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Wheelman

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Registered: 2015-10-24

Posts: 15

[SOLVED]Install Grub to partition - /boot/grub/i386-pc folder missing

Hello,

I am attempting to do a dual boot install with Win 7 32 bit on a Samsung N150 netbook.(64 bit capable) Using Windows bootloader to chainload to GRUB bootloader. I've done this successfully with Arch Linux 32 bit(when it was supported). I am now trying install Arch x86_64 over it.

I've followed the https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Installation_guide up to the bootloader section. I installed GRUB with pacman.
Following this section to install GRUB to the partition: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GR … nless_disk I run into my problem.

When using:

chattr -i /boot/grub/i386-pc/core.img

I get the following response:

chattr: No such file or directory while trying to stat /boot/grub/i386-pc/core.img

I then looked in the grub directory and noticed there was no i386-pc folder. I did not have this issue when I used the previously supported Arch 32 bit. I do not know how to proceed. Help and guidance would be appreciated.

Last edited by Wheelman (2018-05-09 07:19:20)

nl6720

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Registered: 2016-07-02

Posts: 672

Re: [SOLVED]Install Grub to partition - /boot/grub/i386-pc folder missing

The /boot/grub/i386-pc directory is created by grub-install, you can skip the 'chattr -i' command since you don't have that file yet.

Wheelman

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Registered: 2015-10-24

Posts: 15

Re: [SOLVED]Install Grub to partition - /boot/grub/i386-pc folder missing

Ah! I understand. 'chattr -i' removes the immutable flag. 'chattr +i' adds the immutable flag. The immutable flag is used to prevent the core.img sector location, or the file itself, from being changed. I reckon I skipped 'chattr -i' in my last arch install too then. I'll write this down in my arch install notes for future use.

Thank you for your help.