problem with new installtion - grub prompt

dids22 · 2014-08-05 10:04:55

hey
i trying to install arch on virtual box.
after install and restart, i got to grub prompt and not to grub menu.

any idea?
thank you.

Last edited by dids22 (2014-08-05 13:39:26)

Slithery · 2014-08-05 11:04:10

Did you create the grub configuration file?

dids22 · 2014-08-05 11:13:08

yes, i run this commands

 pacman -S grub
 grub-install --target=i386-pc --recheck /dev/sda
grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

Makszymalny · 2014-08-05 11:25:14

Also, are you sure you mounted / before /boot and not vice versa? That was my first noob-problem, which led to the same as yours.

dids22 · 2014-08-05 11:46:55

yes.
is there any other configuration to implement?
btw if i using 64bit platform
why the command is
grub-install --target=i386-pc --recheck /dev/sda

i386 isnt 64 bit , right?

Last edited by dids22 (2014-08-05 15:27:56)

Makszymalny · 2014-08-05 16:06:29

No, it's 32bit... as per first record in google search "i386"...

btw if i using 64bit platform
why the command is
grub-install --target=i386-pc --recheck /dev/sda

You tell me... So are you using 64bit, or not? You did follow this guide, didn't you? I did, and for me it was

--target=x86_64-efi

, for example, because i have a 64-bit laptop with UEFI. All you need to know is what kind of computer you have. Are you sure you have ~250 posts on this forum?

Head_on_a_Stick · 2014-08-05 16:11:04

@dids22 & @Makszymalny --- x86_64-efi is used to install GRUB in a system that boots up in EFI-mode; i386 is used in non-EFI systems...
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/be … bootloader

dids22 · 2014-08-05 22:07:11

i'm not sure what is EFI and if i need to use according that

Head_on_a_Stick · 2014-08-05 22:44:57

dids22 wrote:

i'm not sure what is EFI and if i need to use according that

If you're installing in a VM, I think (I don't use a VM) you have to explicitly set the VM up to boot in (simulated) EFI-mode.
I would presume your VM is simulating a non-EFI or "Legacy" ("BIOS") boot: use the i386 flag.

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problem with new installtion - grub prompt

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