Disk /dev/sdd: 40.0 GB, 40007761920 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4864 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x81e9e28d
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdd1 1 131 1052226 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sdd2 132 1533 11261565 83 Linux
/dev/sdd3 1534 4736 25728097+ 83 Linux
/dev/sdd4 4737 4864 1028160 83 Linux
im trying now with vmware 6.0.2 using the disk /dev/sdd as the physical disk hard drive, and get the same GRUB hard disk error, im trying vmware to make the installation there with the disk alone on the virtual machine using my desktop dvd, but the weird thing is that i cant get to the bios, is like the first thing it does is check that :S im searching now if there's a way to clean the mbr and start again, or reinstall with the grub-install command but i try that before
]]>The file /mnt/iso2/boot/grub/stage1 not read correctly.
It might be a problem with the partition? What do you get from 'fdisk -l' and 'blkid' (run as root)?
]]>[root@aleyscha aleyscha]# mount /dev/sdd2 /mnt/iso2
[root@aleyscha aleyscha]# grub-install --root-directory=/mnt/iso2 /dev/sdd
The file /mnt/iso2/boot/grub/stage1 not read correctly.
but i think im closer
]]>grub-install --root-directory=/path/to/sdd2mountpoint /dev/sdd
Then you will need to edit /path/to/sdd2mountpoint/boot/grub/menu.lst to configure grub.
]]>When grub is started, select the line you want to use for starting arch and press 'e'
yes, but when i power on the laptop, it says GRUB error, so the mistake i think is in the process to do the "grub-install <laptop disk mbr>" because there's no line to select
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]]>The laptop disk partition scheme is as follows (conected to my desktop pc):
sdd1 swap
sdd2 /
sdd3 /home
sdd4 /partition that has the isoinstall decompressed in the root
dont know how to install grub correctly to the sdd2 partition containing the config to boot from the sdd4 partition... and when i put the disk in the notebook again, the sdd will be sda dont?
thanks for help!
]]>the laptop hard drive has a windows install on it that dont boot, so i need to make it boot, copying files to that disk from my desktop pc and in the way... install arch on it
]]>but, there's a way to install grub only in the laptop hard drive that dont interfere with my desktop arch install? i need to power on the laptop with the hard drive pluged in, and make it boot from it
Yes, you just need to specify the correct drive to grub (see the wiki article or the grub documentation - there are several ways of setting up grub) - not (hd0)! If you have a floppy drive on the laptop, you can also make a grub floppy and use this to set up grub, but it should work easily enough on the desktop straight from the existing installation.
]]>and when i run mkinitcpio, its a cli app? i mean like a script wich helps you step by step or i need to feed it with parameters?
Thanks!
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