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linusvanpelt

Member

From: Sydney, Australia

Registered: 2017-04-12

Posts: 12

Arch / f2fs / rEFIind / VirtualBox install won't boot

I've installed Arch on VirtualBox as a dry run for rebuilding my Arch laptop.

Further details:
2TB virtual disk (dynamic VDI)
/boot:  FAT32, 512MB
/root:  F2FS, 50GB
/data:  F2FS, remaining space
UEFI boot
rEFIind boot manager

I'm left in the UEFI Interactive Shell.

First time using f2fs and rEFIind.  I've successfully installed Grub on ext4 many times.

I thought I read f2fs needs some additional modules in mkinitcpio.conf?  But I can't find that thread now...

My hardware is Lenovo X1 Yoga with 1TB SSD, UEFI, dual boot with Windows (required for work).  I'm trying to simulate my environment in VB.

I'm sure I need to provide more logs and/or config files, but I'm not sure what to send.

Thanks...

Scimmia

Fellow

Registered: 2012-09-01

Posts: 12,422

Re: Arch / f2fs / rEFIind / VirtualBox install won't boot

What do you mean you're left at the "UEFI Interactive Shell"? If you really got a UEFI shell somehow, that would imply your bootloader isn't being loaded at all.

linusvanpelt

Member

From: Sydney, Australia

Registered: 2017-04-12

Posts: 12

Re: Arch / f2fs / rEFIind / VirtualBox install won't boot

What do you mean you're left at the "UEFI Interactive Shell"?

I mean after I boot the virtual machine I get this window:

https://1drv.ms/i/s!AtQzpRq7KAUEgd1fXNcg9qtKp34yGg

If you really got a UEFI shell somehow, that would imply your bootloader isn't being loaded at all.

Ok, thanks...

Scimmia

Fellow

Registered: 2012-09-01

Posts: 12,422

Re: Arch / f2fs / rEFIind / VirtualBox install won't boot

So what do your nvram entries look like when you check them with efibootmgr?

nl6720

The Evil Wiki Admin

Registered: 2016-07-02

Posts: 671

Re: Arch / f2fs / rEFIind / VirtualBox install won't boot

I've installed Arch on VirtualBox

VirtualBox forgets the NVRAM entries when you shut down the the VM.

Did you read the wiki?
VirtualBox#Installation in EFI mode
rEFInd#VirtualBox