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Kobussie

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[SOLVED] Installation on VirtualBox not booting

I tried to install Arch (archlinux-2020.04.01-x86_64.iso) on VirtualBox (5.2.34). I followed the installation guide; installed GRUB, ran 'grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg' without errors. When I reboot from the virtual disk with 'Boot existing OS' I only get as far as: 'grub>' What did I do wrong?
Thanks for your reply..

Last edited by Kobussie (2020-04-14 14:41:24)

Head_on_a_Stick

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Re: [SOLVED] Installation on VirtualBox not booting

Did you run grub-mkconfig(8) from within the chroot? What was the exact command you used to install GRUB? Probably best to list all of the commands you used to install Arch, or at least the ones relating to mounting & chrooting.

Use the set command from the "grub>" prompt to find where GRUB is looking for it's missing configuration file.

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Kobussie

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From: NL - Groningen

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Re: [SOLVED] Installation on VirtualBox not booting

Thanks for your reply, Head_on_a_Stick.
In the meantime I figured out what I did wrong: I forgot to install a kernel!!
I did 'pacstrap /mnt base' instead of 'pacstrap /mnt base linux linux-firmware'