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Nixxx

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[SOLVED]Kernel 3.0 problem

Hi I've installed the Arch 64Bit. What a surprise when after first reboot GRUB tryes to boot kernel26 instead of installed 3.0 version. Is the net installation possible with a new kernel?

Last edited by Nixxx (2011-08-13 09:45:58)

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Re: [SOLVED]Kernel 3.0 problem

It's not unless you use an unofficial ISO or generate your own. But why do you need it, when Arch is already installed? You can fix the GRUB entry just fine from within grub, and make that change more permanent once you booted into your installation. You don't even need to chroot into your install, changing the GRUB entry is all there's to it.

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Nixxx

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Re: [SOLVED]Kernel 3.0 problem

I need to make an new installation and I think that the installer should by set up to an new packages especially when it is about the most important one. I've never changed this line in menu.lst so I don't know if I have to change only the name of the package or/and the UID? I'm also wondering whether this is not a problem of non updated mirrors?

karol

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Re: [SOLVED]Kernel 3.0 problem

The compatibility symlinks are there so you should be able to use Arch w/o editing / removing anything. If you edit menu.lst, change the filenames, leave the UUIDs alone.
You can use http://arm.konnichi.com to get kernel26 packages.

Nixxx

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Re: [SOLVED]Kernel 3.0 problem

I'm sorry but i have installed once again from different mirrors the whole system and i'm unable to boot.

Error 15: File not found

I have changed 2 lines in menu.lst and still the same:

kernel /vmlinuz-linux root=/dev/sda3 ro
initrd /initramfs-linux.img

Please help

karol

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Re: [SOLVED]Kernel 3.0 problem

I'm sorry but i have installed once again from different mirrors the whole system and i'm unable to boot.

Error 15: File not found

I have changed 2 lines in menu.lst and still the same:

kernel /vmlinuz-linux root=/dev/sda3 ro
initrd /initramfs-linux.img

Please help

Do you have a separate boot partition? is /dev/sda3 the right partition?

Nixxx

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Re: [SOLVED]Kernel 3.0 problem

No i always skip boot partition

sda1 /root
sda2 swap

I don't have sda3. GRUB is installed on sda. The whole system is on Virtualbox if it has something to do but i barely doubt.

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Re: [SOLVED]Kernel 3.0 problem

What happens if you change sda3 to sda1?

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Nixxx

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Re: [SOLVED]Kernel 3.0 problem

sda3 - I dont have it, only sda1 and sda2. Besides I use UUID to define partitions instead of sda

Last edited by Nixxx (2011-08-12 20:37:21)

jarch87

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Re: [SOLVED]Kernel 3.0 problem

If /dev/sda1 is root(/) then:
kernel /vmlinuz-linux root=/dev/sda3 ro
initrd /initramfs-linux.img
should be
kernel /vmlinuz-linux root=/dev/sda1 ro
initrd /initramfs-linux.img

Wittfella

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Re: [SOLVED]Kernel 3.0 problem

You probably need to change:

/vmlinuz-linux
/initramfs-linux.img

to:

/boot/vmlinuz-linux
/boot/initramfs-linux.img

Nixxx

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Re: [SOLVED]Kernel 3.0 problem

@Wittfella - good point, it works finally, thanks Wondering why wiki says something different: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Grub

# (0) Arch Linux
title  Arch Linux
root   (hd0,0)
kernel /vmlinuz-linux root=/dev/sda3 ro
initrd /initramfs-linux.img

karol

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Re: [SOLVED]Kernel 3.0 problem

@Wittfella - good point, it works finally, thanks Wondering why wiki says something different: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Grub

# (0) Arch Linux
title  Arch Linux
root   (hd0,0)
kernel /vmlinuz-linux root=/dev/sda3 ro
initrd /initramfs-linux.img

If you have a separate boot partition, you use /vmlinuz-linux, if you don't have a separate /boot partition, you use /boot/vmlinuz-linux.
The wiki says it's

An example configuration (/boot is on a separate partition)

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Grub#Configuration

Last edited by karol (2011-08-13 09:51:57)

Nixxx

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Re: [SOLVED]Kernel 3.0 problem

All clear thanks a lot guys!