Arch Linux

hakzsam

Member

Registered: 2016-03-12

Posts: 5

Failed to boot after install with HP EliteBook 840

Hi there,

I use ArchLinux since a long time and I did a lot of successful installations, but this time I have a serious problem.

As usual, I have followed the Installation Guide because I don't know all the steps by heart. :-)

My problem is that after installing the minimum stuff, archlinux fails to boot.

The laptopt is a HP EliteBook 840 which seems like to use UEFI, but I must say that I don't really understand what that means...
All my other computers use the traditionnal BIOS and I have never got any problems for installing archlinux.

Any hints?

Thanks in advance.

Scimmia

Fellow

Registered: 2012-09-01

Posts: 11,561

Re: Failed to boot after install with HP EliteBook 840

Start by telling us what is happening. "fails to boot" doesn't tell us much. Then tell us how you set things up, exactly.

hakzsam

Member

Registered: 2016-03-12

Posts: 5

Re: Failed to boot after install with HP EliteBook 840

The error message is:

BootDevice Not Found

Please install an operating system on your hard disks.

Hard Disk - (3F0)

hakzsam

Member

Registered: 2016-03-12

Posts: 5

Re: Failed to boot after install with HP EliteBook 840

and I did the following steps:

- fdisk /dev/sda (and set up 3 partitions, /dev/sda1 for /boot, /dev/sda2 for / and /dev/sda3 for /home)
- mkfs.ext2 /dev/sda1, mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda{2,3}
- mount /dev/sda2 /mnt, mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/boot
- pacstrap /mnt base
- pacstrap /mnt grub
- genfstab -U -p /mnt >> /mnt/etc/fstab
- arch-chroot /mnt
- mkinitcpio -p linux
- grub-install --no-floppy --recheck /dev/sda
- grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
- umount -R /mnt
- reboot

Scimmia

Fellow

Registered: 2012-09-01

Posts: 11,561

Re: Failed to boot after install with HP EliteBook 840

Those are steps for a BIOS install, not a UEFI install.

Besides the normal Beginner's Guide, see https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/HP … ook_840_G1

Last edited by Scimmia (2016-03-12 13:09:26)

hakzsam

Member

Registered: 2016-03-12

Posts: 5

Re: Failed to boot after install with HP EliteBook 840

So, I assume that this laptop only supports UEFI?
Thanks for the link.

hakzsam

Member

Registered: 2016-03-12

Posts: 5

Re: Failed to boot after install with HP EliteBook 840

After booting the USB iso, ls /sys/firmware/efi/efivars doesn't exist...

surfatwork

Member

Registered: 2012-01-05

Posts: 137

Re: Failed to boot after install with HP EliteBook 840

The 840g1 supports both uefi and bios. Check your settings - seems like you have it on bios.
I have installed arch in both uefi and bios modes on this laptop.