[Arch Newbie] Install a bootloader
 

Hi,

I've just discover arch from today. Nice, I've a "live usb" of arch on /dev/sdb/ and I reset each byte of my /dev/sda/. ( I start from a clean SSD )

Nice, so I've created 3 partition (No swap because I've 8GB on a laptop)

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/dev/sda GPT
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/dev/sda1 : 300MiB : ext4 : /boot
/dev/sda2 : 50GiB : ext4 : /
/dev/sda3 : ~415GiB : ext4 : /home
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Note: sda2 and sda3 are LUKS encrypted. It's works nicely.

But now when I use: There isn't a "boot" column. Not like my USB (/dev/sdb).

Note: I've can't boot on sda. I can only type command from live usb.

Okay, and what I've tried ?

Wiki:Syslinux
I've tried other small trick, but nothing work good.

It's my first day with Arch, and I'm not a linux expert but I want to understand what I do. If someone can help me to place me on the right way, its would be nice. (Ho, and, sorry for my bad english :S )

Alaanor.

start again. start here: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Beginners'_guide
go through all steps. do not deviate from the path. think before and after executing each step.

Ok, thank you for the suggestion. When I've read this, I've just wanted to say, "Guy, how many time do you think I've read this page ? Maybe more than 10..."
And before reply, I read your faqs in your signature, spend more than one hour of reading some subject. That was very interesting. Thank for the sharing.
I will try to be more independent of forums, read more, try more to fix problem by myself.

That tells us nothing.
When linking pages, please show the English page. Did you follow the instructions in that page to set the "legacy_boot" attribute for GUID Partition Table ?.

well first of all the beginner's guide is more than one page, because quite often you are required to follow links, do what it says there, then return to where you left.

so if you followed the beginner's guide, your original thread should read something like this:

- after executing step N of the beginner's guide, it asked me to do M, but because of P i can't continue to Q.
- please also note that in step J is decided to do K instead of L, because i want it that way.

J-Q are variables. we need the information they contain to be able to help you to solve your problem.
chances are, by the time you provided this information, you will yourself have a much clearer picture of the problem and be able to solve it yourself.


thank you, that's nice to hear. not many even bother, or if they do, start spitting venom after reading it. why, i do not know.

Of course and I've read these. (and more than one time)

Ho.. I don't know how can I miss the link of a beginner's guide. :(
I've read the installation guide.

Ok, so I will restart from scratch, and retry with the beginner's guide.

But, in anyway there is something I didn't understand:

(From the beginner guide)
(And one more time from the beginner guide.)
The partition /boot must be FAT32 or EXT4 formated ?

^ fat32.
plus what syg00 said.

but from my side, this is 2nd hand knowledge. my computers don't use efi.

Thanks. I've learned a lot today about linux (good new :D ).

(Maybe should I create a separated topic)
I have a another problem. As I said, I boot from a USB (live ARCH), my BIOS suggest to me 2 boot:

- UEFI: KingstonDataTraveler 3.0PMAP
- KingstonDataTraveler 3.0PMAP

If I boot on the UEFI option. It's work, it's show me a panel where I can select "Arch Linux archiso x86_64 UEFI CD". But If I select this ... Black screen.
And with the second option, I have a panel too, but with a image and I can properly boot on and get a console.

So I follow the tutorial with the seconds option, and when I must do this command:

so is this solved now?
if yes, please share your solution, so that others can benefit.

if you have some other problem, please start a new thread.

Of course no, do you have read entirely my post ?

I speak about a problem about the installation of a bootloader.

NVM I'll hold my tongue

This topic is resolved. Solution: my computer look like if it's doesn't support UEFI, so I use the most simply config: MSDOS -> only 1 partition, no crypt, and I had installed syslinux. It's work.