Arch Linux

timesheep

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Registered: 2008-11-10

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ArchLinux wont boot

Well im surfing pretty much around to find a distro i like but once i install the GRUB bootloader it still wont boot. The LILO doesnt work either.
When i turn it on its just coming up with an underscore on a black screen.
BTW i haven't used a physical computer for this because its not for my own computer but for the case of education. So i have been looking on whatever that looks interesting.

kakTuZ

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From: Hannover, Germany

Registered: 2007-10-20

Posts: 86

Re: ArchLinux wont boot

Have you tried to follow the beginners guide? Have a look at http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Beginners_Guide.

If this still doesn't help: when does the undersorce on black screen appear? Before or after grub started? Can you post you /boot/grub/menu.lst ?

Ekimino

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From: Maldonado, Uruguay

Registered: 2008-02-26

Posts: 69

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Re: ArchLinux wont boot

Explain you're error a little further...

You could try flagging "bootable" the partition.
Or it could maybe me, misstyped the device's name.

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timesheep

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Registered: 2008-11-10

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Re: ArchLinux wont boot

am i supposed to download the boot files from the wiki?
i did just follow the instructions which came through installation.
Then i'll just wait and see. I have just promised to come with a working distribution for school. and what is better for teaching than arch linux when you do the whole crap yourself.

Last edited by timesheep (2008-11-11 13:07:09)

Bloged

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From: Bergschenhoek, Netherlands

Registered: 2008-11-11

Posts: 18

Re: ArchLinux wont boot

I'm a newbie to in Arch Linux, but where do you install GRUB to when asked. For example I got the options:

/dev/sda
/dev/sda1
/dev/sda2
/dev/sda3
/dev/sda4

I've choosen the first one (/dev/sda)! It might be the problem that you write your GRUB to the wrong option!

Grtz,

Arjan Gelderblom

Edit: Typo

Last edited by Bloged (2008-11-11 13:23:13)

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Ekimino

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From: Maldonado, Uruguay

Registered: 2008-02-26

Posts: 69

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Re: ArchLinux wont boot

Grub can be installed, in external boot devices such as floppy's, USB storage. But your main disk is the MBR. I recommend you install to the main disk like /dev/sda. In case you're using RAID you should install to all the hard disks. The installation prompts this for you.

Saludos

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