Arch Linux

ArchNoob28

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Registered: 2015-07-15

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Arch Linux - syslinux - Other Linux - boot - problem

Hello!

I have problem with booting other Linux system from syslinux

Default for Arch Linux syslinux.cfg is:

LABEL arch
  MENU LABEL Arch Linux
  LINUX ../vmlinux-linux
  APPEND root=/dev/sda7 rw
  INITRD ../initramfs-linux.img

and I add for Linux Mint

  MENU LABEL Linux Mint
  LINUX ../vmlinux-linux
  APPEND root=/dev/sda5 rw (my Linux Mint install location)
  INITRD ../initramfs-linux.img

Now when I start Linux Mint from syslinux boot

Linux Mint boot but can't login because keyboard and mouse not working

How can I fix it?

Thank you for help.

Last edited by ArchNoob28 (2015-07-15 13:57:21)

Scimmia

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Re: Arch Linux - syslinux - Other Linux - boot - problem

Probably because you're loading the Arch kernel and initramfs.

ArchNoob28

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Re: Arch Linux - syslinux - Other Linux - boot - problem

Wow fast answer thank you

But how I fix it?

Scimmia

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Re: Arch Linux - syslinux - Other Linux - boot - problem

By editing the config you posted to load the Mint kernel and initramfs, of course.

ArchNoob28

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Re: Arch Linux - syslinux - Other Linux - boot - problem

Ok when add path to file get "no such file or directory found" when click to boot ... ?

Last edited by ArchNoob28 (2015-07-15 21:45:53)

Scimmia

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Re: Arch Linux - syslinux - Other Linux - boot - problem

Then you've got the path wrong.

ArchNoob28

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Re: Arch Linux - syslinux - Other Linux - boot - problem

I try everything but no luck ... everytime "no such file or directory found"

Then I install Grub (amazing bootloader)

pacman -S grub-bios

grub-install /dev/sda

grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

reboot

and my problem solved.