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#1 2010-08-02 11:08:15

alexj
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[SOLVED] Problem in the first boot

The installation ends without problems (I installed arch in my slave HD of the Primary IDE channel [sdb]). But after the grub loads this error appears:

    Booting 'Arch Linux'
root    (hd1,0)
Filesystem type unknown, partition type 0x7
kernel /vmlinuz26 root=/dev/disk/by-uuid/381c[other numbers/letters] ro
Error 17: Cannot mount selected partition
Press any key to continue...

I have and old system with an ASRock motherboard, 3 hard drives and a DVD drive (all IDE). I have tried using the archboot and the "official" 2010.05 iso with the same result.

Hope someone could help me. Thank you smile.

Last edited by alexj (2010-08-05 14:37:52)


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#2 2010-08-02 11:16:53

mits
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Re: [SOLVED] Problem in the first boot

What filesystem type did you used for "root" partition?
I

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#3 2010-08-02 11:19:11

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Re: [SOLVED] Problem in the first boot

I've used ext4, but with the grub I can't even boot the windows partition in the master HD.


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#4 2010-08-02 11:31:11

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Re: [SOLVED] Problem in the first boot

Is something wrong with root partition type (0x7-ntfs i think)
Be sure if your root partition is ext4.
1.Boot with Arch live cd;
2. type "root" & enter (login as root)
3. type fdisk -l and see result.
My is:

/dev/sda1              63    29302559    14651248+  83  Linux  # my ext4 root partition
/dev/sda2        29302560   126961694    48829567+  83  Linux # my ext4 /home partition
/dev/sda3   *   126963712   189847551    31441920   af  HFS / HFS+
/dev/sda4       189847552   976773119   393462784    5  Extended
/dev/sda5       189849600   192997375     1573888   82  Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda6       192999424   976773119   391886848   83  Linux 

Last edited by mits (2010-08-02 11:31:56)

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#5 2010-08-02 11:44:41

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Re: [SOLVED] Problem in the first boot

Device        Boot    Start    End    Blocks        Id    System
/dev/sda1    *    1    9963    80027766    7    HPFS/NTFS

Device        Boot    Start    End    Blocks        Id    System
/dev/sdc1        1    19457    156288321    7    HPFS/NTFS

Device        Boot    Start    End    Blocks        Id    System
/dev/sdb1    *    1    13    104391        83    Linux
/dev/sdb2        14    46    265072+        82    Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sdb3        47    2277    17920507+    83    Linux
/dev/sdb4        2278    19457    137998350    83    Linux

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#6 2010-08-02 11:44:54

mits
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Re: [SOLVED] Problem in the first boot

To boot your windows partition, you need a separate /boot/grub/menu.lst entry:

title Windows what you want
rootnoverify (hd0,0) # here it must put your windows partition string (remember hd0,0 is first partition of first hard drive and so on ... )
makeactive
chainloader +1

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#7 2010-08-02 11:53:10

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Re: [SOLVED] Problem in the first boot

At boot when grub screen apear  press "e" to edit your grub preferences (use keyboard to navigate) and replace
root    (hd1,0) with "root    (hd2,0)"
After that press enter and "b" to boot

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#8 2010-08-02 12:34:35

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Re: [SOLVED] Problem in the first boot

thank you! smile
The drive in which the grub is installed is "hd0", in spite of the fact that the the drive is the slave.


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#9 2010-08-02 12:45:29

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Re: [SOLVED] Problem in the first boot

That might confuse GRUB. If you changed the HD mapping in the BIOS, change it back, install GRUB in the MBR of the first HD, and reconfigure GRUB accordingly.

Check this topic: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=796973

Ground rule: don't make things more complicated than they already are. It might seem easy to swap the order in the BIOS, but you can install GRUB anywhere and tell it to boot from any partition on your setup. So let GRUB figure it out. The more factors enter the equasion the bigger your chance it breaks.


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