Install another distribution besides Arch.

Hey,
I am trying to install Elementary OS besides Arch Linux.
My SSD is partitioned as listed below:
* /dev/sda
- /dev/sda1 ( / of my Arch system)
- /dev/sda2 ( /home of both systems)
- /dev/sda3 ( swap partition)
- /dev/sda4 ( new partition - should be root of elementary OS)
I started the elementaryos installation and chose
/dev/sda2 as /home
/dev/sda4 as /
/dev/sda3 as swap
For the bootloader I chose "/dev/sda4" - maybe this is the problem already?
After the successfull installation I restarted my system. But there was no reference to the new system in my grub boot menu.
So I edited the file "/etc/grub.d/40_custom" as proposed in the wiki:
#!/bin/sh
exec tail -n +3 $0
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries. Simply type the
# menu entries you want to add after this comment. Be careful not to change
# the 'exec tail' line above.
menuentry "Elementary OS" {
set root=(hd0,4)
linux /boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-34-generic
initrd /boot/initrd.img-3.16.0-34-generic
Then I ran
grub-mkconfig
I restarted and was happy to see "Elementary OS" in my grub menu. But when I select elementary I get stuck anywhere in the initram shell (or how this is called). Nothing happens, I am able to type some stuff - but I do not get to the "normal" login window.
What do I have to do, to make this work?
Thanks in advance
Last edited by i3 (2015-05-14 18:34:20)

First, please use code tags when posting configs and command output.
Second, post the actual error messages received. If these are arch/grub errors we can help, but if they are - as it sounds - elementary errors, you'll have to ask on the elementary forums as these are for arch linux support only.
Third, sharing your home partition is a very bad idea. Share a data partition if you want, or documents, but not the home partition.
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