GRUB2 looping boot sequence instead of displaying menu

gordon-creAtive · 2014-02-19 09:04:06

I'm currently trying to setup Arch at my computer at work, GRUB2 is stuck in some kind of boot loop.

The machine is configured to boot NIC -> USB -> HDD, I can't change that since I don't have access to the EFI/BIOS. The EFI is set to BIOS boot mode. Arch was therefor installed from BIOS mode from a dd'ed USB stick.

I've setup the disk with gdisk, it contains a GPT with sda1 beeing a 100MB ext4 partition (/boot) and sda2 beeing an dm-crypt encrypted btrfs one. I think I've set the parameters related to the encryption right and right now I don't think my issue is related to that.

When starting up, I can briefly see "GRUB loading", after that the screen goes blank for several seconds and my computer starts rebooting. I tried everything to make GRUB show the menu (or anything else) but I did not succeed.

Do have have any advice to narrow down the problem?

Rexilion · 2014-02-19 10:36:14

Could you provide the grub.cfg file?? It seems that the encrypted disk is not the problem (yet).

gordon-creAtive · 2014-02-19 11:40:31

Here it ist: http://pastebin.com/FKJnSnsJ

(It has been netcated to SMTP so I hope that did not mess things up.)

Rexilion · 2014-02-19 11:57:40

Looks sane. Maybe try grub1??

0x29a · 2014-02-20 13:53:05

Or syslinux. It has never let me down.

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#1 2014-02-19 09:04:06

GRUB2 looping boot sequence instead of displaying menu

#2 2014-02-19 10:36:14

Re: GRUB2 looping boot sequence instead of displaying menu

#3 2014-02-19 11:40:31

Re: GRUB2 looping boot sequence instead of displaying menu

#4 2014-02-19 11:57:40

Re: GRUB2 looping boot sequence instead of displaying menu

#5 2014-02-20 13:53:05

Re: GRUB2 looping boot sequence instead of displaying menu

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