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Okay so when i boot my system from ether hard drive it doesnt boot it drops me into a grub shell but when i do "boot from first hard disk" in the varous LINUX distros it boots fine
i did grub-install /dev/sda
grub-install /dev/sdb
grub-install /dev/sdb1
sda is an NTFS drive but im creating a small fat32 filesystem for it
Last edited by fennectech (2014-11-10 23:41:45)
[FennecTECH@ArchOS ~]$ cat about_myself
Hello there my name is FennecTECH I am a novice arch user though I am here to learn I live in central Minnesota where I hangout in the console and make my way into X11. Nice to meet you all! Enjoy my home directory feel free to poke around. There is a solution to every problem, so long as you do not break the laws of physics.
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[FennecTECH@ArchOS ~]$
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Why did you install grub on on multiple harddisks? On which drive is arch installed and what is in your grub.cfg?
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my grub.cfg is on /dev/sdb1
i wantented any disk booted to load into linux but bolth of them only boot into grub rescue
[FennecTECH@ArchOS ~]$ cat about_myself
Hello there my name is FennecTECH I am a novice arch user though I am here to learn I live in central Minnesota where I hangout in the console and make my way into X11. Nice to meet you all! Enjoy my home directory feel free to poke around. There is a solution to every problem, so long as you do not break the laws of physics.
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[FennecTECH@ArchOS ~]$
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[fennectech@archroot ~]$ cat /boot/grub/grub.cfg
cat: /boot/grub/grub.cfg: Permission denied
[fennectech@archroot ~]$ sudo cat /boot/grub/grub.cfg
[sudo] password for fennectech:
#
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
#
# It is automatically generated by grub-mkconfig using templates
# from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
#
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
insmod part_gpt
insmod part_msdos
if [ -s $prefix/grubenv ]; then
load_env
fi
if [ "${next_entry}" ] ; then
set default="${next_entry}"
set next_entry=
save_env next_entry
set boot_once=true
else
set default="0"
fi
if [ x"${feature_menuentry_id}" = xy ]; then
menuentry_id_option="--id"
else
menuentry_id_option=""
fi
export menuentry_id_option
if [ "${prev_saved_entry}" ]; then
set saved_entry="${prev_saved_entry}"
save_env saved_entry
set prev_saved_entry=
save_env prev_saved_entry
set boot_once=true
fi
function savedefault {
if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then
saved_entry="${chosen}"
save_env saved_entry
fi
}
function load_video {
if [ x$feature_all_video_module = xy ]; then
insmod all_video
else
insmod efi_gop
insmod efi_uga
insmod ieee1275_fb
insmod vbe
insmod vga
insmod video_bochs
insmod video_cirrus
fi
}
if [ x$feature_default_font_path = xy ] ; then
font=unicode
else
insmod part_msdos
insmod btrfs
set root='hd1,msdos1'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd1,msdos1 --hint-efi=hd1,msdos1 --hint-baremetal=ahci1,msdos1 b36545b8-9b1c-4e9a-9705-3e0a7b4d6871
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root b36545b8-9b1c-4e9a-9705-3e0a7b4d6871
fi
font="/usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2"
fi
if loadfont $font ; then
set gfxmode=auto
load_video
insmod gfxterm
set locale_dir=$prefix/locale
set lang=en_US
insmod gettext
fi
terminal_input console
terminal_output gfxterm
if [ x$feature_timeout_style = xy ] ; then
set timeout_style=menu
set timeout=5
# Fallback normal timeout code in case the timeout_style feature is
# unavailable.
else
set timeout=5
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
menuentry 'Arch Linux' --class arch --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-simple-b36545b8-9b1c-4e9a-9705-3e0a7b4d6871' {
load_video
set gfxpayload=keep
insmod gzio
insmod part_msdos
insmod btrfs
set root='hd1,msdos1'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd1,msdos1 --hint-efi=hd1,msdos1 --hint-baremetal=ahci1,msdos1 b36545b8-9b1c-4e9a-9705-3e0a7b4d6871
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root b36545b8-9b1c-4e9a-9705-3e0a7b4d6871
fi
echo 'Loading Linux linux ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-linux root=UUID=b36545b8-9b1c-4e9a-9705-3e0a7b4d6871 rw
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initramfs-linux.img
}
submenu 'Advanced options for Arch Linux' $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-advanced-b36545b8-9b1c-4e9a-9705-3e0a7b4d6871' {
menuentry 'Arch Linux, with Linux linux' --class arch --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-linux-advanced-b36545b8-9b1c-4e9a-9705-3e0a7b4d6871' {
load_video
set gfxpayload=keep
insmod gzio
insmod part_msdos
insmod btrfs
set root='hd1,msdos1'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd1,msdos1 --hint-efi=hd1,msdos1 --hint-baremetal=ahci1,msdos1 b36545b8-9b1c-4e9a-9705-3e0a7b4d6871
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root b36545b8-9b1c-4e9a-9705-3e0a7b4d6871
fi
echo 'Loading Linux linux ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-linux root=UUID=b36545b8-9b1c-4e9a-9705-3e0a7b4d6871 rw
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initramfs-linux.img
}
menuentry 'Arch Linux, with Linux linux (fallback initramfs)' --class arch --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-linux-fallback-b36545b8-9b1c-4e9a-9705-3e0a7b4d6871' {
load_video
set gfxpayload=keep
insmod gzio
insmod part_msdos
insmod btrfs
set root='hd1,msdos1'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd1,msdos1 --hint-efi=hd1,msdos1 --hint-baremetal=ahci1,msdos1 b36545b8-9b1c-4e9a-9705-3e0a7b4d6871
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root b36545b8-9b1c-4e9a-9705-3e0a7b4d6871
fi
echo 'Loading Linux linux ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-linux root=UUID=b36545b8-9b1c-4e9a-9705-3e0a7b4d6871 rw
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initramfs-linux-fallback.img
}
}
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
### END /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries. Simply type the
# menu entries you want to add after this comment. Be careful not to change
# the 'exec tail' line above.
### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
if [ -f ${config_directory}/custom.cfg ]; then
source ${config_directory}/custom.cfg
elif [ -z "${config_directory}" -a -f $prefix/custom.cfg ]; then
source $prefix/custom.cfg;
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/60_memtest86+ ###
### END /etc/grub.d/60_memtest86+ ###
OOPS that was the wrong machines i just replaced that with the right one
[fennectech@archroot ~]$ cat /etc/fstab
#
# /etc/fstab: static file system information
#
# <file system> <dir> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
# UUID=b36545b8-9b1c-4e9a-9705-3e0a7b4d6871
/dev/sdb1 / btrfs rw,relatime,space_cache0 0
theres fstab
Last edited by fennectech (2014-10-30 19:12:09)
[FennecTECH@ArchOS ~]$ cat about_myself
Hello there my name is FennecTECH I am a novice arch user though I am here to learn I live in central Minnesota where I hangout in the console and make my way into X11. Nice to meet you all! Enjoy my home directory feel free to poke around. There is a solution to every problem, so long as you do not break the laws of physics.
=^_^=
[FennecTECH@ArchOS ~]$
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for what?
[FennecTECH@ArchOS ~]$ cat about_myself
Hello there my name is FennecTECH I am a novice arch user though I am here to learn I live in central Minnesota where I hangout in the console and make my way into X11. Nice to meet you all! Enjoy my home directory feel free to poke around. There is a solution to every problem, so long as you do not break the laws of physics.
=^_^=
[FennecTECH@ArchOS ~]$
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i just updated te prevous post
[FennecTECH@ArchOS ~]$ cat about_myself
Hello there my name is FennecTECH I am a novice arch user though I am here to learn I live in central Minnesota where I hangout in the console and make my way into X11. Nice to meet you all! Enjoy my home directory feel free to poke around. There is a solution to every problem, so long as you do not break the laws of physics.
=^_^=
[FennecTECH@ArchOS ~]$
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Are you sure you selected the right boot order in BIOS?
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@Carl
Since he installed grub to both HDD's MBR.
@fennectech
Check if everything is mounted correctly in fstab. Maybe something is out of place.
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okay so after creating a EXT4 partition grub happily boots now when started from sda1 this problem is now solved! it only involved moving 150 gigabytes 512 megs to the left xD
[FennecTECH@ArchOS ~]$ cat about_myself
Hello there my name is FennecTECH I am a novice arch user though I am here to learn I live in central Minnesota where I hangout in the console and make my way into X11. Nice to meet you all! Enjoy my home directory feel free to poke around. There is a solution to every problem, so long as you do not break the laws of physics.
=^_^=
[FennecTECH@ArchOS ~]$
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Please, edit your first post and mark it as solved.
Regards,
TheArcher
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