install problems. pacstrap [SOLVED]

funkmuscle · 2012-09-01 20:13:49

Hey everyone, I'm having the same issues like the SOLVED thread
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=148012
but I don't understand the fix. I don't understand what is meant by separating the partition because I thought I did that (ie: /dev/sda1, sda2, etc)..

Last edited by funkmuscle (2012-09-09 01:50:55)

bgc1954 · 2012-09-01 20:47:35

I'll give it a shot, although Grub2 confuses the hell out of me (I can use syslinux for now) and I don't use it yet but if you have a uefi board, you're stuck with grub. All I think the op in the other post was doing was mounting /dev/sda1 as /mnt, first, and then mounting it as /mnt/boot, after, so the install couldn't proceed as it lost its mountpoint /mnt. The other separate efi partition is AFAIK something that grub 2 needs so if you read further in the beginners guide, the section on installing the bootloader could explain things better or the grub wiki itself may need a read or re-read on your part.

Last edited by bgc1954 (2012-09-01 20:48:10)

funkmuscle · 2012-09-01 22:17:44

bgc1954, thanx, that helped now I reboot and it stop at:
GRUB
and a flashing cursor

JGunn88 · 2012-09-02 03:50:31

funkmuscle wrote:

bgc1954, thanx, that helped now I reboot and it stop at:
GRUB
and a flashing cursor

I'm assuming you are trying to install Arch on a UEFI Bios Motherboard?

I spent about four days getting it straight and have now gotten it to boot without issue. It takes a good bit of switching between wiki pages and a lot of reading. I've written down my install procedure with some detail.

First, have you downloaded the UEFI Shell and put it on a USB stick?
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/UEFI (id advise using the x86_64 UEFI Shell 2.0 (Beta))

To put it on the USB
First mount:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/US … USB_memory
to see your unmounted usb i prefer

  blkid -o list -c /dev/null

to

 lsblk

Second format:
the following link tells you how to format the usb to FAT32 (required)
http://go2linux.garron.me/linux/2011/03 … -linux-921

Third extract file:
within your usb device create the following path

 /efi/boot

before putting the shell file on the usb rename the file

 bootx64.efi

This stick is required for GRUB to recognize Arch as bootable on a UEFI motherboard. Though the install guide said to do this at the end, it is much easier if you boot to the media disk through this usb so that you are in the UEFI boot mode (prevents headaches at the end). Eventually you will write the file on the usb to your system so that your computer will boot into UEFI automatically on startup.

If you would like my install procedure it may help. You will have to start from scratch but considering the time you seem to have already put in another hour of fideling won't hurt.

zidarsk8 · 2012-09-02 04:31:29

JGunn88 wrote:

...I spent about four days getting it straight and have now gotten it to boot without issue. ...

I guess I have two more days to go.

Thanks for this info

JGunn88 · 2012-09-02 04:35:43

Learned a good bit in the process though. Now i know how my system works from boot to the loading of the GUI and its helped with trouble-shooting.

Last edited by JGunn88 (2012-09-02 04:40:44)

the.ridikulus.rat · 2012-09-02 09:09:23

bgc1954 wrote:

I'll give it a shot, although Grub2 confuses the hell out of me (I can use syslinux for now) and I don't use it yet but if you have a uefi board, you're stuck with grub.

No, you are not. https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/UEFI_Bootloaders

the.ridikulus.rat · 2012-09-02 09:10:29

JGunn88 wrote:

funkmuscle wrote:
bgc1954, thanx, that helped now I reboot and it stop at:
GRUB
and a flashing cursor
I'm assuming you are trying to install Arch on a UEFI Bios Motherboard?
I spent about four days getting it straight and have now gotten it to boot without issue. It takes a good bit of switching between wiki pages and a lot of reading. I've written down my install procedure with some detail.
First, have you downloaded the UEFI Shell and put it on a USB stick?
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/UEFI (id advise using the x86_64 UEFI Shell 2.0 (Beta))
To put it on the USB
First mount:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/US … USB_memory
to see your unmounted usb i prefer
  blkid -o list -c /dev/null 
to
 lsblk 
Second format:
the following link tells you how to format the usb to FAT32 (required)
http://go2linux.garron.me/linux/2011/03 … -linux-921
Third extract file:
within your usb device create the following path
 /efi/boot 
before putting the shell file on the usb rename the file
 bootx64.efi 
This stick is required for GRUB to recognize Arch as bootable on a UEFI motherboard. Though the install guide said to do this at the end, it is much easier if you boot to the media disk through this usb so that you are in the UEFI boot mode (prevents headaches at the end). Eventually you will write the file on the usb to your system so that your computer will boot into UEFI automatically on startup.
If you would like my install procedure it may help. You will have to start from scratch but considering the time you seem to have already put in another hour of fideling won't hurt.

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/UE … B_from_ISO

funkmuscle · 2012-09-02 13:21:43

thank you everyone for the help.. I was so freaking tired by the end of the day yesterday but after going all day at this, around midnight it worked... I now need to retrace what I did. I hope I remember so I can post here before closing this as solved.. Give me a day or two to figure it out..
thanx again everyone

EDIT: wow, using archlinux since 2006 and never had I been through this. now every time I make changes, I need to boot with the live media to fix grub2. I can't get wireless going. I mean, I've installed earlier versions in minutes.
I use arch for music production because it's the best OS period for me. Will systemd, etc., be good for audio production? I figure I have at lease a day or so more before I get this so I'm just asking for any heads up about pro audio production.

I will keep fighting till this battle is won. thanx guys.. :-)

Last edited by funkmuscle (2012-09-02 17:43:21)

funkmuscle · 2012-09-09 01:50:23

to be honest, this explained my headaches: https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/31022

but I've been up and running but tried so many different things that I forgot what exactly was done.

this seem to resolved the issue I had so the latest live media should be great: http://www.archlinux.org/news/new-insta … -20120907/

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install problems. pacstrap [SOLVED]

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