +165,7 @@ fi
 mkdir -p /mnt/target/var/db/xbps/keys
 cp /var/db/xbps/keys/* /mnt/target/var/db/xbps/keys/
 
-XBPS_ARCH="$TARGET_TYPE" xbps-install -S -r /mnt/target -R "$TARGET_MIRROR" \
+XBPS_ARCH="$TARGET_TYPE" xbps-install --yes --sync --rootdir /mnt/target --repository "$TARGET_MIRROR" \
   linux bash shadow f2fs-tools dosfstools dbus NetworkManager iana-etc \
   iw wpa_supplicant util-linux which tar man-pages iproute2 iputils \
   wifi-firmware traceroute grep gzip file sed gawk less coreutils findutils \
@@ -167,5 +190,84 @@ UUID=$(blkid --output value --match-tag UUID $TARGET_PART_EFI) /boot/efi vfat de
 /container/home /home none bind 0 0
 " > /mnt/target/etc/fstab
 
+if grep "#KEYMAP=" /mnt/target/etc/rc.conf; then
+  sed -i -e 's/#KEYMAP=.*/KEYMAP="'"$KBD_LAYOUT"'"/'
+else
+  clear
+  echo "WARNING: Could not locate the keymap setting in rc.conf."
+  echo "The script will attempt to add one."
+  echo ""
+  press_any_key
+  echo "" >> /mnt/target/etc/rc.conf
+  echo "# Install script could not find keymap setting, adding one here." >> /mnt/target/etc/rc.conf
+  echo "KEYMAP=\"$KBD_LAYOUT\"" >> /mnt/target/etc/rc.conf
+fi
+
+#TODO timezone
+
+clear
+echo "Set hardware clock to UTC?
+
+Most Unix/Linux systems set the clock in your computer to UTC and add
+the time zone on-the-fly. If you use Windows, you will want to answer no here.
+"
+if yesno; then
+  if grep "#HARDWARECLOCK=" /mnt/target/etc/rc.conf; then
+    sed -i -e 's/#HARDWARECLOCK=.*/HARDWARECLOCK="UTC"/'
+  else
+    clear
+    echo "WARNING: Could not locate the hardwareclock setting in rc.conf."
+    echo "The script will attempt to add one."
+    echo ""
+    press_any_key
+    echo "" >> /mnt/target/etc/rc.conf
+    echo "# Install script could not find hardwareclock setting, adding one here." >> /mnt/target/etc/rc.conf
+    echo 'HARDWARECLOCK="UTC"' >> /mnt/target/etc/rc.conf
+  fi
+else
+  if grep "#HARDWARECLOCK=" /mnt/target/etc/rc.conf; then
+    sed -i -e 's/#HARDWARECLOCK=.*/HARDWARECLOCK="localtime"/'
+  else
+    clear
+    echo "WARNING: Could not locate the hardwareclock setting in rc.conf."
+    echo "The script will attempt to add one."
+    echo ""
+    press_any_key
+    echo "" >> /mnt/target/etc/rc.conf
+    echo "# Install script could not find hardwareclock setting, adding one here." >> /mnt/target/etc/rc.conf
+    echo 'HARDWARECLOCK="localtime"' >> /mnt/target/etc/rc.conf
+  fi
+fi
+
+clear
+echo "Do you want to set a hostname?
+
+This is equivalent to giving a name to your computer - except it's a system
+on a USB drive.
+
+If you leave this empty, it will be set to void-usb.
+Allowed characters are a-zA-Z0-9 (and - in the middle).
+"
+while [ -z "$TARGET_HOSTNAME" ]; do
+  read -p "> " TARGET_HOSTNAME
+  if [ -z "$TARGET_HOSTNAME" ]; then
+    TARGET_HOSTNAME="void-usb"
+  else
+    if grep -e "^[a-zA-Z0-9][a-zA-Z0-9-]*[a-zA-Z0-9]$" -e "^[a-zA-Z0-9]*$" <<< "$TARGET_HOSTNAME" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+      echo "$TARGET_HOSTNAME" > /mnt/target/etc/hostname
+    else
+      echo "Allowed characters are a-zA-Z0-9 (and - in the middle)."
+      unset TARGET_HOSTNAME
+    fi
+  fi
+done
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
 
 #

procedure.txt

@@ -25,21 +25,23 @@ Steps to install:
     -> download and run install script
   - preparations:
     -> update xbps
-    -> install xmirror
-    -> make our own or extract kb selection and time zone selection (if feasible) to hijack them for our purposes
+    -> install xmirror squashfs-tools
+    -> make our own or extract (if feasible) kb selection and time zone selection to hijack them for our purposes
   - select kb layout
-  - warn user about formatting and making the USB stick unusable with Windows
-  - set up disks
+  - set up disk
     -> select disk from a list
-      -> allow user to double check that it’s the USB drive
-    -> wipe disk (new gpt)
-    -> partition disk
-      -> 270M ESP (if needed) or 2M BIOS GRUB
-      -> partition that holds home and the squashfs image
-    -> format partitions (use force option)
+    -> warn user about formatting and making the USB stick unusable with Windows
+    -> allow user to double check that it’s the USB drive
+    -> wipe and partition disk (new gpt)
+      -> 2M BIOS GRUB
+      -> 268M ESP
+      -> 1G /boot
+      -> rest /container
+    -> format partitions
       -> ESP FAT32
-      -> rest F2FS
-  - mount them things, set up tmpfs as / for now
+      -> /boot and /container F2FS
+  - mount them things
+    -> set up plain tmpfs as / for now
   - install base system
     -> select mirror
       -> just use xmirror and get the result from the file
@@ -48,18 +50,28 @@ Steps to install:
       -> if musl, add that bit to repo url
     -> install packages
       -> linux bash shadow f2fs-tools dosfstools dbus NetworkManager iana-etc iw wpa_supplicant util-linux which tar man-pages iproute2 iputils wifi-firmware traceroute grep gzip file sed gawk less coreutils findutils diffutils pciutils usbutils tzdata base-files ncurses mdocml procps-ng kbd xbps sudo ethtool kmod eudev runit-void removed-packages nano acpid squashfs-tools
-    -> configure XBPS (set mirror?, anything else?)
+    -> configure XBPS mirror
     -> configure sudo
       -> drop a file with "%wheel ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL" in /etc/sudoers.d/sudo_group
     -> configure overlayfs setup
-    -> configure tmpfses
-    -> configure /home (bind mount or symlink?)
-    -> configure keymap (etc/rc.conf)
-    -> configure shutdown squashfs updater
-      -> rc.shutdown?
+      -> startup script
+      -> shutdown squashfs updater
+        -> rc.shutdown?
+    -> configure fstab
+      -> /boot, /boot/efi
+      -> /home (bind mount)
+      -> NOT /, /container
+    -> configure rc.conf
+      -> keyboard layout
+      -> hardware clock set to UTC?
+    -> configure time zone while we’re at it
+      -> selection dialog?
+      -> symlink /etc/localtime
+    -> configure host name
     -> configure and install bootloader
-      -> determine BIOS or UEFI
-      -> if UEFI, install as removable device
+      -> if x86 install for both UEFI and BIOS
+        -> Is there a way we can make this work with 32-bit AND 64-bit EFI at the same time?
+      -> if ARM install only UEFI
     -> xbps-reconfigure -fa
     -> prepare 2nd stage installation
       -> auto login root
@@ -73,19 +85,12 @@ Steps to install:
       -> NetworkManager
       -> acpid
     -> ask user to connect to network using nmtui
-    -> set up timezone
-      -> ask user which zone
-      -> ask user whether to use UTC or local time
-      -> configure (rc.conf and /etc/localtime)
-    -> set hostname
-      -> ask user
-      -> configure
     -> install packages
       -> setxkbmap xauth xorg-video-drivers mesa mesa-dri xorg-server elogind xorg-input-drivers xrandr acpilight xhost xinit xrdb xinput xgamma xset iceauth sessreg transset xcmsdb xkbutils xmodmap dejavu-fonts-ttf
       -> terminal?
       -> browser?
       -> prism launcher
-      -> java
+      -> java (multiple versions?)
       -> pipewire (pulsemixer?)
       -> ask about nvidia driver
         -> install if needed