Cant install grub boot loader

Question

Hi. just recently I decided to try out arch linux. I have heard great things about this distribution, but havent been able to try it out. several times i have followed extensive guides on installing arch linux but have always gotten stuck at installing the grub boot loader. it gives an error mesage saying that embedding isnt possible with ext2 filesystem, at no instance have i used the ext2 filesystem. what am i missing? any help willl be greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

dgre6133, you should chroot into the system and check the logs. It is better to provide actual error output. Are you sure it was hex?
You need to boot back into the install medium. Then, mount the partitions and chroot in, similar to what you did during install. Read up on chroot in the wiki if you have questions. Once you do this, check the logs and give us the actual error messages. Also, post /etc/fstab and the output of
lsblk -f
edit: post the grub configuration as well, grub.cfg   (post 420.....smirk)
Edit2: Also, you've managed to install Grub, so you might want to end this thread as solved and split this new error off into its own thread. Report the new problem post to a moderator with this request if you want to do that.
Last edited by nullified (2015-03-27 05:08:43)