[root tip] [How To] Hacking the ARM desktop installer

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Difficulty: ★★☆☆☆

Source: Hacking ARM desktop installer | root.nix.dk

Working around the desktop installer image requiring peripherals to complete.

Prerequisite

• network scanner e.g. nmap, arp-scan or ipscan
• sd-card prepared with Manjaro desktop image
• ethernet connection
• for wifi see Hacking ARM install image to connect to WiFi

The steps

1. Insert sd-card into your RPI

2. Power device

3. Wait until the device settles - the green activity led becomes quiet

4. Scan the network to locate the IP using SSH default port 22

   nmap -p 22 --open ip.x.y.0/24
   

5. open a ssh connection to the device using oem as username and password

   ssh oem@ip.x.y.z
   

6. IMPORTANT: To ensure your system uses a current mirror and has the current metadata execute

   sudo pacman-mirrors --continent && sudo pacman -Syy
   

7. remove the calamares oem installer

   sudo pacman -Rns calamares calamares-arm-oem
   

8. sync the command line oem installer

   sudo pacman -S manjaro-arm-oem-install
   

9. execute the oem setup script

   sudo bash /usr/share/manjaro-arm-oem-install/manjaro-arm-oem-install
   

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10. Done - the script boots the system automagically

Remote GUI

A headless system with a GUI desktop is of little value unless you can access that desktop from elsewhere.

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