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#1 2011-07-02 04:16:16

mag1strate
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[SOLVED] Following Beginners Guide, do I make /root bootable?

Hey guys!

I am trying to follow the Arch Linux Beginners Guide, but I seem to be stuck at one thing. When making my partitions manually, which of the four sda partitions do I make bootable? I can't seem to write on the partitions unless I make one bootable.

They only seem to have a /var, /root, swap, and a /home partition! Thank you!

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Beginners'_Guide

Last edited by mag1strate (2011-07-02 14:36:57)

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#2 2011-07-02 04:26:13

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Re: [SOLVED] Following Beginners Guide, do I make /root bootable?

you should have a /boot, that is what should be made bootable. Why are you configuring your disk manually? Is there something wrong with the auto prepare?

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Of … to-Prepare


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#3 2011-07-02 04:31:51

mag1strate
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Re: [SOLVED] Following Beginners Guide, do I make /root bootable?

I wanted ext4 instead of ext2. Or is there no reason why I should be using ext4?

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#4 2011-07-02 05:16:38

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Re: [SOLVED] Following Beginners Guide, do I make /root bootable?

mag1strate wrote:

I wanted ext4 instead of ext2. Or is there no reason why I should be using ext4?

You can use ext4 with auto prepare. It prompts you for the fs type for your root and home partitions.

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#5 2011-07-02 11:59:08

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Re: [SOLVED] Following Beginners Guide, do I make /root bootable?

If you install grub to MBR, there is no need to flag any partition as bootable.

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#6 2011-07-02 14:22:38

mag1strate
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Re: [SOLVED] Following Beginners Guide, do I make /root bootable?

hokasch wrote:

If you install grub to MBR, there is no need to flag any partition as bootable.

What is MBR? Also do I need a /var partition?

Last edited by mag1strate (2011-07-02 14:27:41)

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#7 2011-07-02 14:34:59

mag1strate
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Re: [SOLVED] Following Beginners Guide, do I make /root bootable?

bwat47 wrote:
mag1strate wrote:

I wanted ext4 instead of ext2. Or is there no reason why I should be using ext4?

You can use ext4 with auto prepare. It prompts you for the fs type for your root and home partitions.

I just realized I pressed enter too quick and skipped that option! I am sorry about that! Hope I didn't waste you guy's time!

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#8 2011-07-02 14:41:34

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Re: [SOLVED] Following Beginners Guide, do I make /root bootable?

mag1strate wrote:

What is MBR? Also do I need a /var partition?

Master Boot Record. You don't have to have a separate /var partition. That's just an example.

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