Quick help with dual booting
I have hopped around on different distros and I found that Archlinux would be the best solution for me. However, I need help with dual booting Archlinux and Vista as I will need Vista around for one program and a game that do not work with any Linux distro that I have tried. I have not done a text based install before, I have only used newbie distros but I want to move on to Archlinux.
I will only need one partition for Vista and one for Arch. I believe I can achieve the goal of dual booting them by shrinking the vista partition, and then installing Arch in the remaining space and use GRUB to boot the necessary partitions when my laptop is powered on. This works with Ubuntu, so I assume it shall be the same basic concept with Arch. I can follow the instructions on installing, and the installation is easier than I had expected it to be. I have one question, how would I go about using the above technique that I mentioned during the install? I would like to know how to do it correctly, I cannot risk messing up Vista. I'm fifteen and my dad would be very frustrated if I did mess up Vista. I would appreciate some specific instructions, because I really like Arch from what I have read. I also look forward to being an active member in the community as well if all goes well.
Welcome!
Another young one I see! I'm currently 17, however I started using linux when I was 13 (8th grade year).
You can resize the vista partition by using gparted. You can download the gparted livecd from there website (http://gparted.sourceforge.net/download.php). I do not know specific directions, but it is pretty obvious how to resize, and if you need help you can probably google something like "resize partition gparted". I WARN YOU that you do risk data loss resizing the partition. I don't believe the risk is high, but it still there, so backup any important data that you may have in case something goes wrong!!
Do you have your own computer that you can experiment on? That might be a safe option than using your dads. I am been fortunate to have hand-me-down systems, but when I was young I made my dad angry quite a few times "experimenting!"
If your dad's system has enough juice, you may want to consider install arch in a virtual machine to get idea of however thing works. Following the Beginners Guide on the wiki will be you best bet for a successful and well configured machine (http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Beginners_Guide). If you really want to play it safe you can even go as far as install windows in a virtual machine, resizing the partition, and installing arch in the same virtual machine.
I hate to say this, but if you absolutely can not mess up vista, I would advice against installing any other OS and messing with the partition scheme. As whenever you mess with the partitions you run a risk of messing up Vista (or any other os for that matter). If you don't already have your own computer which you can tinker with, it might not be a bad idea to look at getting one. They are becoming cheap, you can build one for about $300-$400USD, or buy one for probably around $400.
Hope this helps a bit...
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[SOLVED] Need help with rEFInd boot entry for rsync backup
I made a successful backup my arch install to an other internal SSD disk (from my HDD).
But now I can't figure out how to make a boot entry for this drive. The wiki only mentions GRUB, which I do not use.
This is the fstab for my HDD:
# <file system> <dir> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
# /dev/sda5
UUID=c1822e3c-e037-4445-bdd8-b71778237dee / ext4 rw,relatime,data=ordered 0 1
# /dev/sda2 LABEL=SYSTEM_DRV
UUID=D2DF-9F74 /boot vfat rw,relatime,fmask=0022,dmask=0022,codepage=437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,errors=remount-ro 0 2
And this is the fstab on my SSD which I edited:
# <file system> <dir> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
# /dev/sdb1
UUID=c61a1301-4728-465d-b40b-bde5e084eb50 / ext4 rw,relatime,data=ordered 0 1
# /dev/sda2 LABEL=SYSTEM_DRV
UUID=D2DF-9F74 /boot vfat rw,relatime,fmask=0022,dmask=0022,codepage=437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,errors=remount-ro 0 2
But I'm not sure about the /boot entry, do I need something else here?
Afterward I tried updating rEFInd by reinstalling using refind-install, but that did not work.
ps. I dual boot with Windows.
Last edited by Devenda (2014-08-18 07:58:07)I also tried adding the menu entry manually by editing refind.conf but that didn't work. I got:
Invalid loader file!
Error: Not Found while loading vmlinuz-linux
Here is some additional info:
refind.conf:
menuentry "SSD Arch Linux" {
icon /EFI/refind/icons/os_arch.png
volume "ArchSSD"
loader /boot/vmlinuz-linux
initrd /boot/initramfs-linux.img
options "root=/dev/sdb1 ro"
I hope this helps.
blkid
/dev/sda1: LABEL="WINRE_DRV" UUID="7C2ADD1D2ADCD4EC" TYPE="ntfs" PARTUUID="b7137819-2ca6-40fb-9167-b73ac37d8d96"
/dev/sda2: LABEL="SYSTEM_DRV" UUID="D2DF-9F74" TYPE="vfat" PARTLABEL="EFI system partition" PARTUUID="9c77b526-730f-42f9-9904-f9a31b205687"
/dev/sda3: PARTLABEL="Microsoft reserved partition" PARTUUID="f4d5275b-24c1-4847-b937-345bc23bec89"
/dev/sda4: LABEL="Windows 8" UUID="38D6E449D6E408C8" TYPE="ntfs" PARTLABEL="Basic data partition" PARTUUID="d777a359-f42c-4629-a07c-cc55316352fe"
/dev/sda5: UUID="c1822e3c-e037-4445-bdd8-b71778237dee" TYPE="ext4" PARTUUID="3d282004-2515-4630-b82e-35ed7f707b89"
/dev/sda6: UUID="F80680CC06808D76" TYPE="ntfs" PARTUUID="575bc623-c7f1-44da-a79e-220ce3c98d9b"
/dev/sda7: LABEL="Lenovo_Recovery" UUID="0898D76B98D75632" TYPE="ntfs" PARTUUID="99bfc6d6-1b71-46d1-887e-2f7e65e3eab1"
/dev/sdb1: LABEL="ArchSSD" UUID="c61a1301-4728-465d-b40b-bde5e084eb50" TYPE="ext4" PARTUUID="e87704a5-01"
lsblk -f
NAME FSTYPE LABEL UUID MOUNTPOINT
sda
├─sda1 ntfs WINRE_DRV 7C2ADD1D2ADCD4EC
├─sda2 vfat SYSTEM_DRV D2DF-9F74 /boot
├─sda3
├─sda4 ntfs Windows 8 38D6E449D6E408C8
├─sda5 ext4 c1822e3c-e037-4445-bdd8-b71778237dee /
├─sda6 ntfs F80680CC06808D76
└─sda7 ntfs Lenovo_Recovery 0898D76B98D75632
sdb
└─sdb1 ext4 ArchSSD c61a1301-4728-465d-b40b-bde5e084eb50
sr0
boot tree
/boot
├── BOOT
│ └── boot.sdi
├── BOOTSECT.BAK
├── EFI
│ ├── Boot
│ │ ├── bootx64.efi
│ │ ├── LenovoBT.EFI
│ │ ├── License.txt
│ │ └── ReadMe.txt
│ ├── gummiboot
│ │ └── gummibootx64.efi
│ ├── Lenovo
│ │ └── Boot
│ │ ├── BCD
│ │ ├── BCD.LOG
│ │ ├── BCD.LOG1
│ │ ├── BCD.LOG2
│ │ ├── bg-BG
│ │ │ ├── bootmgfw.efi.mui
│ │ │ └── bootmgr.efi.mui
│ │ ├── bootmgfw.efi
│ │ ├── bootmgr.efi
│ │ ├── BOOTSTAT.DAT
│ │ ├── boot.stl
│ │ ├── cs-CZ
│ │ │ ├── bootmgfw.efi.mui
│ │ │ ├── bootmgr.efi.mui
│ │ │ └── memtest.efi.mui
│ │ ├── da-DK
│ │ │ ├── bootmgfw.efi.mui
│ │ │ ├── bootmgr.efi.mui
│ │ │ └── memtest.efi.mui
│ │ ├── de-DE
│ │ │ ├── bootmgfw.efi.mui
│ │ │ ├── bootmgr.efi.mui
│ │ │ └── memtest.efi.mui
│ │ ├── el-GR
│ │ │ ├── bootmgfw.efi.mui
│ │ │ ├── bootmgr.efi.mui
│ │ │ └── memtest.efi.mui
│ │ ├── en-GB
│ │ │ ├── bootmgfw.efi.mui
│ │ │ └── bootmgr.efi.mui
│ │ ├── en-US
│ │ │ ├── bootmgfw.efi.mui
│ │ │ ├── bootmgr.efi.mui
│ │ │ └── memtest.efi.mui
│ │ ├── es-ES
│ │ │ ├── bootmgfw.efi.mui
│ │ │ ├── bootmgr.efi.mui
│ │ │ └── memtest.efi.mui
│ │ ├── et-EE
│ │ │ ├── bootmgfw.efi.mui
│ │ │ └── bootmgr.efi.mui
│ │ ├── fi-FI
│ │ │ ├── bootmgfw.efi.mui
│ │ │ ├── bootmgr.efi.mui
│ │ │ └── memtest.efi.mui
│ │ ├── Fonts
│ │ │ ├── chs_boot.ttf
│ │ │ ├── cht_boot.ttf
│ │ │ ├── jpn_boot.ttf
│ │ │ ├── kor_boot.ttf
│ │ │ ├── malgun_boot.ttf
│ │ │ ├── malgunn_boot.ttf
│ │ │ ├── meiryo_boot.ttf
│ │ │ ├── meiryon_boot.ttf
│ │ │ ├── msjh_boot.ttf
│ │ │ ├── msjhn_boot.ttf
│ │ │ ├── msyh_boot.ttf
│ │ │ ├── msyhn_boot.ttf
│ │ │ ├── segmono_boot.ttf
│ │ │ ├── segoen_slboot.ttf
│ │ │ ├── segoe_slboot.ttf
│ │ │ └── wgl4_boot.ttf
│ │ ├── fr-FR
│ │ │ ├── bootmgfw.efi.mui
│ │ │ ├── bootmgr.efi.mui
│ │ │ └── memtest.efi.mui
│ │ ├── hr-HR
│ │ │ ├── bootmgfw.efi.mui
│ │ │ └── bootmgr.efi.mui
│ │ ├── hu-HU
│ │ │ ├── bootmgfw.efi.mui
│ │ │ ├── bootmgr.efi.mui
│ │ │ └── memtest.efi.mui
│ │ ├── it-IT
│ │ │ ├── bootmgfw.efi.mui
│ │ │ ├── bootmgr.efi.mui
│ │ │ └── memtest.efi.mui
│ │ ├── ja-JP
│ │ │ ├── bootmgfw.efi.mui
│ │ │ ├── bootmgr.efi.mui
│ │ │ └── memtest.efi.mui
│ │ ├── ko-KR
│ │ │ ├── bootmgfw.efi.mui
│ │ │ ├── bootmgr.efi.mui
│ │ │ └── memtest.efi.mui
│ │ ├── lt-LT
│ │ │ ├── bootmgfw.efi.mui
│ │ │ └── bootmgr.efi.mui
│ │ ├── lv-LV
│ │ │ ├── bootmgfw.efi.mui
│ │ │ └── bootmgr.efi.mui
│ │ ├── memtest.efi
│ │ ├── nb-NO
│ │ │ ├── bootmgfw.efi.mui
│ │ │ ├── bootmgr.efi.mui
│ │ │ └── memtest.efi.mui
│ │ ├── nl-NL
│ │ │ ├── bootmgfw.efi.mui
│ │ │ ├── bootmgr.efi.mui
│ │ │ └── memtest.efi.mui
│ │ ├── pl-PL
│ │ │ ├── bootmgfw.efi.mui
│ │ │ ├── bootmgr.efi.mui
│ │ │ └── memtest.efi.mui
│ │ ├── pt-BR
│ │ │ ├── bootmgfw.efi.mui
│ │ │ ├── bootmgr.efi.mui
│ │ │ └── memtest.efi.mui
│ │ ├── pt-PT
│ │ │ ├── bootmgfw.efi.mui
│ │ │ ├── bootmgr.efi.mui
│ │ │ └── memtest.efi.mui
│ │ ├── qps-ploc
│ │ │ ├── bootmgfw.efi.mui
│ │ │ ├── bootmgr.efi.mui
│ │ │ └── memtest.efi.mui
│ │ ├── Resources
│ │ │ ├── bootres.dll
│ │ │ └── en-US
│ │ │ └── bootres.dll.mui
│ │ ├── ro-RO
│ │ │ ├── bootmgfw.efi.mui
│ │ │ └── bootmgr.efi.mui
│ │ ├── ru-RU
│ │ │ ├── bootmgfw.efi.mui
│ │ │ ├── bootmgr.efi.mui
│ │ │ └── memtest.efi.mui
│ │ ├── sk-SK
│ │ │ ├── bootmgfw.efi.mui
│ │ │ └── bootmgr.efi.mui
│ │ ├── sl-SI
│ │ │ ├── bootmgfw.efi.mui
│ │ │ └── bootmgr.efi.mui
│ │ ├── sr-Latn-CS
│ │ │ ├── bootmgfw.efi.mui
│ │ │ └── bootmgr.efi.mui
│ │ ├── sv-SE
│ │ │ ├── bootmgfw.efi.mui
│ │ │ ├── bootmgr.efi.mui
│ │ │ └── memtest.efi.mui
│ │ ├── tr-TR
│ │ │ ├── bootmgfw.efi.mui
│ │ │ ├── bootmgr.efi.mui
│ │ │ └── memtest.efi.mui
│ │ ├── uk-UA
│ │ │ ├── bootmgfw.efi.mui
│ │ │ └── bootmgr.efi.mui
│ │ ├── zh-CN
│ │ │ ├── bootmgfw.efi.mui
│ │ │ ├── bootmgr.efi.mui
│ │ │ └── memtest.efi.mui
│ │ ├── zh-HK
│ │ │ ├── bootmgfw.efi.mui
│ │ │ ├── bootmgr.efi.mui
│ │ │ └── memtest.efi.mui
│ │ └── zh-TW
│ │ ├── bootmgfw.efi.mui
│ │ ├── bootmgr.efi.mui
│ │ └── memtest.efi.mui
│ ├── Microsoft
│ │ └── Boot
│ │ ├── BCD
│ │ ├── BCD.LOG
│ │ ├── BCD.LOG1
│ │ ├── BCD.LOG2
│ │ ├── bg-BG
│ │ │ ├── bootmgfw.efi.mui
│ │ │ └── bootmgr.efi.mui
│ │ ├── bootmgfw.efi
│ │ ├── bootmgr.efi
│ │ ├── BOOTSTAT.DAT
│ │ ├── boot.stl
│ │ ├── cs-CZ
│ │ │ ├── bootmgfw.efi.mui
│ │ │ ├── bootmgr.efi.mui
│ │ │ └── memtest.efi.mui
│ │ ├── da-DK
│ │ │ ├── bootmgfw.efi.mui
│ │ │ ├── bootmgr.efi.mui
│ │ │ └── memtest.efi.mui
│ │ ├── de-DE
│ │ │ ├── bootmgfw.efi.mui
│ │ │ ├── bootmgr.efi.mui
│ │ │ └── memtest.efi.mui
│ │ ├── el-GR
│ │ │ ├── bootmgfw.efi.mui
│ │ │ ├── bootmgr.efi.mui
│ │ │ └── memtest.efi.mui
│ │ ├── en-GB
│ │ │ ├── bootmgfw.efi.mui
│ │ │ └── bootmgr.efi.mui
│ │ ├── en-US
│ │ │ ├── bootmgfw.efi.mui
│ │ │ ├── bootmgr.efi.mui
│ │ │ └── memtest.efi.mui
│ │ ├── es-ES
│ │ │ ├── bootmgfw.efi.mui
│ │ │ ├── bootmgr.efi.mui
│ │ │ └── memtest.efi.mui
│ │ ├── et-EE
│ │ │ ├── bootmgfw.efi.mui
│ │ │ └── bootmgr.efi.mui
│ │ ├── fi-FI
│ │ │ ├── bootmgfw.efi.mui
│ │ │ ├── bootmgr.efi.mui
│ │ │ └── memtest.efi.mui
│ │ ├── Fonts
│ │ │ ├── chs_boot.ttf
│ │ │ ├── cht_boot.ttf
│ │ │ ├── jpn_boot.ttf
│ │ │ ├── kor_boot.ttf
│ │ │ ├── malgun_boot.ttf
│ │ │ ├── malgunn_boot.ttf
│ │ │ ├── meiryo_boot.ttf
│ │ │ ├── meiryon_boot.ttf
│ │ │ ├── msjh_boot.ttf
│ │ │ ├── msjhn_boot.ttf
│ │ │ ├── msyh_boot.ttf
│ │ │ ├── msyhn_boot.ttf
│ │ │ ├── segmono_boot.ttf
│ │ │ ├── segoen_slboot.ttf
│ │ │ ├── segoe_slboot.ttf
│ │ │ └── wgl4_boot.ttf
│ │ ├── fr-FR
│ │ │ ├── bootmgfw.efi.mui
│ │ │ ├── bootmgr.efi.mui
│ │ │ └── memtest.efi.mui
│ │ ├── hr-HR
│ │ │ ├── bootmgfw.efi.mui
│ │ │ └── bootmgr.efi.mui
│ │ ├── hu-HU
│ │ │ ├── bootmgfw.efi.mui
│ │ │ ├── bootmgr.efi.mui
│ │ │ └── memtest.efi.mui
│ │ ├── it-IT
│ │ │ ├── bootmgfw.efi.mui
│ │ │ ├── bootmgr.efi.mui
│ │ │ └── memtest.efi.mui
│ │ ├── ja-JP
│ │ │ ├── bootmgfw.efi.mui
│ │ │ ├── bootmgr.efi.mui
│ │ │ └── memtest.efi.mui
│ │ ├── ko-KR
│ │ │ ├── bootmgfw.efi.mui
│ │ │ ├── bootmgr.efi.mui
│ │ │ └── memtest.efi.mui
│ │ ├── lt-LT
│ │ │ ├── bootmgfw.efi.mui
│ │ │ └── bootmgr.efi.mui
│ │ ├── lv-LV
│ │ │ ├── bootmgfw.efi.mui
│ │ │ └── bootmgr.efi.mui
│ │ ├── memtest.efi
│ │ ├── nb-NO
│ │ │ ├── bootmgfw.efi.mui
│ │ │ ├── bootmgr.efi.mui
│ │ │ └── memtest.efi.mui
│ │ ├── nl-NL
│ │ │ ├── bootmgfw.efi.mui
│ │ │ ├── bootmgr.efi.mui
│ │ │ └── memtest.efi.mui
│ │ ├── pl-PL
│ │ │ ├── bootmgfw.efi.mui
│ │ │ ├── bootmgr.efi.mui
│ │ │ └── memtest.efi.mui
│ │ ├── pt-BR
│ │ │ ├── bootmgfw.efi.mui
│ │ │ ├── bootmgr.efi.mui
│ │ │ └── memtest.efi.mui
│ │ ├── pt-PT
│ │ │ ├── bootmgfw.efi.mui
│ │ │ ├── bootmgr.efi.mui
│ │ │ └── memtest.efi.mui
│ │ ├── qps-ploc
│ │ │ ├── bootmgfw.efi.mui
│ │ │ ├── bootmgr.efi.mui
│ │ │ └── memtest.efi.mui
│ │ ├── Resources
│ │ │ ├── bootres.dll
│ │ │ ├── en-US
│ │ │ │ └── bootres.dll.mui
│ │ │ └── nl-NL
│ │ │ └── bootres.dll.mui
│ │ ├── ro-RO
│ │ │ ├── bootmgfw.efi.mui
│ │ │ └── bootmgr.efi.mui
│ │ ├── ru-RU
│ │ │ ├── bootmgfw.efi.mui
│ │ │ ├── bootmgr.efi.mui
│ │ │ └── memtest.efi.mui
│ │ ├── sk-SK
│ │ │ ├── bootmgfw.efi.mui
│ │ │ └── bootmgr.efi.mui
│ │ ├── sl-SI
│ │ │ ├── bootmgfw.efi.mui
│ │ │ └── bootmgr.efi.mui
│ │ ├── sr-Latn-CS
│ │ │ ├── bootmgfw.efi.mui
│ │ │ └── bootmgr.efi.mui
│ │ ├── sr-Latn-RS
│ │ │ ├── bootmgfw.efi.mui
│ │ │ └── bootmgr.efi.mui
│ │ ├── sv-SE
│ │ │ ├── bootmgfw.efi.mui
│ │ │ ├── bootmgr.efi.mui
│ │ │ └── memtest.efi.mui
│ │ ├── tr-TR
│ │ │ ├── bootmgfw.efi.mui
│ │ │ ├── bootmgr.efi.mui
│ │ │ └── memtest.efi.mui
│ │ ├── uk-UA
│ │ │ ├── bootmgfw.efi.mui
│ │ │ └── bootmgr.efi.mui
│ │ ├── zh-CN
│ │ │ ├── bootmgfw.efi.mui
│ │ │ ├── bootmgr.efi.mui
│ │ │ └── memtest.efi.mui
│ │ ├── zh-HK
│ │ │ ├── bootmgfw.efi.mui
│ │ │ ├── bootmgr.efi.mui
│ │ │ └── memtest.efi.mui
│ │ └── zh-TW
│ │ ├── bootmgfw.efi.mui
│ │ ├── bootmgr.efi.mui
│ │ └── memtest.efi.mui
│ ├── refind
│ │ ├── icons
│ │ │ ├── arrow_left.png
│ │ │ ├── arrow_right.png
│ │ │ ├── boot_linux.png
│ │ │ ├── boot_win.png
│ │ │ ├── func_about.png
│ │ │ ├── func_exit.png
│ │ │ ├── func_firmware.png
│ │ │ ├── func_reset.png
│ │ │ ├── func_shutdown.png
│ │ │ ├── os_altlinux.png
│ │ │ ├── os_arch.png
│ │ │ ├── os_centos.png
│ │ │ ├── os_chrome.png
│ │ │ ├── os_clover.png
│ │ │ ├── os_debian.png
│ │ │ ├── os_ecomstation.png
│ │ │ ├── os_fatdog.png
│ │ │ ├── os_fedora.png
│ │ │ ├── os_freebsd.png
│ │ │ ├── os_freedos.png
│ │ │ ├── os_funtoo.png
│ │ │ ├── os_gentoo.png
│ │ │ ├── os_gummiboot.png
│ │ │ ├── os_haiku.png
│ │ │ ├── os_hwtest.png
│ │ │ ├── os_kubuntu.png
│ │ │ ├── os_legacy.png
│ │ │ ├── os_linuxmint.png
│ │ │ ├── os_linux.png
│ │ │ ├── os_lubuntu.png
│ │ │ ├── os_mac.png
│ │ │ ├── os_mageia.png
│ │ │ ├── os_mandriva.png
│ │ │ ├── os_manjaro.png
│ │ │ ├── os_mythbuntu.png
│ │ │ ├── os_netbsd.png
│ │ │ ├── os_openbsd.png
│ │ │ ├── os_opensuse.png
│ │ │ ├── os_redhat.png
│ │ │ ├── os_refind.png
│ │ │ ├── os_refit.png
│ │ │ ├── os_slackware.png
│ │ │ ├── os_suse.png
│ │ │ ├── os_ubuntu.png
│ │ │ ├── os_unknown.png
│ │ │ ├── os_win.png
│ │ │ ├── tool_apple_rescue.png
│ │ │ ├── tool_memtest.png
│ │ │ ├── tool_mok_tool.png
│ │ │ ├── tool_part.png
│ │ │ ├── tool_shell.png
│ │ │ ├── tool_windows_rescue.png
│ │ │ ├── transparent.png
│ │ │ ├── vol_external.png
│ │ │ ├── vol_internal.png
│ │ │ └── vol_optical.png
│ │ ├── icons-backup
│ │ │ ├── arrow_left.png
│ │ │ ├── arrow_right.png
│ │ │ ├── boot_linux.png
│ │ │ ├── boot_win.png
│ │ │ ├── func_about.png
│ │ │ ├── func_exit.png
│ │ │ ├── func_firmware.png
│ │ │ ├── func_reset.png
│ │ │ ├── func_shutdown.png
│ │ │ ├── os_altlinux.png
│ │ │ ├── os_arch.png
│ │ │ ├── os_centos.png
│ │ │ ├── os_chrome.png
│ │ │ ├── os_clover.png
│ │ │ ├── os_debian.png
│ │ │ ├── os_ecomstation.png
│ │ │ ├── os_fatdog.png
│ │ │ ├── os_fedora.png
│ │ │ ├── os_freebsd.png
│ │ │ ├── os_freedos.png
│ │ │ ├── os_funtoo.png
│ │ │ ├── os_gentoo.png
│ │ │ ├── os_gummiboot.png
│ │ │ ├── os_haiku.png
│ │ │ ├── os_hwtest.png
│ │ │ ├── os_kubuntu.png
│ │ │ ├── os_legacy.png
│ │ │ ├── os_linuxmint.png
│ │ │ ├── os_linux.png
│ │ │ ├── os_lubuntu.png
│ │ │ ├── os_mac.png
│ │ │ ├── os_mageia.png
│ │ │ ├── os_mandriva.png
│ │ │ ├── os_manjaro.png
│ │ │ ├── os_mythbuntu.png
│ │ │ ├── os_netbsd.png
│ │ │ ├── os_openbsd.png
│ │ │ ├── os_opensuse.png
│ │ │ ├── os_redhat.png
│ │ │ ├── os_refind.png
│ │ │ ├── os_refit.png
│ │ │ ├── os_slackware.png
│ │ │ ├── os_suse.png
│ │ │ ├── os_ubuntu.png
│ │ │ ├── os_unknown.png
│ │ │ ├── os_win.png
│ │ │ ├── tool_apple_rescue.png
│ │ │ ├── tool_memtest.png
│ │ │ ├── tool_mok_tool.png
│ │ │ ├── tool_part.png
│ │ │ ├── tool_shell.png
│ │ │ ├── tool_windows_rescue.png
│ │ │ ├── transparent.png
│ │ │ ├── vol_external.png
│ │ │ ├── vol_internal.png
│ │ │ └── vol_optical.png
│ │ ├── keys
│ │ │ ├── altlinux.cer
│ │ │ ├── canonical-uefi-ca.der
│ │ │ ├── fedora-ca.cer
│ │ │ ├── openSUSE-UEFI-CA-Certificate.cer
│ │ │ ├── refind.cer
│ │ │ └── SLES-UEFI-CA-Certificate.cer
│ │ ├── refind.conf
│ │ ├── refind.conf.old
│ │ ├── refind.conf-sample
│ │ └── refind_x64.efi
│ └── tools
├── grub
│ ├── grub.cfg
│ └── grub.cfg.example
├── initramfs-linux-fallback.img
├── initramfs-linux.img
├── loader
│ ├── entries
│ │ └── arch.conf
│ └── loader.conf
├── refind_linux.conf
└── vmlinuz-linux
refind_linux.conf
"Boot with standard options" "ro root=UUID=c1822e3c-e037-4445-bdd8-b71778237dee quiet "
"Boot to single-user mode" "ro root=UUID=c1822e3c-e037-4445-bdd8-b71778237dee quiet single"
"Boot with minimal options" "ro root=UUID=c1822e3c-e037-4445-bdd8-b71778237dee" -
Error with dual boot Win 8/OL6 R3
Hello,
I am hoping to discuss this with someone who has experience with this configuration. My goal is to get Oracle Linux dual booting on my windows 8 machine.
I have installed OL but I am having trouble getting it to dual boot win8/OL using the windows boot menu. Whereas windows 8 boots as expected, the Oracle Linux option gives me the error:
"+Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause...contact you system administrator or computer manufacturer for assistance+
+File:+ \NST\nst_linux.mbr
+Status: 0xc000007b+
+Info: The selected application or operating system couldn't be loaded because a required file is missing or contains errors.+"
Here are some details of the scenario:
- Documentation followed: Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux-6-Installation_Guide-en-US.pdf
- Hardware: Dell Precision M4700 64 bit UEFI
- OEM installed/Default OS: Windows 8 Pro 64 bit
- Installation source: OracleLinux-R6-U3-Server-x86_64-dvd.iso (written to DVD)
These are the broad steps I followed:
In windows 8
I:
- downloaded the Linux ISO software. The checksum on the download matched
- wrote the ISO to a bootable installation disk
- created a new 344gb partition for Linux using the DOS DISKPART command - partition 7
Linux Install
- I booted using the Linux installation DVD and started the installation
- When Installing Linux partition 7 became a 500mb system partition and partition 8 became the 343 gb Linux partition
- I manually created the boot partition as ext3 (because the pdf I was following said "+If your 64-bit x86 system uses UEFI instead of BIOS, you will need to manually create a /boot partition. This partition must have an ext3 file system. If you choose to partition automatically, your system will not boot.+"
- I installed the boot loader on sda7. I selected “First sector of boot partition - /dev/sda7”. I assume this installs separate GRUB boot loader on the Linux partition (7) – which will then be 'chain loaded' from the windows boot menu. Put another way, it will boot with the windows boot manager, which will give me an option to chain load the Grub boot loader, which will then run Linux...
- I chose the desktop installation
- The installation reported that it completed successfully
I successfully booted back into windows:
- I used easybcd to edit the microsoft bcd and successfully created a boot menu for Oracle Linux. I used the legacy grub because the Linux documentation says "+Note that the version of GRUB in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 is an old and stable version now known as "GRUB Legacy" since upstream development moved to GRUB 2.3 Red Hat remains committed to maintaining the version of GRUB that we ship with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, just as we do with all packages that we ship.+".
- After installing Linux and updating the BCD, the BCD now looks like this:
Windows Boot Manager
identifier {bootmgr}
path \EFI\Microsoft\Boot\bootmgfw.efi
description Windows Boot Manager
locale en-US
inherit {globalsettings}
integrityservices Enable
default {current}
resumeobject {2b56acdd-8bbe-11e2-9ba6-b8ca3ad88679}
displayorder {current}
{524cc0d3-8bce-11e2-935f-b8ca3ad88679}
toolsdisplayorder {memdiag}
timeout 30
Windows Boot Loader
identifier {current}
device partition=C:
path \Windows\system32\winload.efi
description Windows 8
locale en-US
inherit {bootloadersettings}
recoverysequence {524cc0d1-8bce-11e2-935f-b8ca3ad88679}
integrityservices Enable
recoveryenabled Yes
isolatedcontext Yes
allowedinmemorysettings 0x15000075
osdevice partition=C:
systemroot \Windows
resumeobject {2b56acdd-8bbe-11e2-9ba6-b8ca3ad88679}
nx OptIn
bootmenupolicy Standard
Real-mode Boot Sector
identifier {524cc0d3-8bce-11e2-935f-b8ca3ad88679}
device partition=C:
path \NST\nst_linux.mbr
description OracleLinux
I'm not sure the BCD entry is correct. I assume that this entry should be pointing to the nst_linux.mbr on the Linux boot partition. However I have verified that this file exists in windows 8:
C:\NST\nst_linux.mbr
I haven't been able to exactly confirm how the boot process should work i.e. whether this file should actually be in the Linux boot partition (as opposed to the windows c drive) and whether the BCD should also point to the Linux boot partition when referring to this partition.
As I mentioned above, I now have the windows boot menu with Windows 8 (which boots successfully) and Oracle Linux (which gives me the error see below for complete wording**). Is the Real-mode Boot sector wrong? Should it point to the Linux boot partition? Is it a problem with my UEFI disk? I don't think it should be because this version of Oracle Linux supports UEFI and my hardware is UEFI.
Has anyone carried out a similar win8/OL dual boot?
2001
** Complete wording of the Linux boot option in the windows boot manager:
Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause. To fix the problem:
1. Insert your Windows installation disk and restart the computer.
2. Choose your language settings, and then click "next".
3. Click "Repair your computer".
If you do not have this disk, contact you system administrator or computer manufacturer for assistance
File: \NST\nst_linux.mbr
Status: 0xc000007b
Info: The selected application or operating system couldn’t be loaded because a required file is missing or contains errors.
Edited by: 2001 on Apr 1, 2013 4:27 PM
Edited by: 2001 on Apr 17, 2013 5:17 PMHi,
Here are my responses:
*[asmirnov]* Could you please confirm, I just want to see if I got it right the first time -
*[2001]* I'm happy to share my progress
Q1)
*[asmirnov]* You did create a partition (where you would install Linux) from Win8, correct?
*[2001]* Yes. I used diskmgmt.msc to create a separate partition. I didn't format the partition because the Linux install doesn't want that, it creates and formats the partitions in the unallocated partition
Q2)
*[asmirnov]* You use GRUB (not GRUB2)?
*[2001]* I'm not sure where you were asking about, so I hope my answer here covers all possibilities you may have meant.
I was using the windows 8 boot. I wanted to chain load to the boot loader in the Linux Partition. It is interesting what the Linux install did with my partition, it created 2 partitions in the unformatted partition. 1 was a bootable partition and the other was the Linux partition. The details were:
2 sda’s (a boot / ext4 and a VolGroup (vg_linuxlocalhost)/ physical volume (LVM) ). In the VolGroup it created 3 lv’s, lv_root, lv_home and lv_swap. I understand that this is all normal.
I followed the documentation note which said "To configure the Red Hat Enterprise Linux boot loader to chain load from a different boot loader, you must specify the boot drive manually. If you chose any of the automatic partitioning options, you must now select the Review and modify partitioning layout option before you click Next or you cannot specify the correct boot drive"
So there was also the note in the documentation that said "Note that the version of GRUB in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 is an old and stable version now known as "GRUB Legacy" since upstream development moved to GRUB 2.3 Red Hat remains committed to maintaining the version of GRUB that we ship with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, just as we do with all packages that we ship." I didn't install any bootloaders manually (either the windows 8 OOTB default that came with my machine or the Linux one), I just took the defaults. I'm wasn't sure how to access the Linux partitions once it is installed, so I can't confirm it was the legacy GRUB in the Linux boot partition, but I believe this note is saying that it OL6 does use the legacy grub. I believe GRUB Legacy is version .97.
Q3)
*[asmirnov]* Which version of Linux exactly did you use, was that Oracle Linux or you used one from RedHat directly? What is the kernal version?
*[2001]* I used "OracleLinux-R6-U3-Server-x86_64-dvd.iso.sha1sum" from the mirror site http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/oraclelinux/OL6/U3/x86_64/. According to the release notes at: https://oss.oracle.com/ol6/docs/RELEASE-NOTES-U3-en.html the kernel is
- Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel Release 2 [kernel-uek-2.6.39-200.24.1.el6uek]. Installed and booted by default
- Red Hat compatible Kernel [kernel-2.6.32-279.el6]. Installed by default
Note: By default, both the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel and the Red Hat Compatible Kernel for the specific architecture (i386 or x86_64) are installed, and the system boots the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel by default. If needed, /etc/grub.conf and /etc/sysconfig/kernel can be modified to make the system boot with the Red Hat Compatible Kernel by default.
Regarding your follow-up point that "Microsoft blocks 3rd party chainloaders from the BCD menu for UEFI machines. We are researching workarounds, none have presented themselves as of yet.", I'm not sure it actually blocks it, but it certainly isn't a straight forward process.
I have actually abandoned my attempt to get the dual boot working. It is a real shame because I wanted to do it for my own satisfaction.
I am now using Oracle Virtual Box as suggested by others, include Dude earlier in this thread. This has given me confidence that I was doing all the right things because the install worked first time without any problems. The virtualization is much simpler and I have had no problems so far.
Fusion
As for your point about the fusion middleware and OL5. I am looking at Oracle SOA with is part of the Fusion brand. I think that the latest SOA components will work on OL6 - but I have yet to try it. Following the certification matrix can be a little difficult. So as I indicated above, my current thoughts are to use the Oracle Virtual Box with Linux r6 u3 and to install the SOA components on that when I get chance. The alternative is using the pre-built virtual machine it has Linux and SOA (it might cover your stack too, or there may be another one that suits you better on the site) http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/soasuite/learnmore/vmsoa-172279.html. Note that this is still on OL5.
I hope this helps. -
Hi, I wanted to created a dual boot system with Arch Linux and Ubuntu so I thought it best not to install a bootloader and just edit the grub installed by Ubuntu.
It's not working too well.
This is my fdisk -l output (from Ubuntu)
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 * 1 11906 95634913+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/hda2 11907 14593 21583327+ f W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/hda5 11907 14593 21583296 83 Linux
Disk /dev/hdb: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hdb1 1 19392 155766208+ 83 Linux
/dev/hdb2 19393 19457 522112+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris
This is the part of grub that boots into Arch Linux:
title Arch Linux
root (hd1,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz26 root=/dev/hdb1
initrd /boot/kernel26.img
However, when I try to boot off of it, it says it cannot find the label for /dev/hdb1 and it tries to create it but fails. It then logs me in as user "initramfs" with a minimalistic shell.
Any help would be appreciated, I'm stuck at this point.From 2.6.19 on, Linux uses the libata layer, which means sd* instead of hd* for HDDs. It's not Arch, it's just the kernel.
-
Has anyone got any thoughts or have you yourself purchased the MBP with Retina display and added the dual boot system with windows?
I desperately need to update my gear and want a MBP.
I'm a full time photographer at my local paper and freelance photographer - use computers A LOT, and only use windows. I've experienced mac and know I prefer it, the way it runs pleases me a whole lot more and for the amount i'm processing/working I need something that will keep up.
With 12 years of photoshop gear loaded up for all my photo processing etc, I'm wanting to add Windows and have use of both. Windows would run photoshop that I had already purchased some time ago - question is, how will it run? what will the display be like running Windows on Mac with the retina display?
I use CS4 at the moment and can't afford to upgrade to CS6 just yet, plus i'd waste a lot of what I already have by starting again on Mac. I'd use Mac for everything else, need the use of Windows for portions of what I do.
About to head to Canada and want to get set up for the road. Any help is much appreciated.
Thanks heaps!There are some drawbacks, running Windows 7 (only) on a Mac via Bootcamp yields less than stellar results, especially with the Retina display.
And of your traveling, the Mac's high power needs (especially the Retina display) and lack of removable battery are going to be a serious issue. The Retina display is glossy, not ideal for viewing on the road and in varied environments.
CS4 won't run on the OS X version that comes with a Mac, so your looking at purchasing CS6.
Support for Windows is more widespread than for Mac's, also if you ever need to redownload OS X to fix a issue, requires a fast reliable Internet connection of the broadband kind.
If your running Windows on your Mac, you can expect to be on your own and not get support as easily as if you were running it on a regular PC.
If you can't afford to keep up with CS upgrades, then you shouldn't be considering a Mac because there are more paid upgrades on that than on Windows 7, it's like a annual nightmare.
IMMO your still better off on a decent, 1920 x 1080 res, matte screen, removable battery (with extras), Win 7 Pro i7 machine (Pro+ runs XP programs) which will stay like it is and get security updates until 2020.
OS X changes every year and if you don't upgrade, + all your third party software, then about 3 years later your left behind for updates.
Also you will have to buy Win 7 to run on your Mac, the OEM disks won't work.
If your trying to budget, then a Mac is certainly not for you. -
Need help with dual monitor setup for KDE 3.5.5.
Here's my hardware:
NEC MultiSync LCD 1530V: 1024x768 (analog)
Samsung SyncMaster 941BW: 1440x900 (digital)
nVidia Dual head AGP video card.
The dual monitor works under dual-boot Windows, boot up and pure Linux console. I've googled around for help, changed my xorg.conf file accordingly to some sites, but it wasn't much help.
Here's my working xorg.conf:
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Simple Layout"
Screen "Screen 1" 0 0
InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection
Section "Files"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/misc"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/Type1"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "dbe" # Double buffer extension
SubSection "extmod"
Option "omit xfree86-dga" # don't initialise the DGA extension
EndSubSection
Load "freetype"
Load "glx"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard1"
Driver "kbd"
Option "AutoRepeat" "500 30"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc101"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "Auto" # Auto detect
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "NEC LCD1530V"
HorizSync 31.5 - 48.5
VertRefresh 50.0 - 70.0
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Standard VGA"
Driver "vga"
VendorName "Unknown"
BoardName "Unknown"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "NVIDIA GeForce"
Driver "nvidia"
Option "NoLogo" "true"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen 1"
Device "NVIDIA GeForce"
Monitor "NEC LCD1530V"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 8
Modes "1024x768"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 16
Modes "1024x768"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Modes "1024x768"
EndSubSection
EndSection
Using this xorg.conf file, only my NEC LCD analog monitor could display KDE while the Samsung digital can't.
Any suggestions?Thanks for your help guys, I'm halfway there.
The second monitor shows the KDE desktop, but it isn't exactly what I expected. Right now, both monitors display at 1024x768 (each) or 2048x768 (total). The larger monitor stretches and distorts the display of 1024x768 to its natural resolution at 1440x900 and it isn't what I wanted. Other than that, the dual desktop setup behaves what I expected to.
Here's a snippet of my xorg.conf that currently works:
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "NEC LCD1530V"
HorizSync 31.5 - 48.5
VertRefresh 50.0 - 70.0
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Samsung SyncMaster"
HorizSync 31.5 - 60
VertRefresh 60.0 - 70.0
EndSection
Section "Device"
#VideoRam 131072
# Insert Clocks lines here if appropriate
Identifier "NVIDIA GeForce"
Driver "nvidia"
Option "NoLogo" "true"
Option "TwinView" "true"
Option "TwinViewOrientation" "LeftOf"
Option "SecondMonitorHorizSync" "30-50"
Option "SecondMonitorVertRefresh" "60"
# Option "MetaModes" "1440x900, 1440x900; 1024x768, 1024x768"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen 1"
Device "NVIDIA GeForce"
Monitor "NEC LCD1530V"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 8
Modes "1024x768"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 16
Modes "1024x768"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Modes "1024x768"
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen 2"
Device "NVIDIA GeForce"
Monitor "Samsung SyncMaster"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 8
Modes "1440x900"
EndSubSection
EndSection
Anyone have an idea?
EDIT: Oh snaps. I just did a pacman -Syu and it upgraded Arch Linux to 0.8 and the 2nd monitor stopped working. -
Problem with dual boot after upgrade to Mountain lion
Hello Every One,
I have a Macbook pro from 2009 which had dual boot option Windows 7 + Snow Leopard.
The windows 7 had 2 partitions (C; and D: an extended partition).
I upgraded the OS X to Mountain lion. after upgrade the system showed 3 options at boot time. Mac, Windows and a recovery partition.
when i boot to windows the D: drive is gone...I mean even though i can see the partition in partition software, windows 7 stopped showing D: in "My computer".
So i used testdisk utility to get the D: drive back and now when i boot to mountain Lion i am able to access both C:(BOOTCAMP) and D: drives.
but now the problem is during boot time my Mac Book pro doesn't show the windows option.
Can some suggest a means to boot into windows 7? Also what is the purpose of recovery partition that Mountain lion adds to the system? I mean is it going to hurt if i get rid of it so that i can go back to my old configuration of 3 primary partitions (1 for windows 7 ...C: bootcamp + MountainLion) + 1 extended partition for D:
any help would be appreciated?
RegardsRagu79 wrote:
Also what is the purpose of recovery partition that Mountain lion adds to the system? I mean is it going to hurt if i get rid of it
Leave it: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4718 -
Quick help with css display in IE7
Hi, I haven't been on this forum in ages - I have a slight display glitch would love some help with:
http://magma.ie/magmablog-html/index.html
It looks great in the latest and greatest browser (IMHO!): - firefox 3.5.6
http://cl.ly/17cD
but IE7 pops the search field in the sidebar off to the right, at least, according to browsershots.org
http://cl.ly/1A1f
Thanks, HIt looks OK in IE8 but IE7 is having trouble with the #Sidebar width.
Nancy O.
Alt-Web Design & Publishing
Web | Graphics | Print | Media Specialists
http://alt-web.com/
http://twitter.com/altweb
http://alt-web.blogspot.com -
Need some quick help with redoing a website
Hi, I did my website done in iWeb in 2008, published it, and have it hosted by GoDaddy. I want to take it offline for now and design a new 'under construction' site, but there is a chance that I might want to still go back to the original version.
I see the current 'Domain' in Home Folder>Library>Application Support>iWeb.
Can I just redo my site (still working in pre-2008 iWeb), publish it, and if I need to, use the old 'Domain' to revert to my current website?
If yes, how do I do that....and, if 'no', what should I do?
Thanks!Hi and thanks. To reply....
I published the website in iWeb and it is on my MobleMe. It was done in iWeb v 1.1.2, and I have not upgraded iLife on the computer that I designed the website on, as I feared losing some/all of it in an upgrade.
I do, however, pay GoDaddy for my corporate URL AND hosting....which I suspect is the forwarding and not 'hosting' per se....but on my Hosting account on GoDaddy it does say 'Shared Hosting'.
I do not want to 'overwrite' my current site just yet, as I am uncertain about the next one's content or the time to do it the way I envision it. What I want to do is SAVE my current site in case I want it back and, in the meantime, put up a page that says Under Construction. Can you help with that?
Much appreciated -
Quick help with boot camp parition
ok well i had to uninstall the Boot Camp partition a few months ago due to some problems, now i want to put it back on BUT, when i click partition... after a little while this message pops up:
The disk cannot be partitioned because some files cannot be moved.
Back up the disk and use Disk Utility to format it as a single Mac OS Extended (Journaled) volume. Restore your information to the disk and try using Boot Camp Assistant again.
i did repartition this hard drive but i keep getting that message. if you could plz help me...anyone...Since the time that you restored your disk to a single partition and now, Mac OS files have scattered across your hard drive making it impossible to repartition.
Some suggestions:
• Search these forums for suggestions given to all those who have posted this question before.
• Try a smaller partition, if your desired Windows use permits. It's possible that the scattering of your Mac OS files does not extend across the entire hard drive.
• Buy a program which will defragment your hard drive, and run it.
• Clone your hard drive (or make a Time Machine backup), then reformat and restore, as per the error message. -
[SOLVED] Help with dual monitors (second monitor won't wake up)
Hi. I'm trying to set up dual monitors, but I can't seem to get it to work.
I've got an ASUS P8H67-M EVO motherboard, and I'm using the xf86-video-intel driver. I'm using one VGA and one HDMI.
xrandr gives this
xrandr
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1920 x 1080, maximum 32767 x 32767
VGA1 connected 1680x1050+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 474mm x 296mm
1680x1050 60.0*+ 74.9
1600x1000 60.0
1280x1024 75.0 72.0 60.0
1440x900 75.0 59.9
1152x864 75.0
1024x768 75.1 70.1 60.0
800x600 72.2 75.0 60.3
640x480 72.8 75.0 66.7 60.0
720x400 70.1
HDMI1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
HDMI2 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
HDMI3 connected 1920x1080+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 531mm x 299mm
1920x1080 60.0*+ 50.0 60.0
1920x1080i 50.0 60.1
1680x1050 59.9
1600x900 60.0
1280x1024 75.0 60.0
1280x960 60.0
1152x864 75.0
1280x720 50.0 60.0
1152x720 60.0
1440x576i 50.1
1024x768 75.1 60.0
1440x480i 60.1
832x624 74.6
800x600 75.0 60.3
720x576 50.0
720x480 59.9
640x480 75.0 60.0 59.9
720x400 70.1
DP2 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP3 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
So it looks to me like both displays are being detected. The geometry looks such that one display is on top of the other, but I can change that using an xorg.conf.d config file (e.g. https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Mu … xorg.conf). I also tried using arandr.
The real problem is that the display on HDMI3 just isn't "waking up". The power is on, but it just sits there in sleep mode.
Any help would be great. I might just be missing something simple. Thanks.
Edit: I just saw a short list of window managers near the bottom of the Arch Multihead page (https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Mu … _xorg.conf). I don't see openbox on that list. Does that mean I'm SOL if I want to use openbox with multiple monitors? This page seems to imply that it should work fine with openbox http://magnatecha.com/dual-monitors-wit … nd-xrandr/.
Last edited by Pacopag (2013-08-19 18:58:36)I use XFCE, and when I boot my computer I just run:
xrandr --output DVI-I-1 --auto --output DVI-I-2 --auto --left-of DVI-I-1
I'm assuming if you modify the names appropriately that it'll work too. I have had issues before trying to run dual monitors without taking both outputs off of a single video card (which is what I'm doing now). For example, I had a graphics card with one (VGA) output and a VGA output on my motherboard. But, connecting the graphics card disabled the on-board VGA. So it is possible (I'm not an expert here) that two displays coming off the motherboard may not work for hardware reasons. -
Problem with dual booting Windows 7
Hi!
I've been running Arch for some time now on my laptop, and wanted to get it going on my desktop computer, which was (is) running Windows 7. I followed the guide on the wiki and searched for the problems that occured, but didn't make any progress. After installing grub2 and running the grub-mkconfig. This is how my grub.cfg looks like now:
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
# It is automatically generated by grub-mkconfig using templates
# from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
insmod part_gpt
insmod part_msdos
if [ -s $prefix/grubenv ]; then
load_env
fi
if [ "${next_entry}" ] ; then
set default="${next_entry}"
set next_entry=
save_env next_entry
set boot_once=true
else
set default="0"
fi
if [ x"${feature_menuentry_id}" = xy ]; then
menuentry_id_option="--id"
else
menuentry_id_option=""
fi
export menuentry_id_option
if [ "${prev_saved_entry}" ]; then
set saved_entry="${prev_saved_entry}"
save_env saved_entry
set prev_saved_entry=
save_env prev_saved_entry
set boot_once=true
fi
function savedefault {
if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then
saved_entry="${chosen}"
save_env saved_entry
fi
function load_video {
if [ x$feature_all_video_module = xy ]; then
insmod all_video
else
insmod efi_gop
insmod efi_uga
insmod ieee1275_fb
insmod vbe
insmod vga
insmod video_bochs
insmod video_cirrus
fi
if [ x$feature_default_font_path = xy ] ; then
font=unicode
else
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,gpt4'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt4 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt4 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt4 9bd81756-d741-46bd-8604-5c542ff1125e
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 9bd81756-d741-46bd-8604-5c542ff1125e
fi
font="/usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2"
fi
if loadfont $font ; then
set gfxmode=auto
load_video
insmod gfxterm
set locale_dir=$prefix/locale
set lang=sv_SE
insmod gettext
fi
terminal_input console
terminal_output gfxterm
set timeout=5
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
menuentry 'Arch Linux, med Linux core repo kernel' --class arch --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-core repo kernel-true-9bd81756-d741-46bd-8604-5c542ff1125e' {
load_video
set gfxpayload=keep
insmod gzio
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,gpt4'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt4 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt4 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt4 9bd81756-d741-46bd-8604-5c542ff1125e
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 9bd81756-d741-46bd-8604-5c542ff1125e
fi
echo 'Läser in Linux core repo kernel ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-linux root=UUID=9bd81756-d741-46bd-8604-5c542ff1125e ro quiet
echo 'Läser in initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initramfs-linux.img
menuentry 'Arch Linux, with Linux core repo kernel (Fallback initramfs)' --class arch --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-core repo kernel-fallback-9bd81756-d741-46bd-8604-5c542ff1125e' {
load_video
set gfxpayload=keep
insmod gzio
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,gpt4'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt4 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt4 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt4 9bd81756-d741-46bd-8604-5c542ff1125e
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 9bd81756-d741-46bd-8604-5c542ff1125e
fi
echo 'Läser in Linux core repo kernel ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-linux root=UUID=9bd81756-d741-46bd-8604-5c542ff1125e ro quiet
echo 'Läser in initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initramfs-linux-fallback.img
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
### END /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
# 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.
#Windows 7
menuentry "Windows 7" {
set root="(hd0,1)"
chainloader +1
### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
if [ -f ${config_directory}/custom.cfg ]; then
source ${config_directory}/custom.cfg
elif [ -z "${config_directory}" -a -f $prefix/custom.cfg ]; then
source $prefix/custom.cfg;
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/60_memtest86+ ###
### END /etc/grub.d/60_memtest86+ ###
I'm quite new to this stuff, but when I'm trying to boot Windows 7, it comes back with this:
error: invalid signature
I've tried various different things. Sometimes the error above returns, and sometimes this:
BOOTMGR is missing
Any help is appriciated!Rydberg95 wrote:
I have os-prober installed and when I run it this returns:
No volume groups found
However, it didn't return this a few hours ago when I ran it in the grub-mkconfig. Back then it return some stuff about the file formats (mostly ext4 and ntfs) and that there was some kind of error with those.
Could be wrong, but I suspect you are using dynamic volumes in Windows 7 (check in Windows: Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Computer Management > Disc Management for current volume type). You probably need to convert to basic disc type in Windows 7. I had to do this once to be able to install Fedora. Unfortunately this is not a trivial undertaking.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/libr … 55238.aspx -
Alittle help with dual-setup with ati radeon 5770
Hello everyone, I have been trying to setup a dual display with 2 flat panel monitors.
1. A WestingHouse Digital Electronics "17"
2. A Goldstar Company Ltd "23" (Main Display)
Im currently running the gnome desktop, what im trying to setup, is have both the gnome desktop show up on both monitors. For example if I wanted to move something from my main monitor to the smaller one to the left of me, I want to NOT be able to do that, and only have the mouse be able to move accross the 2. 2 Seperate desktops one 2 seperate screens. Im not quite sure what its called, Im thinking maybe its a clone Desktop? Anways, The graphics card Im using is an
Ati Radeon 5770, has 2 vga ports. I currently have the "video-ati" driver installed and works well with my main screen, but im unable to get my secondary screen (to the left of me) working. I tried going into System>>Preferences>>Monitors, and tried tinkering with the display, and tried enabling the 2 monitors and moving them from left to right, to see if that would possibly let it show up or start to function, but only the main screen works. I generated a new xorg.conf, since I didnt have one prior to installing Arch, I was following these to guides
http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/X.Org/Dual_Monitors
http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/X.Org/Dual_Monitors/ATI
both are very nice, but Im still not quite understanding yet. Defiantly am trying. I edited my xorg.conf a few times, but got the same results each time, just the screen going blank and X crashing. I have here a copy of my xorg.conf, Xorg.conf.log, and xrandr output
Xorg.conf
http://pastebin.com/hbmdKrfv
Xorg-logs
http://pastebin.com/USZvtAMJ (Im thinking the Vsync and Hsync have something that might help)
Xrandr
http://pastebin.com/2cV95Ef4
Thank you guys!An xorg.conf may not be necessary, but I still find it nice to have the control that the file provides.
In looking over yours, I see several things that could be causing your problems.
First off, I notice that you have Screen0 that is using Card0 and Monitor0. This part looks ok.
When I look at Screen1, I notice that you are using ATI Graphics Adapter1 and Monitor1. I don't see entries for either of those, although you have an ATI Graphics Atapter2, but there is no entry for your second monitor.
I also notice that you are trying to use both radeon and fglrx as drivers. As far as I know (and I don't have an ATI video card at the moment), you can use one driver or the other, but not both.
After you have these things fixed, then you can put in the Screen section in your server layout to describe the positioning of your second monitor.
All in all, the issues that you have to fix are minor, but frusterating if you are too close to the situation.
Good luck.
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