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wroom

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Registered: 2009-01-27

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After installation, no grub -- just a prompt

Hello,

I have a problem with my Zotac ION (w/ N330). After I've installed Arch and rebooted grub won't start up. It just shows me a prompt.

I have no clue what to do. I have tried to install via CD and USB drive same thing. I've tried i686 and x86_64, 2009.02 and 2008.06.
Have anyone here experienced the same kind of problem? Any suggestions?

-- wrooom!

djszapi

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From: Cambridge, United Kingdom

Registered: 2009-06-14

Posts: 1,439

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Re: After installation, no grub -- just a prompt

Pls. read the installation from step to step in the wiki.

It wouldn't be so great distro, if it hadn't install a grub... Did you installed lilo, and search for grub ? what does it mean just a prompt ?

If you haven't grub you can install it from livecd/liveubs only

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slenkar

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Registered: 2009-07-11

Posts: 56

Re: After installation, no grub -- just a prompt

Also, does arch put windows on the GRUB menu?

wroom

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Registered: 2009-01-27

Posts: 5

Re: After installation, no grub -- just a prompt

Pls. read the installation from step to step in the wiki.

It wouldn't be so great distro, if it hadn't install a grub... Did you installed lilo, and search for grub ? what does it mean just a prompt ?

If you haven't grub you can install it from livecd/liveubs only

No, lilo is not installed. I can say it's installed because when I'm in a chrooted environment I can access grub. Maybe I used the wrong word for "prompt".. It's just a bold underscore (_) blinking..

Also, does arch put windows on the GRUB menu?

No. Arch does not do anything when it should start GRUB. I am not really sure what you meant, but I am not able to choose between Arch and the fallback option.

I have no problems with the LIVECD, I am able to chroot and all that.

slenkar

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Registered: 2009-07-11

Posts: 56

Re: After installation, no grub -- just a prompt

oh sorry I wasnt addressing you, I just thought I would ask the question to the community about windows in a relevant thread

Procyon

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Registered: 2008-05-07

Posts: 1,819

Re: After installation, no grub -- just a prompt

Also, does arch put windows on the GRUB menu?

http://repos.archlinux.org/viewvc.cgi/g … iew=markup

djszapi

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From: Cambridge, United Kingdom

Registered: 2009-06-14

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Re: After installation, no grub -- just a prompt

Please install grub again from livecd.

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SpeedVin

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From: Poland

Registered: 2009-04-29

Posts: 955

Re: After installation, no grub -- just a prompt

Please install grub again from livecd.

Or if that doesen't help chroot to your system and install Grub2

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