[SOLVED]Installation goes just fine but wont boot

mikejuszkie · 2015-08-29 22:08:56

I am attempting to install arch on my desktop here is my hardware

Asus sabertooth Z87
i7-4770k
16Gb of RAM
250GB SSD
1TB HDD

the partition scheme I used was

ssd
sda1 -> 512MB fat32 /boot
sda2 -> 24Gb linuxswap swap
sda3 -> rest availible ext4 /

HDD
sdb1 -> whole dive ext4 /home

I am using grub as my boot loader. It installed with no errors but after it did not boot i tried using gummi boot on a total fresh install but an error about GPT did not contain /boot or something similar
The thumbdrive boots just fine (clearly because that is what i used to install the system ) so I must have done something wrong (clearly since thumb drive boots and user error is always a likely cause)

I installed the system following the installation guide and even reverting back to the beginners guide when I thought I may have missed something.

My setup is much like in this post
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=186077

And i also tried the suggestions from this post
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=173656

I was also using these videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1PygRlo97U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=METZCp_JCec

The system installs just fine with no errors. The problem is that the arch just wont boot. I have been changing the settings on my motherboard made sure secure boot was turned off.

I have been using arch for about 2 years on my laptop but my laptop was old enough where is did not need the EFI fix. I did install it on my work laptop about a year ago but have since changed jobs and dont have that laptop any more.

please help me!

I am pretty sure that the problem lies in the CSM setting on my motherboard but it could still be me. I have been able to see the boot option popup but when selected it blinks a cursor once or twice and blacks out and boots back to bios.

Last edited by mikejuszkie (2015-08-30 14:25:00)

Head_on_a_Stick · 2015-08-29 22:24:37

You need to post the exact commands used when installing & configuring your boot{loader,manager} and the verbatim terminal output.

You also need to stop using random YouTube videos and follow the official guide instead.
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Beginners'_guide

You have probably created a GNU/Linux partition on sda1 rather than an EFI system partition.

What is the output of:

# parted -l

You can use a pastebin client to generate a URL that can be posted here.
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Li … in_clients

mikejuszkie · 2015-08-30 01:25:21

Yeah I started out at the beginners and installation guide and then after it did not boot i looked in the forum and then google. my ADD got the best of me

hopefully this has what you need.

I used this command to install to bootloader

# grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --efi-directory=/boot --bootloader-id=grub --recheck --debug

and this was the output of parted -l

Model: ATA SanDisk SDSSDXP2 (scsi)
Disk /dev/sda: 240GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Disk Flags: 

Number  Start   End    Size    Type     File system     Flags
 1      32.3kB  510MB  510MB   primary  fat32           boot
 3      510MB   215GB  215GB   primary  ext4
 2      215GB   240GB  24.6GB  primary  linux-swap(v1)


Model: ATA ST1000DM003-1CH1 (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdb: 1000GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/4096B
Partition Table: msdos
Disk Flags: 

Number  Start   End     Size    Type     File system  Flags
 1      32.3kB  1000GB  1000GB  primary  ext4


Model:   (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdc: 4003MB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Disk Flags: 

Number  Start  End     Size    Type     File system  Flags
 2      127kB  32.6MB  32.5MB  primary  fat16        esp

Last edited by mikejuszkie (2015-08-30 01:31:50)

Scimmia · 2015-08-30 01:30:15

MSDOS partition table for for UEFI boot? Something doesn't add up here.

mikejuszkie · 2015-08-30 14:24:20

Fixed it. When i had mad the partitions I must have thought ahead and made them a "w95 fat32" thinking fat32 is what i need in my notes.but that is the files system needed not the partition type. changed partition type to EF00 everyhing thing is golden.

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[SOLVED]Installation goes just fine but wont boot

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