You are not logged in.
- Topics: Active | Unanswered
#1 2023-12-27 13:18:55
- cdwijs
- Member
- Registered: 2010-04-24
- Posts: 298
problems installing grub to create dual boot windows 7 / Arch linux
I'm trying to install grub, and dual boot Windows 7 / Arch Linux.
I used ventoy to boot the Arch linux iso, and it looks like I'm booted in UEFI-64 bit mode. I have chrooted into the target partition.
[root@archiso /]# cat /sys/firmware/efi/fw_platform_size
64This is my partition table:
[root@archiso /]# fdisk /dev/sda
Disk /dev/sda: 298.09 GiB, 320072933376 bytes, 625142448 sectors
Disk model: Hitachi HTS54323
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: dos
Disk identifier: 0xbea0366b
Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type
/dev/sda1 2048 31459327 31457280 15G 27 Hidden NTFS WinRE
/dev/sda2 * 31459328 31664127 204800 100M 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
/dev/sda3 31664128 420341759 388677632 185.3G 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
/dev/sda4 420341760 625142447 204800688 97.7G 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 420343808 421392383 1048576 512M 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
/dev/sda6 421394432 625142447 203748016 97.2G 83 Linuxsda1,2,3 are made by the Windows 7 installer. I've made sda3 smaller, and then added sda4,5,6
I've mounted sda5 to /boot and sda2 to /esp
[root@archiso /]# df -h
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/sda6 98G 2.2G 94G 3% /
efivarfs 92K 59K 29K 68% /sys/firmware/efi/efivars
udev 2.8G 0 2.8G 0% /dev
shm 2.9G 0 2.9G 0% /dev/shm
run 2.9G 0 2.9G 0% /run
tmp 2.9G 0 2.9G 0% /tmp
run 2.9G 9.3M 2.9G 1% /etc/resolv.conf
/dev/sda5 511M 110M 402M 22% /boot
/dev/sda2 100M 26M 75M 26% /esp/esp contains these files:
[root@archiso /]# ls /esp/
Boot 'System Volume Information' bootmgr
[root@archiso /]# ls /esp/Boot/
BCD BCD.LOG1 BOOTSTAT.DAT cs-CZ de-DE en-US fi-FI hu-HU ja-JP memtest.exe nl-NL pt-BR ru-RU tr-TR zh-HK
BCD.LOG BCD.LOG2 Fonts da-DK el-GR es-ES fr-FR it-IT ko-KR nb-NO pl-PL pt-PT sv-SE zh-CN zh-TW/boot contains these files:
# find /boot
/boot
/boot/vmlinuz-linux
/boot/initramfs-linux.img
/boot/initramfs-linux-fallback.img
/boot/grub
/boot/grub/x86_64-efi
/boot/grub/x86_64-efi/acpi.mod
<snip>
/boot/grub/x86_64-efi/zstd.mod
/boot/grub/x86_64-efi/moddep.lst
/boot/grub/x86_64-efi/command.lst
/boot/grub/x86_64-efi/fs.lst
/boot/grub/x86_64-efi/partmap.lst
/boot/grub/x86_64-efi/parttool.lst
/boot/grub/x86_64-efi/video.lst
/boot/grub/x86_64-efi/crypto.lst
/boot/grub/x86_64-efi/terminal.lst
/boot/grub/x86_64-efi/modinfo.sh
/boot/grub/x86_64-efi/core.efi
/boot/grub/x86_64-efi/grub.efi
/boot/grub/locale
/boot/grub/locale/ca.mo
<snip>
/boot/grub/locale/en@piglatin.mo
/boot/grub/themes
/boot/grub/themes/starfield
<snip>
/boot/grub/themes/starfield/theme.txt
/boot/grub/fonts
/boot/grub/fonts/unicode.pf2
/boot/grub/grubenv
/boot/grub/grub.cfg
/boot/EFI
/boot/EFI/GRUB
/boot/EFI/GRUB/grubx64.efi
/boot/EFI/arch_grub
/boot/EFI/arch_grub/grubx64.efi
/boot/$RECYCLE.BIN
/boot/$RECYCLE.BIN/desktop.inireinstall grub and efibootmgr
# pacman -S grub efibootmgr
warning: grub-2:2.12-1 is up to date -- reinstalling
warning: efibootmgr-18-2 is up to date -- reinstalling
resolving dependencies...
looking for conflicting packages...
Packages (2) efibootmgr-18-2 grub-2:2.12-1
Total Installed Size: 33.65 MiB
Net Upgrade Size: 0.00 MiB
:: Proceed with installation? [Y/n]
(2/2) checking keys in keyring [######################################################################] 100%
(2/2) checking package integrity [######################################################################] 100%
(2/2) loading package files [######################################################################] 100%
(2/2) checking for file conflicts [######################################################################] 100%
(2/2) checking available disk space [######################################################################] 100%
:: Processing package changes...
(1/2) reinstalling grub [######################################################################] 100%
:: To use the new features provided in this GRUB update, it is recommended
to install it to the MBR or UEFI. Due to potential configuration
incompatibilities, it is advised to run both, installation and generation
of configuration:
# grub-install ...
# grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
(2/2) reinstalling efibootmgr [######################################################################] 100%
:: Running post-transaction hooks...
(1/1) Arming ConditionNeedsUpdate...Install grub:
[root@archiso /]# grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --efi-directory=esp --bootloader-id=GRUB
Installing for x86_64-efi platform.
grub-install: error: esp doesn't look like an EFI partition.Hardware:
Packard Bell Easynote TE
[root@archiso /]# lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family DRAM Controller (rev 09)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 09)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C216 Chipset Family MEI Controller #1 (rev 04)
00:1a.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C216 Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #2 (rev 04)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C216 Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 04)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C216 Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev c4)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 2 (rev c4)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C216 Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #1 (rev 04)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation HM70 Express Chipset LPC Controller (rev 04)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series Chipset Family 6-port SATA Controller [AHCI mode] (rev 04)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C216 Chipset Family SMBus Controller (rev 04)
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries NetLink BCM57785 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe (rev 10)
02:00.1 SD Host controller: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries BCM57765/57785 SDXC/MMC Card Reader (rev 10)
02:00.2 System peripheral: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries BCM57765/57785 MS Card Reader (rev 10)
02:00.3 System peripheral: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries BCM57765/57785 xD-Picture Card Reader (rev 10)
03:00.0 Network controller: Qualcomm Atheros AR9485 Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)# cat /proc/cpuinfo
processor : 0
vendor_id : GenuineIntel
cpu family : 6
model : 42
model name : Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU B820 @ 1.70GHz
stepping : 7
microcode : 0x25
cpu MHz : 798.136
cache size : 2048 KB
physical id : 0
siblings : 2
core id : 0
cpu cores : 2
apicid : 0
initial apicid : 0
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 13
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht tm pbe syscall nx rdtscp lm constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts rep_good nopl xtopology nonstop_tsc cpuid aperfmperf pni pclmulqdq dtes64 monitor ds_cpl vmx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm pcid sse4_1 sse4_2 x2apic popcnt tsc_deadline_timer xsave lahf_lm epb pti tpr_shadow flexpriority ept vpid xsaveopt dtherm arat pln pts vnmi
vmx flags : vnmi preemption_timer invvpid ept_x_only flexpriority tsc_offset vtpr mtf vapic ept vpid unrestricted_guest
bugs : cpu_meltdown spectre_v1 spectre_v2 spec_store_bypass l1tf mds swapgs itlb_multihit mmio_unknown
bogomips : 3393.57
clflush size : 64
cache_alignment : 64
address sizes : 36 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
power management:
processor : 1
vendor_id : GenuineIntel
cpu family : 6
model : 42
model name : Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU B820 @ 1.70GHz
stepping : 7
microcode : 0x25
cpu MHz : 1085.826
cache size : 2048 KB
physical id : 0
siblings : 2
core id : 1
cpu cores : 2
apicid : 2
initial apicid : 2
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 13
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht tm pbe syscall nx rdtscp lm constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts rep_good nopl xtopology nonstop_tsc cpuid aperfmperf pni pclmulqdq dtes64 monitor ds_cpl vmx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm pcid sse4_1 sse4_2 x2apic popcnt tsc_deadline_timer xsave lahf_lm epb pti tpr_shadow flexpriority ept vpid xsaveopt dtherm arat pln pts vnmi
vmx flags : vnmi preemption_timer invvpid ept_x_only flexpriority tsc_offset vtpr mtf vapic ept vpid unrestricted_guest
bugs : cpu_meltdown spectre_v1 spectre_v2 spec_store_bypass l1tf mds swapgs itlb_multihit mmio_unknown
bogomips : 3393.57
clflush size : 64
cache_alignment : 64
address sizes : 36 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
power management:[root@archiso /]# lsmod
Module Size Used by
vfat 20480 1
fat 106496 1 vfat
gcm 28672 0
ccm 20480 0
algif_aead 12288 0
crypto_null 16384 2 gcm,algif_aead
qrtr 57344 4
des_generic 12288 0
libdes 20480 1 des_generic
cbc 12288 0
ecb 12288 0
algif_skcipher 12288 0
cmac 12288 0
md4 12288 0
algif_hash 12288 0
af_alg 36864 3 algif_hash,algif_skcipher,algif_aead
intel_rapl_msr 20480 0
intel_rapl_common 40960 1 intel_rapl_msr
x86_pkg_temp_thermal 16384 0
intel_powerclamp 20480 0
coretemp 16384 0
kvm_intel 425984 0
kvm 1376256 1 kvm_intel
snd_hda_codec_hdmi 94208 1
irqbypass 12288 1 kvm
snd_hda_codec_realtek 196608 1
snd_hda_codec_generic 114688 1 snd_hda_codec_realtek
ledtrig_audio 12288 1 snd_hda_codec_generic
crct10dif_pclmul 12288 1
snd_hda_intel 65536 0
wl 6512640 0
uvcvideo 176128 0
snd_intel_dspcfg 40960 1 snd_hda_intel
snd_intel_sdw_acpi 16384 1 snd_intel_dspcfg
polyval_generic 12288 0
snd_hda_codec 225280 4 snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec_realtek
snd_hda_core 151552 5 snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_codec_realtek
snd_hwdep 20480 1 snd_hda_codec
gf128mul 16384 1 polyval_generic
snd_pcm 204800 4 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_core
snd_timer 53248 1 snd_pcm
snd 155648 8 snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hwdep,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_timer,snd_pcm
soundcore 16384 1 snd
ghash_clmulni_intel 16384 0
videobuf2_vmalloc 20480 1 uvcvideo
ath9k 221184 0
uvc 12288 1 uvcvideo
videobuf2_memops 16384 1 videobuf2_vmalloc
videobuf2_v4l2 40960 1 uvcvideo
videodev 389120 2 videobuf2_v4l2,uvcvideo
videobuf2_common 94208 4 videobuf2_vmalloc,videobuf2_v4l2,uvcvideo,videobuf2_memops
cryptd 28672 1 ghash_clmulni_intel
mc 90112 4 videodev,videobuf2_v4l2,uvcvideo,videobuf2_common
ath9k_common 49152 1 ath9k
sha1_ssse3 32768 0
ath9k_hw 585728 2 ath9k_common,ath9k
ath 40960 3 ath9k_common,ath9k,ath9k_hw
iTCO_wdt 16384 0
mac80211 1572864 2 ath9k,ath9k_hw
pktcdvd 61440 0
rapl 20480 0
intel_pmc_bxt 16384 1 iTCO_wdt
libarc4 12288 1 mac80211
iTCO_vendor_support 12288 1 iTCO_wdt
mei_hdcp 28672 0
at24 28672 0
acer_wmi 36864 0
mei_pxp 16384 0
intel_cstate 20480 0
intel_uncore 258048 0
sparse_keymap 12288 1 acer_wmi
i2c_i801 40960 0
wmi_bmof 12288 0
mei_me 57344 2
mei 200704 5 mei_hdcp,mei_pxp,mei_me
lpc_ich 28672 0
i2c_smbus 20480 1 i2c_i801
pcspkr 12288 0
mac_hid 12288 0
cfg80211 1335296 5 wl,ath9k_common,ath9k,ath,mac80211
rfkill 40960 5 acer_wmi,ath9k,cfg80211
pkcs8_key_parser 12288 0
fuse 208896 3
ip_tables 36864 0
x_tables 69632 1 ip_tables
overlay 225280 1
squashfs 94208 1
loop 40960 2
isofs 61440 0
dm_mod 225280 2
btrfs 2023424 1
blake2b_generic 24576 0
xor 20480 1 btrfs
raid6_pq 122880 1 btrfs
libcrc32c 12288 1 btrfs
crc32c_generic 12288 0
i915 4136960 2
drm_buddy 20480 1 i915
i2c_algo_bit 20480 1 i915
ttm 110592 1 i915
sdhci_pci 102400 0
sr_mod 28672 0
drm_display_helper 229376 1 i915
tg3 221184 0
uas 32768 0
crc32_pclmul 12288 0
cqhci 45056 1 sdhci_pci
crc32c_intel 16384 2
sha512_ssse3 53248 0
cdrom 81920 3 pktcdvd,isofs,sr_mod
cec 86016 2 drm_display_helper,i915
usb_storage 90112 2 uas
sha256_ssse3 32768 0
sdhci 98304 1 sdhci_pci
libphy 229376 1 tg3
mmc_core 270336 3 sdhci,cqhci,sdhci_pci
intel_gtt 28672 1 i915
serio_raw 16384 0
atkbd 40960 0
libps2 20480 1 atkbd
vivaldi_fmap 12288 1 atkbd
i8042 53248 1 acer_wmi
video 77824 2 acer_wmi,i915
serio 28672 4 serio_raw,atkbd,i8042
wmi 45056 3 video,acer_wmi,wmi_bmofKernel of the memory stick:
# uname -a
Linux archiso 6.6.3-arch1-1 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Wed, 29 Nov 2023 00:37:40 +0000 x86_64 GNU/LinuxOffline
#2 2023-12-27 13:22:39
- Scimmia
- Fellow
- Registered: 2012-09-01
- Posts: 12,456
Re: problems installing grub to create dual boot windows 7 / Arch linux
It appears Windows is installed in BIOS/CMS mode, not UEFI mode
Offline
#3 2023-12-27 13:45:42
- cdwijs
- Member
- Registered: 2010-04-24
- Posts: 298
Re: problems installing grub to create dual boot windows 7 / Arch linux
That's odd, on this page it says to make a 1MB partition:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/GRUB#BIOS_systems
Create a mebibyte partition (+1M with fdisk or gdisk) on the disk with no file system and with partition type GUID 21686148-6449-6E6F-744E-656564454649.
Select partition type BIOS boot for fdisk.
Select partition type code ef02 for gdisk.
For parted set/activate the flag bios_grub on the partition.In fdisk, I can choose from these types:
00 Empty 27 Hidden NTFS Win 82 Linux swap / So c1 DRDOS/sec (FAT-
01 FAT12 39 Plan 9 83 Linux c4 DRDOS/sec (FAT-
02 XENIX root 3c PartitionMagic 84 OS/2 hidden or c6 DRDOS/sec (FAT-
03 XENIX usr 40 Venix 80286 85 Linux extended c7 Syrinx
04 FAT16 <32M 41 PPC PReP Boot 86 NTFS volume set da Non-FS data
05 Extended 42 SFS 87 NTFS volume set db CP/M / CTOS / .
06 FAT16 4d QNX4.x 88 Linux plaintext de Dell Utility
07 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT 4e QNX4.x 2nd part 8e Linux LVM df BootIt
08 AIX 4f QNX4.x 3rd part 93 Amoeba e1 DOS access
09 AIX bootable 50 OnTrack DM 94 Amoeba BBT e3 DOS R/O
0a OS/2 Boot Manag 51 OnTrack DM6 Aux 9f BSD/OS e4 SpeedStor
0b W95 FAT32 52 CP/M a0 IBM Thinkpad hi ea Linux extended
0c W95 FAT32 (LBA) 53 OnTrack DM6 Aux a5 FreeBSD eb BeOS fs
0e W95 FAT16 (LBA) 54 OnTrackDM6 a6 OpenBSD ee GPT
0f W95 Ext'd (LBA) 55 EZ-Drive a7 NeXTSTEP ef EFI (FAT-12/16/
10 OPUS 56 Golden Bow a8 Darwin UFS f0 Linux/PA-RISC b
11 Hidden FAT12 5c Priam Edisk a9 NetBSD f1 SpeedStor
12 Compaq diagnost 61 SpeedStor ab Darwin boot f4 SpeedStor
14 Hidden FAT16 <3 63 GNU HURD or Sys af HFS / HFS+ f2 DOS secondary
16 Hidden FAT16 64 Novell Netware b7 BSDI fs f8 EBBR protective
17 Hidden HPFS/NTF 65 Novell Netware b8 BSDI swap fb VMware VMFS
18 AST SmartSleep 70 DiskSecure Mult bb Boot Wizard hid fc VMware VMKCORE
1b Hidden W95 FAT3 75 PC/IX bc Acronis FAT32 L fd Linux raid auto
1c Hidden W95 FAT3 80 Old Minix be Solaris boot fe LANstep
1e Hidden W95 FAT1 81 Minix / old Lin bf Solaris ff BBT
24 NEC DOS
Aliases:
linux - 83
swap - 82
extended - 05
uefi - EF
raid - FD
lvm - 8E
linuxex - 85partition type code ef02 can not be entered:
Command (m for help): t
Partition number (1-6, default 6):
Hex code or alias (type L to list all): ef02
Changed type of partition 'XENIX root' to 'unknown'.
Command (m for help): p
Disk /dev/sda: 298.09 GiB, 320072933376 bytes, 625142448 sectors
Disk model: Hitachi HTS54323
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: dos
Disk identifier: 0xbea0366b
Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type
/dev/sda1 2048 31459327 31457280 15G 27 Hidden NTFS WinRE
/dev/sda2 * 31459328 31664127 204800 100M 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
/dev/sda3 31664128 420341759 388677632 185.3G 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
/dev/sda4 420341760 625142447 204800688 97.7G 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 421394432 625142447 203748016 97.2G 83 Linux
/dev/sda6 420343808 420345855 2048 1M 2 XENIX root
Filesystem/RAID signature on partition 6 will be wiped.
Partition table entries are not in disk order.I can't find "BIOS boot" in the list of types above.
Offline
#4 2023-12-27 14:05:14
- cdwijs
- Member
- Registered: 2010-04-24
- Posts: 298
Re: problems installing grub to create dual boot windows 7 / Arch linux
I set the 1MB partition type to 00, added a new /boot partition, rebooted, reinstalled grub, installed grub to /dev/sda, this all worked without errors:
Now the system loads grub at startup, but there are no boot entries, only the "grub>" prompt is visible:
Command (m for help): p
Disk /dev/sda: 298.09 GiB, 320072933376 bytes, 625142448 sectors
Disk model: Hitachi HTS54323
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: dos
Disk identifier: 0xbea0366b
Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type
/dev/sda1 2048 31459327 31457280 15G 27 Hidden NTFS WinRE
/dev/sda2 * 31459328 31664127 204800 100M 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
/dev/sda3 31664128 420341759 388677632 185.3G 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
/dev/sda4 420341760 625142447 204800688 97.7G 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 421394432 625142447 203748016 97.2G 83 Linux
/dev/sda6 420343808 420345855 2048 1M 2 XENIX root
Filesystem/RAID signature on partition 6 will be wiped.
Partition table entries are not in disk order.
Command (m for help):
Command (m for help): t
Partition number (1-6, default 6):
Hex code or alias (type L to list all): 00
Type 0 means free space to many systems. Having partitions of type 0 is probably unwise.
Changed type of partition 'XENIX root' to 'Empty'.
Command (m for help): p
Disk /dev/sda: 298.09 GiB, 320072933376 bytes, 625142448 sectors
Disk model: Hitachi HTS54323
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: dos
Disk identifier: 0xbea0366b
Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type
/dev/sda1 2048 31459327 31457280 15G 27 Hidden NTFS WinRE
/dev/sda2 * 31459328 31664127 204800 100M 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
/dev/sda3 31664128 420341759 388677632 185.3G 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
/dev/sda4 420341760 625142447 204800688 97.7G 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 421394432 625142447 203748016 97.2G 83 Linux
/dev/sda6 420343808 420345855 2048 1M 0 Empty
Filesystem/RAID signature on partition 6 will be wiped.
Partition table entries are not in disk order.
Command (m for help): n
All primary partitions are in use.
Adding logical partition 7
First sector (420347904-421392383, default 420347904):
Last sector, +/-sectors or +/-size{K,M,G,T,P} (420347904-421392383, default 421392383):
Created a new partition 7 of type 'Linux' and of size 510 MiB.
Command (m for help): wq
The partition table has been altered.
Failed to remove partition 5 from system: Device or resource busy
Failed to remove partition 6 from system: Device or resource busy
Failed to add partition 5 to system: Device or resource busy
Failed to add partition 6 to system: Device or resource busy
Failed to add partition 7 to system: Device or resource busy
The kernel still uses the old partitions. The new table will be used at the next reboot.
Syncing disks.
[root@archiso /]# reboot
Running in chroot, ignoring request.
[root@archiso /]# exit
exit
root@archiso ~ # reboot
root@archiso ~ # Connection to 192.168.x.y closed by remote host.
Connection to 192.168.x.y closed.
[cedric@cedric-work-laptop ~]$ ssh 192.168.x.y -l root
root@192.168.x.y's password:
To install Arch Linux follow the installation guide:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Installation_guide
For Wi-Fi, authenticate to the wireless network using the iwctl utility.
For mobile broadband (WWAN) modems, connect with the mmcli utility.
Ethernet, WLAN and WWAN interfaces using DHCP should work automatically.
After connecting to the internet, the installation guide can be accessed
via the convenience script Installation_guide.
Last login: Wed Dec 27 13:53:25 2023
root@archiso ~ # fdisk /dev/sda
Welcome to fdisk (util-linux 2.39.2).
Changes will remain in memory only, until you decide to write them.
Be careful before using the write command.
Command (m for help): p
Disk /dev/sda: 298.09 GiB, 320072933376 bytes, 625142448 sectors
Disk model: Hitachi HTS54323
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: dos
Disk identifier: 0xbea0366b
Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type
/dev/sda1 2048 31459327 31457280 15G 27 Hidden NTFS WinRE
/dev/sda2 * 31459328 31664127 204800 100M 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
/dev/sda3 31664128 420341759 388677632 185.3G 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
/dev/sda4 420341760 625142447 204800688 97.7G 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 421394432 625142447 203748016 97.2G 83 Linux
/dev/sda6 420343808 420345855 2048 1M 0 Empty
/dev/sda7 420347904 421392383 1044480 510M 83 Linux
Partition table entries are not in disk order.
Command (m for help): q
root@archiso ~ # mount /dev/sda5 /mnt
root@archiso ~ # mount /dev/sda7 /mnt/boot
mount: /mnt/boot: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/sda7, missing codepage or helper program, or other error.
dmesg(1) may have more information after failed mount system call.
32 root@archiso ~ # mkfs.fat -F 32 /dev/sda7
mkfs.fat 4.2 (2021-01-31)
root@archiso ~ # mount /dev/sda7 /mnt/boot
root@archiso ~ # arch-chroot /mnt
[root@archiso /]# pacman -S grub
warning: grub-2:2.12-1 is up to date -- reinstalling
resolving dependencies...
looking for conflicting packages...
Packages (1) grub-2:2.12-1
Total Installed Size: 33.57 MiB
Net Upgrade Size: 0.00 MiB
:: Proceed with installation? [Y/n]
(1/1) checking keys in keyring [######################################################################] 100%
(1/1) checking package integrity [######################################################################] 100%
(1/1) loading package files [######################################################################] 100%
(1/1) checking for file conflicts [######################################################################] 100%
(1/1) checking available disk space [######################################################################] 100%
:: Processing package changes...
(1/1) reinstalling grub [######################################################################] 100%
:: To use the new features provided in this GRUB update, it is recommended
to install it to the MBR or UEFI. Due to potential configuration
incompatibilities, it is advised to run both, installation and generation
of configuration:
# grub-install ...
# grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
:: Running post-transaction hooks...
(1/1) Arming ConditionNeedsUpdate...
[root@archiso /]# grub-install --target=i386-pc /dev/sda
Installing for i386-pc platform.
Installation finished. No error reported.
[root@archiso /]# grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
Generating grub configuration file ...
Warning: os-prober will be executed to detect other bootable partitions.
Its output will be used to detect bootable binaries on them and create new boot entries.
Adding boot menu entry for UEFI Firmware Settings ...
done
[root@archiso /]#Offline
#5 2023-12-27 14:26:19
- cdwijs
- Member
- Registered: 2010-04-24
- Posts: 298
Re: problems installing grub to create dual boot windows 7 / Arch linux
I had formatted my /boot partition, so grub didn't find any kernels in /boot anymore. Reinstalling linux solved that problem. Now /boot/grub/grub.cfg does contain entries for arch linux.
os-prober doesn't detect windows 7 yet.
[root@archiso esp]# grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
Generating grub configuration file ...
Warning: os-prober will be executed to detect other bootable partitions.
Its output will be used to detect bootable binaries on them and create new boot entries.
Adding boot menu entry for UEFI Firmware Settings ...
done
[root@archiso esp]# nano /boot/grub/grub.cfg
[root@archiso esp]# pacman -S linux
warning: linux-6.6.8.arch1-1 is up to date -- reinstalling
resolving dependencies...
looking for conflicting packages...
Packages (1) linux-6.6.8.arch1-1
Total Installed Size: 128.78 MiB
Net Upgrade Size: 0.00 MiB
:: Proceed with installation? [Y/n]
(1/1) checking keys in keyring [######################################################################] 100%
(1/1) checking package integrity [######################################################################] 100%
(1/1) loading package files [######################################################################] 100%
(1/1) checking for file conflicts [######################################################################] 100%
(1/1) checking available disk space [######################################################################] 100%
:: Processing package changes...
(1/1) reinstalling linux [######################################################################] 100%
:: Running post-transaction hooks...
(1/3) Arming ConditionNeedsUpdate...
(2/3) Updating module dependencies...
(3/3) Updating linux initcpios...
==> Building image from preset: /etc/mkinitcpio.d/linux.preset: 'default'
==> Using default configuration file: '/etc/mkinitcpio.conf'
-> -k /boot/vmlinuz-linux -g /boot/initramfs-linux.img --microcode /boot/*-ucode.img
==> Starting build: '6.6.8-arch1-1'
-> Running build hook: [base]
-> Running build hook: [udev]
-> Running build hook: [autodetect]
-> Running build hook: [modconf]
-> Running build hook: [kms]
-> Running build hook: [keyboard]
-> Running build hook: [keymap]
-> Running build hook: [consolefont]
==> WARNING: consolefont: no font found in configuration
-> Running build hook: [block]
-> Running build hook: [filesystems]
-> Running build hook: [fsck]
==> WARNING: No fsck helpers found. fsck will not be run on boot.
==> Generating module dependencies
==> Creating zstd-compressed initcpio image: '/boot/initramfs-linux.img'
==> WARNING: errors were encountered during the build. The image may not be complete.
==> Building image from preset: /etc/mkinitcpio.d/linux.preset: 'fallback'
==> Using default configuration file: '/etc/mkinitcpio.conf'
-> -k /boot/vmlinuz-linux -g /boot/initramfs-linux-fallback.img -S autodetect --microcode /boot/*-ucode.img
==> Starting build: '6.6.8-arch1-1'
-> Running build hook: [base]
-> Running build hook: [udev]
-> Running build hook: [modconf]
-> Running build hook: [kms]
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: 'ast'
-> Running build hook: [keyboard]
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: 'xhci_pci'
-> Running build hook: [keymap]
-> Running build hook: [consolefont]
==> WARNING: consolefont: no font found in configuration
-> Running build hook: [block]
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: 'aic94xx'
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: 'bfa'
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: 'qed'
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: 'qla2xxx'
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: 'qla1280'
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: 'wd719x'
-> Running build hook: [filesystems]
-> Running build hook: [fsck]
==> Generating module dependencies
==> Creating zstd-compressed initcpio image: '/boot/initramfs-linux-fallback.img'
==> Image generation successful
error: command failed to execute correctly
[root@archiso esp]# df -h
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/sda5 98G 2.2G 94G 3% /
efivarfs 92K 60K 28K 69% /sys/firmware/efi/efivars
udev 2.8G 0 2.8G 0% /dev
shm 2.9G 0 2.9G 0% /dev/shm
run 2.9G 8.0K 2.9G 1% /run
tmp 2.9G 0 2.9G 0% /tmp
run 2.9G 11M 2.9G 1% /etc/resolv.conf
/dev/sda7 509M 110M 400M 22% /boot
/dev/sda2 100M 26M 75M 26% /esp
/dev/sda3 186G 108G 79G 58% /mnt/windows
[root@archiso esp]# grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
Generating grub configuration file ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-linux
Found initrd image: /boot/initramfs-linux.img
Found fallback initrd image(s) in /boot: initramfs-linux-fallback.img
Warning: os-prober will be executed to detect other bootable partitions.
Its output will be used to detect bootable binaries on them and create new boot entries.
Adding boot menu entry for UEFI Firmware Settings ...
done
[root@archiso esp]# nano /boot/grub/grub.cfgOffline
#6 2023-12-27 15:14:05
- Head_on_a_Stick
- Member
- From: The Wirral
- Registered: 2014-02-20
- Posts: 8,824
- Website
Re: problems installing grub to create dual boot windows 7 / Arch linux
You need to mount the Windows system partition for os-prober to be able to find the bootloader and add an entry, it will have the "System Reserved" or "SYSTEM" label.
Find that with
ls -l /dev/disk/by-label/Jin, Jîyan, Azadî
Offline
#7 2023-12-27 18:41:37
- Scimmia
- Fellow
- Registered: 2012-09-01
- Posts: 12,456
Re: problems installing grub to create dual boot windows 7 / Arch linux
The BIOS boot partition is for GPT disks. You have a DOS/MBR disk.
Offline