how to deal with it if the computer is shutdown in the reboot process

yan · 2009-03-10 21:30:06

when I finish the installation via ftp/http and finally
input reboot, but suddenly an accident happen!
The computer is shutdown in the reboot process, and
when I take away the CD and then start the computer,
the screen appear a line"Error loading operating system"
no more reaction then. By the way, I don't install the
bootloader in the installation.

So how can I do to make the archlinux run other than
reinstalling it? Any suggestion and help is appreciated!

ps: maybe I can do it if I know what things happen in
the reboot process during an installtion. Anyone knows?

Last edited by yan (2009-03-10 21:39:37)

mythus · 2009-03-10 22:33:45

Greetings,

It is my guess that if you had a grub, when you set up your file systems during the install process, you accidently ok'ed it to format the partion that had your old grub file. I am assuming you had an old grub file since you didn't install grub. But anyways when it asks "Are you sure, will destroy everything" if you said yes it formated your drive, if you said no it would just have set up the filesystem.

So I am assuming that you did this. Which means you would have to re-install and make sure you install grub this time. Without grub it won't load the o/s.

mike_93 · 2009-03-11 12:12:36

you can use the GRUB disk you can get the iso here

not sure how to do it because I've never had the need to, but I've read that that's what you need to do.

yan · 2009-03-12 07:10:06

thanks!
I think I have to re-install arch again and
install bootloader this time:)

Arch Linux

#1 2009-03-10 21:30:06

how to deal with it if the computer is shutdown in the reboot process

#2 2009-03-10 22:33:45

Re: how to deal with it if the computer is shutdown in the reboot process

#3 2009-03-11 12:12:36

Re: how to deal with it if the computer is shutdown in the reboot process

#4 2009-03-12 07:10:06

Re: how to deal with it if the computer is shutdown in the reboot process

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