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#26 2011-09-25 14:31:28

xD
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Registered: 2011-09-25
Posts: 19

Re: Problem with Install on External HardDrive!

rayjgu3 wrote:
rayjgu3 wrote:

can you mount /dev/sdb1?
sudo nano /where/sdb1is/grub/menu.lst
 

go to bottom of file enter
#  Arch Linux
title  Arch Linux
root   (hd0,2)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-linux root=/dev/sda3  ro  vga=773 
initrd /boot/initramfs-linux.img

cntrl-x  to close file hit y to say yes to save it enter again should bring you back to prompt
reboot & try to boot new entry
if nano does not come on fedora use whatever text editor you can
or write it down reboot to usb
when you get to grub hit e to edit the entries you will need to edit each line so as to match

1 root   (hd0,2)
2 kernel /boot/vmlinuz-linux root=/dev/sda3  ro  vga=773 
3 initrd /boot/initramfs-linux.img

once it is booted up change your menu.lst
nano /boot/grub/menu.lst

reread this

I tried that, and it didn't work, I am not sure why. I am pretty sure I did it all right.

In case this is of use, I found this, also:

# Config file for GRUB - The GNU GRand Unified Bootloader
# /boot/grub/menu.lst

# DEVICE NAME CONVERSIONS 
#
#  Linux           Grub
# -------------------------
#  /dev/fd0        (fd0)
#  /dev/sda        (hd0)
#  /dev/sdb2       (hd1,1)
#  /dev/sda3       (hd0,2)
#

#  FRAMEBUFFER RESOLUTION SETTINGS
#     +-------------------------------------------------+
#          | 640x480    800x600    1024x768   1280x1024
#      ----+--------------------------------------------
#      256 | 0x301=769  0x303=771  0x305=773   0x307=775
#      32K | 0x310=784  0x313=787  0x316=790   0x319=793
#      64K | 0x311=785  0x314=788  0x317=791   0x31A=794
#      16M | 0x312=786  0x315=789  0x318=792   0x31B=795
#     +-------------------------------------------------+
#  for more details and different resolutions see
#  https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GRUB#Framebuffer_resolution

# general configuration:
timeout   5
default   0
color light-blue/black light-cyan/blue

# boot sections follow
# each is implicitly numbered from 0 in the order of appearance below
#
# TIP: If you want a 1024x768 framebuffer, add "vga=773" to your kernel line.
#
#-*

# (0) Arch Linux Primary
title  Arch Linux
root   (hd1,0)
kernel /vmlinuz-linux root=/dev/disk/by-uuid/cf161fda-e405-46a2-a245-c0c395d4991c ro
initrd /initramfs-linux.img

# (1) Arch Linux Fallback
title  Arch Linux Fallback
root   (hd1,0)
kernel /vmlinuz-linux root=/dev/disk/by-uuid/cf161fda-e405-46a2-a245-c0c395d4991c ro
initrd /initramfs-linux-fallback.img

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#27 2011-09-25 14:56:50

rayjgu3
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From: Chicago IL usa
Registered: 2004-07-04
Posts: 695

Re: Problem with Install on External HardDrive!

can you edit it?
make changes as stated previously or reboot to usb with changes in hand & edit grub on the fly
once in make changes to what worked

In case this is of use, I found this, also:

# Config file for GRUB - The GNU GRand Unified Bootloader
# /boot/grub/menu.lst

# DEVICE NAME CONVERSIONS 
#
#  Linux           Grub
# -------------------------
#  /dev/fd0        (fd0)
#  /dev/sda        (hd0)
#  /dev/sdb2       (hd1,1)
#  /dev/sda3       (hd0,2)
#

#  FRAMEBUFFER RESOLUTION SETTINGS
#     +-------------------------------------------------+
#          | 640x480    800x600    1024x768   1280x1024
#      ----+--------------------------------------------
#      256 | 0x301=769  0x303=771  0x305=773   0x307=775
#      32K | 0x310=784  0x313=787  0x316=790   0x319=793
#      64K | 0x311=785  0x314=788  0x317=791   0x31A=794
#      16M | 0x312=786  0x315=789  0x318=792   0x31B=795
#     +-------------------------------------------------+
#  for more details and different resolutions see
#  https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GRUB#Framebuffer_resolution

# general configuration:
timeout   5
default   0
color light-blue/black light-cyan/blue

# boot sections follow
# each is implicitly numbered from 0 in the order of appearance below
#
# TIP: If you want a 1024x768 framebuffer, add "vga=773" to your kernel line.
#
#-*

# (0) Arch Linux Primary
title  Arch Linux
root   (hd1,0)
kernel /vmlinuz-linux root=/dev/disk/by-uuid/cf161fda-e405-46a2-a245-c0c395d4991c ro
initrd /initramfs-linux.img

# (1) Arch Linux Fallback
title  Arch Linux Fallback
root   (hd1,0)
kernel /vmlinuz-linux root=/dev/disk/by-uuid/cf161fda-e405-46a2-a245-c0c395d4991c ro
initrd /initramfs-linux-fallback.img

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#28 2011-09-25 15:13:35

xD
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Registered: 2011-09-25
Posts: 19

Re: Problem with Install on External HardDrive!

rayjgu3 wrote:

can you edit it?
make changes as stated previously or reboot to usb with changes in hand & edit grub on the fly
once in make changes to what worked

In case this is of use, I found this, also:

# Config file for GRUB - The GNU GRand Unified Bootloader
# /boot/grub/menu.lst

# DEVICE NAME CONVERSIONS 
#
#  Linux           Grub
# -------------------------
#  /dev/fd0        (fd0)
#  /dev/sda        (hd0)
#  /dev/sdb2       (hd1,1)
#  /dev/sda3       (hd0,2)
#

#  FRAMEBUFFER RESOLUTION SETTINGS
#     +-------------------------------------------------+
#          | 640x480    800x600    1024x768   1280x1024
#      ----+--------------------------------------------
#      256 | 0x301=769  0x303=771  0x305=773   0x307=775
#      32K | 0x310=784  0x313=787  0x316=790   0x319=793
#      64K | 0x311=785  0x314=788  0x317=791   0x31A=794
#      16M | 0x312=786  0x315=789  0x318=792   0x31B=795
#     +-------------------------------------------------+
#  for more details and different resolutions see
#  https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GRUB#Framebuffer_resolution

# general configuration:
timeout   5
default   0
color light-blue/black light-cyan/blue

# boot sections follow
# each is implicitly numbered from 0 in the order of appearance below
#
# TIP: If you want a 1024x768 framebuffer, add "vga=773" to your kernel line.
#
#-*

# (0) Arch Linux Primary
title  Arch Linux
root   (hd1,0)
kernel /vmlinuz-linux root=/dev/disk/by-uuid/cf161fda-e405-46a2-a245-c0c395d4991c ro
initrd /initramfs-linux.img

# (1) Arch Linux Fallback
title  Arch Linux Fallback
root   (hd1,0)
kernel /vmlinuz-linux root=/dev/disk/by-uuid/cf161fda-e405-46a2-a245-c0c395d4991c ro
initrd /initramfs-linux-fallback.img

The changes that you suggested didn't seem to work? At this point do you suggest to reinstall Arch?

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#29 2011-09-26 22:04:10

rayjgu3
Member
From: Chicago IL usa
Registered: 2004-07-04
Posts: 695

Re: Problem with Install on External HardDrive!

it doesnt matter what distro of linux you use
your permissions to another file system that is native to linux is governed by linux permissions
so to edit any files in your arch installation you need administrative permissions
whether su or sudo
so to edit from command line interface (CLI)
sudo nano /mount/point/of/arch/boot/grub/menu.lst
make changes
then save the file
if your trying to do this with a gui editor in user enviroment it wont work

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