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train_wreck

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Registered: 2011-10-22

Posts: 97

trying to install arch on msata drive, get grub "no such partition"

I have an intel DH77EB desktop motehrboard with an msata slot. I got a crucial M4 CT032M4SSD3 msata SSD which is listed as compatible with this board. Upon following the exact steps in the Arch install guide in the wiki, I reboot after the install is finished. The system then hangs for a long time on "Welcome to Grub" before giving me "error: no such partition" and dumping me out to rescue mode. If i boot from the Arch ISO, I can still mount the system partition perfectly. Windows 7 installs fine onto this SSD, so I don't think it's the hardware. Googling for this issue produced nothing useful, as did searching this forum.

/boot/grub/grub.cfg

#
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
#
# It is automatically generated by grub-mkconfig using templates
# from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
#

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
insmod part_gpt
insmod part_msdos
if [ -s $prefix/grubenv ]; then
  load_env
fi
set default="0"

if [ x"${feature_menuentry_id}" = xy ]; then
  menuentry_id_option="--id"
else
  menuentry_id_option=""
fi

export menuentry_id_option

if [ "${prev_saved_entry}" ]; then
  set saved_entry="${prev_saved_entry}"
  save_env saved_entry
  set prev_saved_entry=
  save_env prev_saved_entry
  set boot_once=true
fi

function savedefault {
  if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then
    saved_entry="${chosen}"
    save_env saved_entry
  fi
}

function load_video {
  if [ x$feature_all_video_module = xy ]; then
    insmod all_video
  else
    insmod efi_gop
    insmod efi_uga
    insmod ieee1275_fb
    insmod vbe
    insmod vga
    insmod video_bochs
    insmod video_cirrus
  fi
}

if [ x$feature_default_font_path = xy ] ; then
   font=unicode
else
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,msdos1'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos1 --hint-efi=hd0,msdos1 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos1  25a28fee-b734-4a58-82d0-2f480d5fc001
else
  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 25a28fee-b734-4a58-82d0-2f480d5fc001
fi
    font="/usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2"
fi

if loadfont $font ; then
  set gfxmode=auto
  load_video
  insmod gfxterm
  set locale_dir=$prefix/locale
  set lang=en_US
  insmod gettext
fi
terminal_input console
terminal_output gfxterm
set timeout=2
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
menuentry 'Arch Linux, with Linux core repo kernel' --class arch --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-core repo kernel-true-25a28fee-b734-4a58-82d0-2f480d5fc001' {
	load_video
	set gfxpayload=keep
	insmod gzio
	insmod part_msdos
	insmod ext2
	set root='hd0,msdos1'
	if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
	  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos1 --hint-efi=hd0,msdos1 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos1  25a28fee-b734-4a58-82d0-2f480d5fc001
	else
	  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 25a28fee-b734-4a58-82d0-2f480d5fc001
	fi
	echo	'Loading Linux core repo kernel ...'
	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-linux root=UUID=25a28fee-b734-4a58-82d0-2f480d5fc001 ro  quiet ipv6.disable=1 intel_pstate=disable
	echo	'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
	initrd	/boot/initramfs-linux.img
}
menuentry 'Arch Linux, with Linux core repo kernel (Fallback initramfs)' --class arch --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-core repo kernel-fallback-25a28fee-b734-4a58-82d0-2f480d5fc001' {
	load_video
	set gfxpayload=keep
	insmod gzio
	insmod part_msdos
	insmod ext2
	set root='hd0,msdos1'
	if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
	  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos1 --hint-efi=hd0,msdos1 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos1  25a28fee-b734-4a58-82d0-2f480d5fc001
	else
	  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 25a28fee-b734-4a58-82d0-2f480d5fc001
	fi
	echo	'Loading Linux core repo kernel ...'
	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-linux root=UUID=25a28fee-b734-4a58-82d0-2f480d5fc001 ro  quiet
	echo	'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
	initrd	/boot/initramfs-linux-fallback.img
}

### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
### END /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries.  Simply type the
# menu entries you want to add after this comment.  Be careful not to change
# the 'exec tail' line above.
### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
if [ -f  ${config_directory}/custom.cfg ]; then
  source ${config_directory}/custom.cfg
elif [ -z "${config_directory}" -a -f  $prefix/custom.cfg ]; then
  source $prefix/custom.cfg;
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###

Any ideas?

[EDIT] switched to syslinux, things are fine

Last edited by train_wreck (2013-06-06 04:23:20)

ANOKNUSA

Member

Registered: 2010-10-22

Posts: 2,141

Re: trying to install arch on msata drive, get grub "no such partition"

Please mark your thread as [Solved] if everything's working for you now.

For future reference: In my machine (Lenovo T520) The BIOS/UEFI likes to change the drive assignments when new drives are attached before boot; i.e., while the msata is "/dev/sdb" under normal use, if the machine is booted with an external drive attached, the msata becomes "/dev/sdc" for no good reason.  It took me a while to realize that myself.

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