I was able to get the kernel installed by deleting those files on the boot partition. As for grub, I didn't need it installed again, so I just tried installing packages again, and made sure grub and lilo weren't included.
]]>My arch installation completely wiped my grub menu.lst. Luckily I keep a backup. The funny thing is I opted not to install grub or lilo, and i didn't edit the file from the installation. Every other file was intact on the /boot partition
After packages are successfully installed, and I choose "Continue", the install application freezes up, and I have to CTR+C to stop it. But then after i do /arch/setup, I can continue normally as though nothing had happened.
If I already have the kernel, and kconfig images in /boot, Kernel installation will fail. Same thing if it tries to install grub. It won't let it install that package because menu.lst already exists.
]]>Good news. The file wasn't there...so started fresh and I installed again--making sure that all packages were successfully installed...now i have an Arch base system!
yeah that happens sometimes... if you don't hit the "Done" button after harddrive prep, it doesn't do anything... I've always been at a loss as to why it doesn't yell at you saying "If you exit now nothing will happen, make sure to hit Done!"
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It was mounted using the installation program on the live cd.
]]>sda1: Windows
sda2: /root (ubuntu)(not mounted while running arch)
sda3: /root (arch)
sda5: /boot
sda6: swap
"no init found" is the real error...
what is your partition layout? for instance, mine is:
/dev/hda1 /home (was windows)
/dev/hda2 /boot
/dev/hda3 swap
/dev/hda4 /
Warning: unable to open an initial console.
Kernel Panic - not syncing: No init found. Try passing init= option to kernel.
I have this in my grub configuration file:
title Arch Linux
root (hd0,4)
kernel /vmlinuz26 root=/dev/sda3