Arch Linux

MericQ7

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Registered: 2013-10-31

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Problem with Arch linux.

Hello first of all, im new at this forum and i hope i will have a good helpfull time here.
And im not sure if im in the right section for posting this.

Im getting this error after rebooting my Arch Linux 'without' the iso.

GNU GRUB Version 2.00

Minimal BASH-like line editing is supported. For the first word, TAB lists possible command completions. Anywhere else TAB lists possible device or file completions.

grub>

VanillaFunk

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Re: Problem with Arch linux.

i dont use grub but since you are new to arch there is a wiki page for almost everything

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Grub

hopefully that helps if not someone who uses grub may be of better service

-- further --

if you only use arch linux and not another os on a dual boot...
you could give syslinux a try

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Syslinux

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MericQ7

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Re: Problem with Arch linux.

Thanks for the wiki site, but i cant find the solution i need...
Anyone else who can help me?

karol

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Re: Problem with Arch linux.

Boot using a liveCD and make sure you did setup grub right.
Re-read the installation guide.

MericQ7

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Registered: 2013-10-31

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Re: Problem with Arch linux.

Boot using a liveCD and make sure you did setup grub right.
Re-read the installation guide.

Can i also use .iso for booting and resettuping the grub?

ewaller

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Re: Problem with Arch linux.

Moving to Newbie Corner.

Might I suggest you read the article linked in my signature and then edit the title of the thread to change it to something a bit more useful.  Respectfully, the problem is not with Arch, but rather with how you installed it.

Provide us with more information.  Are you using BIOS or UEFI?  What is your partitioning scheme? What file systems are you using? What does your grub.conf file look like? Where is your root partition?
Why did Grub dump you into the shell?  It does tell you; please tell us.

One cannot expect meaningful help when your requests for help have been content free.

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karol

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Re: Problem with Arch linux.

Boot using a liveCD and make sure you did setup grub right.
Re-read the installation guide.

Can i also use .iso for booting and resettuping the grub?

Yes. Be sure to read https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Change_Root

w201

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Registered: 2012-10-04

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Re: Problem with Arch linux.

I second what VanillaFunk said...on systems where I couldn't get grub working properly, eventhough I had read the installation instructions and followed them exactly, several times, and the OS still failed to boot, installing syslinux solved the problem.

teateawhy

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Re: Problem with Arch linux.

I second what VanillaFunk said...on systems where I couldn't get grub working properly, eventhough I had read the installation instructions and followed them exactly, several times, and the OS still failed to boot, installing syslinux solved the problem.

I realize that you needed a working solution, and syslinux works best for you, but you should have considered reporting this as a bug in GRUB.

VanillaFunk

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Re: Problem with Arch linux.

That being said ... perhaps MericQ7 you should read through

http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?group=grub

Quite possible some one already reported the issue and mayhaps there is a solution
if not well heres a place to report it

-- above == misread --

that happens to me

thought i read that MericQ7 had followed the wiki exactly and was told he shoulda reported the bug

Last edited by VanillaFunk (2013-10-31 23:33:18)

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karol

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Re: Problem with Arch linux.

Quite possible some one already reported the issue

What issue?