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--- userdoc:hosted_guest_vm_linode [2018/05/29 22:03] – abelbeck
+++ userdoc:hosted_guest_vm_linode [2022/01/26 03:14] (current) – abelbeck
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 A hosted VM service like Linode requires some sort of "console" access, Linode offers several.  Using the Linodes -> Remote Access tab, view the available options.
-{{:userdoc:hosted_guest_vm_linode-ra-console.jpeg?nolink|Remote Access}}
+{{:userdoc:hosted_guest_vm_linode-ra-console.jpeg?nolink|Console Access}}
 More Info: [[https://www.linode.com/docs/networking/using-the-linode-shell-lish/|Using the Linode Shell (Lish)]]
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 {{:userdoc:hosted_guest_vm_linode-lassie.jpeg?nolink|Lassie}}
-We mention this since your AstLinux "reboot" will only act as a "poweroff" if Lassie is disabled. As such you will only be asked to "Reboot" to run a configuration profile.
+We mention this since your AstLinux "reboot" will only act as a "poweroff" if Lassie is disabled.
 OK, let's begin ...
 Using the Linodes -> Dashboard tab,
-create an installer disk (120 MB) and a boot disk (8000 MB), both of type "unformatted / raw".
+create an installer disk (200 MB) and a boot disk (8000 MB), both of type "unformatted / raw".
 {{:userdoc:hosted_guest_vm_linode_create-installer-disk.jpeg?nolink|Create Installer Disk}}
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 Using the Linodes -> Dashboard tab,
 create two configuration profiles, one to run the ISO installer, the other to boot AstLinux.
+Installer Profile:
+!!Tip ->!! Don't miss that the boot device is set to ''/dev/sdb''
 {{:userdoc:hosted_guest_vm_linode_installer-config.jpeg?nolink|Installer Config}}
+Boot Profile:
 {{:userdoc:hosted_guest_vm_linode_boot-config.jpeg?nolink|Boot Config}}
-We boot into the rescue Linux image to copy the AstLinux Install ISO onto the raw installer disk.  Note where the installer disk is mounted, assuming ''/dev/sda''.
+Using "Rescue Mode" ''dd'' copy the AstLinux ISO Installer to the raw installer image,
+we boot into the rescue Linux image to copy the AstLinux Install ISO onto the raw installer disk.  Note where the installer disk is mounted, assuming ''/dev/sda''.
+{{:userdoc:hosted_guest_vm_linode-rescue.jpeg?nolink|Rescue Mode}}
 Click "Reboot into Rescue Mode" using Linodes -> Rescue
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 Access Lish via "Lish via SSH" using Linodes -> Remote Access
-This example command copies the AstLinux 1.3.3 ISO onto ''/dev/sda'', adjust accordingly.
+This example command copies the AstLinux 1.3.3 "Guest VM x86-64bit" ISO onto ''/dev/sda'', adjust accordingly.
-  curl --capath /usr/share/ca-certificates/mozilla https://s3.amazonaws.com/mirror.astlinux-project/downloads/iso/astlinux-1.3.3-genx86_64-vm.iso | dd of=/dev/sda
+  curl -L --capath /usr/share/ca-certificates/mozilla https://astlinux-project.org/mirror/downloads/iso/astlinux-1.3.3-genx86_64-vm.iso | dd of=/dev/sda
-Now we are ready to launch the installer, exit "Lish via SSH".
+Look for any errors with the ''curl'' and ''dd'' commands.
+Now we are ready to launch the installer, exit the "Lish via SSH" console.
 {{:userdoc:hosted_guest_vm_linode_dashboard-install.jpeg?nolink|Dashboard Install}}
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 Select the "Install" installer menu, follow the dialogs to install an AstLinux image to your virtual disk.
+When finished **do not** select the “Shutdown” installer menu, if you did Linode's Lassie would just restart it.
 {{:userdoc:hosted_guest_vm_linode_dashboard.jpeg?nolink|Dashboard}}
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 to this...
   ttyS0::respawn:/sbin/getty -L 19200 /dev/ttyS0 vt100
+!!Tip ->!! You may want to replace ''vt100'' with ''xterm-color'' as the ''TERM'' variable setting.
 Reboot AstLinux to apply the change.