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This is my first time installing Arch 0.6 Linux. When I finished partitioning, installing the packages and kernel, installing the bootloader and rebooted, it says operating system not found when booting it up. It doesn't seem like it installed anything.
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Which bootloader did you install (grub or lilo?). What is your drive configuration (partitions, filesystem types, etc). Have you tried installing again to see if the problem reproduces?
Dusty
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I tried both grub and lilo and it didn't install them. Yes I tried installing everything again but it still doesn't boot up. My partition and filesystem types are setup like the following:
Linux (Boot) ext2 / (38980MB)
Linux swap (1024MB)
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Seems like a nice simple setup that should work fine... so why is it not? hmmm..
Can you boot with a rescue disk (even the Arch install CD works) and try mounting the root partition to see if there is any data on it? This will tell us if its the boot loader or the filesystem....
Are you installing the boot loader to mbr?
Dusty
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Now I am trying to install the packages and it's giving me an error:
error : cannot resolve dependencies for "bash": "readline" is not in the package set
Package Installation FAILED.
This is weird because I selected every package.
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Now I am trying to install the packages and it's giving me an error:
error : cannot resolve dependencies for "bash": "readline" is not in the package set
Package Installation FAILED.
This is weird because I selected every package.
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Okay I got it to install the packages.
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When I rebooted, I got an error, "error loading operating system." It seems weird how fast it installed those packages and linux kernel under one minute.
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As you say loading all the packages in under a minute sounds odd..
Give install another go ... just make sure you set mount points .... install packages & kernel check config files .... (to see if they are correct) fstab ;-) lilo/grub etc
make sure lilo/grub is set up then reboot ....
please let us know how you get on....
HTH
Use Knoppix or Arch CD to check system is installed your mount points dirs/ O & look in /boot make sure there are files in there ......vmlinuz etc...
Mr Green
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Make sure that you hit "done" after the mounting and partitioning?
it could be that you missed it somewhere...
arch + gentoo + initng + python = enlisy
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I tried auto-prepare this time and it still does the samething.
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What can I say other than check your Arch CD for errors ....
Install should be no problem is anything getting loaded to your partitions ?
ie /boot etc....
:?
Mr Green
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Is there anyway that I can check?
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What CD or partitions ?
Mr Green
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Is there anyway I can check if there anything installed on my partition?
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use Arch CD / Knoppix or any Live CD to check partitions & see if there are any directories on them .....
you may need to mount them first .....
Knoppix would be easier .... if thats any help
Have you used Linux before daft question but I have to ask .... :-)
Mr Green
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when you set up your partition and then mount them you have to select the "done" option otherwise installation of packages will fail and your config files will be blank.
if you did the partitioning and mount section right and still had troubles then i would say your installation disc is bad so first check the md5sum of the downloaded iso, if that checks out then reburn another cd(rw) and try again.
usually the only reasons one cannot complete an arch install is that the do not select done in the pasrtitioning section, they have not checked the md5sum, or they are installing on damaged or inappropriate hardware.
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it's also possible you borked the lilo.conf or grub/menu.lst files so it just can't boot.
error loading operating system
sounds like a bootloader error to me.... where does it stop when booting?
do you get the "Booting Arch........................................" screen?
IIRC the default bootloader configs are not 100% compatible with the autoprepare.... at least mine wasn't when i installed grub to the MBR...
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