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lunos

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Registered: 2006-03-14

Posts: 14

boot and bootloader

excuse my bad english, I'm italian
today I installed archlinux on my pc, without bootloader, becouse there is a debian's grub bootloader on mbr.
when installation finished, reboot my pc with a cd of arch in the media.
prompt boot: I digited
arch root=/dev/hdb8
and the login continue.
at the prompt # I search the boot directory but I don't find this.
I don't know how write the command on an existing bootloader for login my archlinux.
this methode has been good for same distro of linux that I have installed on my pc for multiboot.
In this case I don't know how to resolve the problem.
thank' you very much for an Arch new bye

_Gandalf_

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Registered: 2006-01-12

Posts: 735

Re: boot and bootloader

Let's suppose this
Debian is installed on /dev/hda1
Arch is installed on /dev/hda2

/boot partitions for both distro is not seperated!
Login in your debian one and do

vi /boot/grub/menu.lst

if u are not familiar with vi, use another editor such as pico/nano
now when u see sections that look like

title debian
root ..

add at the end/beginning wherever u like it depends on ur taste, the below code

title  Arch
root   (hd0,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz26 root=/dev/hda2 ro
initrd /boot/initrd26.img

since arch is on /dev/hda2 this will give (hd0,1), if it was on /dev/hda6 it would be (hd0,5), if it was on /dev/hdc4 it would be (hd2,3)..... Hope you got the idea...

If u have more questions or my explination was unclear, don't hesitate to ask

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lunos

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Registered: 2006-03-14

Posts: 14

Re: boot and bootloader

ok, I reinstalled my arch and resolve the problem.
now there's another problem: don't start xserver.
I installed kde with the command
pacman -Sy kde
and read the guide for the configuration, but nothing of graphics start.
ciao

lunos

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Registered: 2006-03-14

Posts: 14

Re: boot and bootloader

resolved: reinstalled archlinux.
another problem:
when I type the command "startkde" the error is:
xset: unable to open display
xsetroot: unable to open display
kpersonalizer: cannot connect to X server
I installed kde with pacman, I'm sure.

Sigi

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From: Thurgau, Switzerland

Registered: 2005-09-22

Posts: 1,131

Re: boot and bootloader

Did you install x-server and so on?

pacman -Syu ; pacman -S x-server

Cheers Sigi

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FUBAR

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From: Belgium

Registered: 2004-12-08

Posts: 1,029

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Re: boot and bootloader

If you can run "startkde" as root but not as a normal user, make sure your normal user is in the video group.

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lunos

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Registered: 2006-03-14

Posts: 14

Re: boot and bootloader

ok: my user is in the video group.
for the command by pacman ...x-server: I check today, I don't sure..
I answers as is possible
thanks

lunos

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Registered: 2006-03-14

Posts: 14

Re: boot and bootloader

I type the command
#pacman -Syu ; pacman -S x-server
all ok
then, I type at the prompt
$ startx
but this command don't exist.
In dubt, I read my /etc/inittab and at the line ..respawn ../etc/X11r6/bin...
but this directory don't exist on my system.
after download kde, I downloaded also hwd and after I type
#hwd -x
and created a file /etc/X11/xorg.conf.hwd.
ther I rename this file in xorg.conf
but I'm in the same condition. the command startx don't exist and if I type startkde the answers is that of the error that I posted first
excuse my bad english

_Gandalf_

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Registered: 2006-01-12

Posts: 735

Re: boot and bootloader

it's not x-server it's xorg

pacman -S xorg

you should be fine afterwards, just in advance make sure your user is within the groups

audio,video,optical,storage,wheel,users

if a group doesn't exist it's ok don't don't worry it might be that some package i have but u don't ATM

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rayjgu3

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From: Chicago IL usa

Registered: 2004-07-04

Posts: 695

Re: boot and bootloader

im guessing you need to
pacamn -S fx86-video-THE MODULE YOU NEED
that is what i needed to do on my new system
while your at it make sure you have xf86-input-mouse & xf86-input-keyboard
or that will drive you buggy also (it did me)

lunos

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Registered: 2006-03-14

Posts: 14

Re: boot and bootloader

thanks at alll.
the magic command was
pacman- -S xorg
thanks a lot

lunos

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Registered: 2006-03-14

Posts: 14

Re: boot and bootloader

excuse me but now I formatted for reinstall arch with gnome, because I'm in difficult with nvidia driver.
then I' triyng for xgl that I tried with a kororaa linux live cd.
I advise to try this live cd with its gtaphical effects.
we feel ourselve
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