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JustAnotherWord

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Registered: 2024-10-07

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[SOLVED] Grub will not boot first time

Hello,
I am brand new to this and have everything I know but everytime I reboot my computer after installing and doing all the set up, it takes me back to the install medium menu.
I can't get to the grub menu.

I redone all the steps and followed a few different vertions but nothing seems to work for me.

I am using a usb and wiping my disk. When I reboot and then remove my usb it takes me to the BIOS? (the computers menu, no windows, the firmwair one)

I have no clue what I am doing wrong. I'm so sorry but I need help

Thank you so much!

Last edited by JustAnotherWord (2024-10-08 12:03:45)

philo

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Registered: 2015-01-26

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Re: [SOLVED] Grub will not boot first time

I  followed a few different versions but nothing seems to work for me. !

What does that mean? How did you install?

JustAnotherWord

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Re: [SOLVED] Grub will not boot first time

I used the ofitial wiki guide aswell as this youtube tutorial: https://youtu.be/68z11VAYMS8?si=1uldsqNh3BVT-eeS

both of them looked liked they worked but then didn't ever start.

philo

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Re: [SOLVED] Grub will not boot first time

Forget YouTube tutorials  and th like.

JustAnotherWord

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Re: [SOLVED] Grub will not boot first time

ok, Thank you

kermit63

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Re: [SOLVED] Grub will not boot first time

No one here can help you unless you start providing details on how you configured GRUB and also how you installed arch in general. Start by providing the following while arch-chrooted into you installed system:

1. output of lsblk
2. contents of /etc/fstab
3. contents of /etc/default/grub
4. contents of /etc/mkinitcpio.conf

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JustAnotherWord

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Re: [SOLVED] Grub will not boot first time

ok, will do! sorry

JustAnotherWord

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Re: [SOLVED] Grub will not boot first time

Where is a photo of my isblk output after redoing it as I turned it off: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1i1OahT … sp=sharing

I'm so sorry but I'm not sur ehow to get the contents of those other ones.

philo

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Re: [SOLVED] Grub will not boot first time

I'm so sorry but I'm not sur ehow to get the contents of those other ones.

Start the commands with 'cat' (without the ').

How do you identify your /root and /maybe home partitions? You did not follow the Installation Guide.

PS - Watch your spelling for typos (mistakes)!

Last edited by philo (2024-10-07 16:26:22)

JustAnotherWord

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Re: [SOLVED] Grub will not boot first time

I did try follow it, I went through all the steps and copied the example UEFI with GPT layout. After that I did all the rest of the steps and they worked, no errors.
I will try get that information as soon as i can sorry, and I will try restart and try again

Sorry, Thank you

cryptearth

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Registered: 2024-02-03

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Re: [SOLVED] Grub will not boot first time

have you run

grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --efi-directory=<esp mountpoint> --bootloader-id=grub
grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

?
if so: was the output without errors?
you can also check afterwards with

efibootmgr

if the boot entry was added successfull

JustAnotherWord

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Re: [SOLVED] Grub will not boot first time

Hello, I figerd it out, Thank you so much for all your help!!!

Head_on_a_Stick

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Re: [SOLVED] Grub will not boot first time

I figerd it out

Please don't be rude: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Genera … way_street

For anybody else who encounters this problem: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/GRUB#D … _boot_path

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philo

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Re: [SOLVED] Grub will not boot first time

I figerd [figured] it out

How? Readers of this thread might be interested to know.

Also, please mark the title of your thread  as [SOLVED].

JustAnotherWord

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Re: [SOLVED] Grub will not boot first time

So sorry, It was a mistake with my Grub instillation.  I used the wrong target.

Thank you souch for your help! I really appreciate it!

Sorry for waisting your time!
I hope you have a great day!