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I have successfully got arch and syslinux running on my new XPS 13 but cannot get syslinux to boot it.
I have the prompt and everything but it will not start arch
Syslinux Config
LABEL ARCH
MENU LABEL Arch Linux
LINUX ../vmlinuz-linux
APPEND root=/dev/nvme0n1pw rw
INITRD ../initrafs-linux-fallback.img
lsblk output
nvme0n1
nvme0n1p1
nvme0n1p2
nvme0n1p3 - arch install with syslinux in /boot
Is their a problem with nvme and syslinux? I was totally unable to get grub working with odd errors and thought this would be a easier route also it is running in legacy mode set to ACPI mode in the bios.
I have also tried grub but I get no device found followed by the UUID which is correct throughout the grub.cfg so that does not make much sense either
Last edited by nielio (2016-06-03 00:26:12)
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Is the file initrafs-linux-fallback.img or initramfs-linux-fallback.img (missing m)
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Is the file initrafs-linux-fallback.img or initramfs-linux-fallback.img (missing m)
Sorry just a spelling mistakes on my part it is correct on the system.
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What about /dev/nvme0n1pw is the root nvme0n1p3
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What Kernel are you trying to boot? Linux 4.4 needs the nvme module in /etc/mkinitcpio.conf
Try to add "nvme" to the MODULES list in that file and do a `mkinitcpio -p linux` or so. Does that help?
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What Kernel are you trying to boot? Linux 4.4 needs the nvme module in /etc/mkinitcpio.conf
Try to add "nvme" to the MODULES list in that file and do a `mkinitcpio -p linux` or so. Does that help?
What line would I use to add the NVME module to the config? and do I run the "mkinitcpio -p linux" whole chrooted?
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What line would I use to add the NVME module to the config? and do I run the "mkinitcpio -p linux" whole chrooted?
On the top of the file, there is a line for the modules to be included in the initramdisk. Alter that to (or add to it):
MODULES="i915 nvme"Then (from the chroot and with mounted /boot), do
mkinitcpio -p linux.
See also https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Mkinitcpio. Hope that helps.
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nielio wrote:What line would I use to add the NVME module to the config? and do I run the "mkinitcpio -p linux" whole chrooted?
On the top of the file, there is a line for the modules to be included in the initramdisk. Alter that to (or add to it):
MODULES="i915 nvme"Then (from the chroot and with mounted /boot), do
mkinitcpio -p linux.
See also https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Mkinitcpio. Hope that helps.
Thanks dude! Its working great now, onto the random screen flickering!
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