[Solved] Can't boot arch after merge linux partition

Before this i have issue with my partition table, but i can fix it with testdisk.
After that, i merge all my linux partition into one. I mean like this
Before i merge my linux partition:
/ >> /dev/sda3
/var >> /dev/sda4
swapfile >> /dev/sda6
/home >> /dev/sda7
My new partition
/ >> /dev/sda3
swapfile >> /dev/sda6
i can't boot my arch after i backup and moved my home and var directory to /dev/sda3 with livecd.
How to fix this issue?
Last edited by nizar (2009-03-28 04:18:29)

Solved by myself! LOL
I edit and remove /dev/sda4 and /dev/sda7 in my /etc/fstab file with livecd.
Now, arch boot without /dev/sda4 and /dev/sda7

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    /dev/sda3 / ext3 relatime,errors=remount-ro 0 1
    # /dev/sda4 = boot
    # UUID=d6dc69b0-967d-4886-b62d-8c0d6be06b41
    /dev/sda4 /boot ext3 relatime 0 2
    # /dev/sda5 = home
    # UUID=670eee83-0a3e-429c-863f-b9ecced9f97e
    /dev/sda5 /home ext3 relatime 0 2
    #/dev/sda6
    #UUID=37971286-b8d3-4a1b-9f94-4008288fed6d
    /dev/sda6 /home/ben/Data ext3 defaults,relatime 0 0
    # /dev/sda7
    # UUID=fdb14ca4-d71d-489f-a00e-6e608770674c
    /dev/sda7 /var ext3 relatime 0 2
    # /dev/sda8
    /dev/sda8 /opt ext3 relatime 0 2
    # /dev/sda10 - Arch
    /dev/sda10 /mnt/arch ext3 relatime 0 2
    # Not sure what this is doing here
    # Have commented it out - May be the reason why xbmc and mythtv were crashing on dvd insert and play
    # /dev/hda /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0
    # /dev/sde1
    # uuid appears to be 644406B3570C1846 -> ../../sde1
    #/dev/sde1 /home/ben/Data/TVRecordings-1TB01 xfs defaults,relatime 0 0
    #1TB-01
    UUID=76f3823a-81dc-45c9-a0b7-2bc6c3beb2f8 /media/1TB-01 xfs noatime,nodiratime,allocsize=512m 0 0 #remove
    d defaults, relatime
    # 1TB-02
    UUID=59cbf7a1-7008-40d0-96ed-c6f231823d4f /media/1TB-02 xfs noatime,nodiratime,allocsize=512m 0 0 #remove
    d defaults, relatime
    # 1TB-03
    UUID=0e936800-3c53-4b87-abc8-19be0ffca7f9 /media/1TB-03 xfs noatime,nodiratime,allocsize=512m 0 0 #remove
    d defaults, relatime
    # 750GB-02 ext3 Partition
    # UUID giving problems, trying with dev
    # UUID=c23b9c9a-66fc-4256-9211-73156c1ac64a /media/750GB-02_ext3 ext3 defaults,relatime 0 0
    /dev/sde2 /media/750GB-02_ext3 ext3 defaults,relatime 0 0
    ============================= sda4/grub/menu.lst: =============================
    # menu.lst - See: grub(8), info grub, update-grub(8)
    # grub-install(8), grub-floppy(8),
    # grub-md5-crypt, /usr/share/doc/grub
    # and /usr/share/doc/grub-doc/.
    ## default num
    # Set the default entry to the entry number NUM. Numbering starts from 0, and
    # the entry number 0 is the default if the command is not used.
    # You can specify 'saved' instead of a number. In this case, the default entry
    # is the entry saved with the command 'savedefault'.
    # WARNING: If you are using dmraid do not use 'savedefault' or your
    # array will desync and will not let you boot your system.
    default 0
    ## timeout sec
    # Set a timeout, in SEC seconds, before automatically booting the default entry
    # (normally the first entry defined).
    timeout 3
    ## hiddenmenu
    # Hides the menu by default (press ESC to see the menu)
    hiddenmenu
    # Pretty colours
    #color cyan/blue white/blue
    ## password ['--md5'] passwd
    # If used in the first section of a menu file, disable all interactive editing
    # control (menu entry editor and command-line) and entries protected by the
    # command 'lock'
    # e.g. password topsecret
    # password --md5 $1$gLhU0/$aW78kHK1QfV3P2b2znUoe/
    # password topsecret
    # examples
    # title Windows 95/98/NT/2000
    # root (hd0,0)
    # makeactive
    # chainloader +1
    # title Linux
    # root (hd0,1)
    # kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 ro
    # Put static boot stanzas before and/or after AUTOMAGIC KERNEL LIST
    ### BEGIN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
    ## lines between the AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST markers will be modified
    ## by the debian update-grub script except for the default options below
    ## DO NOT UNCOMMENT THEM, Just edit them to your needs
    ## ## Start Default Options ##
    ## default kernel options
    ## default kernel options for automagic boot options
    ## If you want special options for specific kernels use kopt_x_y_z
    ## where x.y.z is kernel version. Minor versions can be omitted.
    ## e.g. kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro
    ## kopt_2_6_8=root=/dev/hdc1 ro
    ## kopt_2_6_8_2_686=root=/dev/hdc2 ro
    # kopt=root=UUID=32495e1a-227c-4d23-9f63-b1319def0dd9 ro
    ## default grub root device
    ## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
    # groot=(hd0,3)
    ## should update-grub create alternative automagic boot options
    ## e.g. alternative=true
    ## alternative=false
    # alternative=true
    ## should update-grub lock alternative automagic boot options
    ## e.g. lockalternative=true
    ## lockalternative=false
    # lockalternative=false
    ## additional options to use with the default boot option, but not with the
    ## alternatives
    ## e.g. defoptions=vga=791 resume=/dev/hda5
    # defoptions=quiet splash
    ## should update-grub lock old automagic boot options
    ## e.g. lockold=false
    ## lockold=true
    # lockold=false
    ## Xen hypervisor options to use with the default Xen boot option
    # xenhopt=
    ## Xen Linux kernel options to use with the default Xen boot option
    # xenkopt=console=tty0
    ## altoption boot targets option
    ## multiple altoptions lines are allowed
    ## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options
    ## altoptions=(recovery) single
    # altoptions=(recovery mode) single
    ## controls how many kernels should be put into the menu.lst
    ## only counts the first occurence of a kernel, not the
    ## alternative kernel options
    ## e.g. howmany=all
    ## howmany=7
    # howmany=all
    ## should update-grub create memtest86 boot option
    ## e.g. memtest86=true
    ## memtest86=false
    # memtest86=true
    ## should update-grub adjust the value of the default booted system
    ## can be true or false
    # updatedefaultentry=false
    ## should update-grub add savedefault to the default options
    ## can be true or false
    # savedefault=false
    ## ## End Default Options ##
    title Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS, kernel 2.6.32-26-generic
    root (hd0,3)
    kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.32-26-generic root=UUID=32495e1a-227c-4d23-9f63-b1319def0dd9 ro quiet splash
    initrd /initrd.img-2.6.32-26-generic
    quiet
    title Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS, kernel 2.6.32-26-generic (recovery mode)
    root (hd0,3)
    kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.32-26-generic root=UUID=32495e1a-227c-4d23-9f63-b1319def0dd9 ro single
    initrd /initrd.img-2.6.32-26-generic
    title Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS, kernel 2.6.32-24-generic
    root (hd0,3)
    kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.32-24-generic root=UUID=32495e1a-227c-4d23-9f63-b1319def0dd9 ro quiet splash
    initrd /initrd.img-2.6.32-24-generic
    quiet
    title Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS, kernel 2.6.32-24-generic (recovery mode)
    root (hd0,3)
    kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.32-24-generic root=UUID=32495e1a-227c-4d23-9f63-b1319def0dd9 ro single
    initrd /initrd.img-2.6.32-24-generic
    title Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS, kernel 2.6.32-23-generic
    root (hd0,3)
    kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.32-23-generic root=UUID=32495e1a-227c-4d23-9f63-b1319def0dd9 ro quiet splash
    initrd /initrd.img-2.6.32-23-generic
    quiet
    title Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS, kernel 2.6.32-23-generic (recovery mode)
    root (hd0,3)
    kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.32-23-generic root=UUID=32495e1a-227c-4d23-9f63-b1319def0dd9 ro single
    initrd /initrd.img-2.6.32-23-generic
    title Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS, kernel 2.6.32-22-generic
    root (hd0,3)
    kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.32-22-generic root=UUID=32495e1a-227c-4d23-9f63-b1319def0dd9 ro quiet splash
    initrd /initrd.img-2.6.32-22-generic
    quiet
    title Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS, kernel 2.6.32-22-generic (recovery mode)
    root (hd0,3)
    kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.32-22-generic root=UUID=32495e1a-227c-4d23-9f63-b1319def0dd9 ro single
    initrd /initrd.img-2.6.32-22-generic
    title Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS, memtest86+
    root (hd0,3)
    kernel /memtest86+.bin
    quiet
    ### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
    ============================= sda4/grub/grub.cfg: =============================
    # DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
    # It is automatically generated by /usr/sbin/grub-mkconfig using templates
    # from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
    ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
    if [ -s $prefix/grubenv ]; then
    load_env
    fi
    set default="0"
    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 recordfail {
    set recordfail=1
    if [ -n ${have_grubenv} ]; then if [ -z ${boot_once} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi; fi
    insmod ext2
    set root='(hd0,3)'
    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 32495e1a-227c-4d23-9f63-b1319def0dd9
    if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
    set gfxmode=640x480
    insmod gfxterm
    insmod vbe
    if terminal_output gfxterm ; then true ; else
    # For backward compatibility with versions of terminal.mod that don't
    # understand terminal_output
    terminal gfxterm
    fi
    fi
    insmod ext2
    set root='(hd0,4)'
    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set d6dc69b0-967d-4886-b62d-8c0d6be06b41
    set locale_dir=($root)/grub/locale
    set lang=en
    insmod gettext
    if [ ${recordfail} = 1 ]; then
    set timeout=-1
    else
    set timeout=10
    fi
    ### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
    ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
    set menu_color_normal=white/black
    set menu_color_highlight=black/light-gray
    ### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
    ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
    menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-26-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
    recordfail
    insmod ext2
    set root='(hd0,4)'
    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set d6dc69b0-967d-4886-b62d-8c0d6be06b41
    linux /vmlinuz-2.6.32-26-generic root=UUID=32495e1a-227c-4d23-9f63-b1319def0dd9 ro quiet splash
    initrd /initrd.img-2.6.32-26-generic
    menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-26-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu -
    -class os {
    recordfail
    insmod ext2
    set root='(hd0,4)'
    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set d6dc69b0-967d-4886-b62d-8c0d6be06b41
    echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.32-26-generic ...'
    linux /vmlinuz-2.6.32-26-generic root=UUID=32495e1a-227c-4d23-9f63-b1319def0dd9 ro single
    echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
    initrd /initrd.img-2.6.32-26-generic
    menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-24-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
    recordfail
    insmod ext2
    set root='(hd0,4)'
    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set d6dc69b0-967d-4886-b62d-8c0d6be06b41
    linux /vmlinuz-2.6.32-24-generic root=UUID=32495e1a-227c-4d23-9f63-b1319def0dd9 ro quiet splash
    initrd /initrd.img-2.6.32-24-generic
    menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-24-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu -
    -class os {
    recordfail
    insmod ext2
    set root='(hd0,4)'
    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set d6dc69b0-967d-4886-b62d-8c0d6be06b41
    echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.32-24-generic ...'
    linux /vmlinuz-2.6.32-24-generic root=UUID=32495e1a-227c-4d23-9f63-b1319def0dd9 ro single
    echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
    initrd /initrd.img-2.6.32-24-generic
    menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-23-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
    recordfail
    insmod ext2
    set root='(hd0,4)'
    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set d6dc69b0-967d-4886-b62d-8c0d6be06b41
    linux /vmlinuz-2.6.32-23-generic root=UUID=32495e1a-227c-4d23-9f63-b1319def0dd9 ro quiet splash
    initrd /initrd.img-2.6.32-23-generic
    menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-23-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu -
    -class os {
    recordfail
    insmod ext2
    set root='(hd0,4)'
    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set d6dc69b0-967d-4886-b62d-8c0d6be06b41
    echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.32-23-generic ...'
    linux /vmlinuz-2.6.32-23-generic root=UUID=32495e1a-227c-4d23-9f63-b1319def0dd9 ro single
    echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
    initrd /initrd.img-2.6.32-23-generic
    menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-22-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
    recordfail
    insmod ext2
    set root='(hd0,4)'
    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set d6dc69b0-967d-4886-b62d-8c0d6be06b41
    linux /vmlinuz-2.6.32-22-generic root=UUID=32495e1a-227c-4d23-9f63-b1319def0dd9 ro quiet splash
    initrd /initrd.img-2.6.32-22-generic
    menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-22-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu -
    -class os {
    recordfail
    insmod ext2
    set root='(hd0,4)'
    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set d6dc69b0-967d-4886-b62d-8c0d6be06b41
    echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.32-22-generic ...'
    linux /vmlinuz-2.6.32-22-generic root=UUID=32495e1a-227c-4d23-9f63-b1319def0dd9 ro single
    echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
    initrd /initrd.img-2.6.32-22-generic
    ### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
    ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
    menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+)" {
    insmod ext2
    set root='(hd0,4)'
    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set d6dc69b0-967d-4886-b62d-8c0d6be06b41
    linux16 /memtest86+.bin
    menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)" {
    insmod ext2
    set root='(hd0,4)'
    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set d6dc69b0-967d-4886-b62d-8c0d6be06b41
    linux16 /memtest86+.bin console=ttyS0,115200n8
    ### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
    ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
    menuentry "Arch Linux (on /dev/sda10)" {
    insmod ext2
    set root='(hd0,10)'
    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 26851879-58d1-4d65-90b4-e0845fe1176c
    linux /boot/vmlinuz26 root=/dev/sda10 ro
    initrd /boot/kernel26.img
    menuentry "Arch Linux Fallback (on /dev/sda10)" {
    insmod ext2
    set root='(hd0,10)'
    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 26851879-58d1-4d65-90b4-e0845fe1176c
    linux /boot/vmlinuz26 root=/dev/sda10 ro
    initrd /boot/kernel26-fallback.img
    #### 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.
    # From Arch grub menu.lst
    # (0) Arch Linux
    #title Arch Linux [/boot/vmlinuz26]
    #root (hd0,0)
    #kernel /vmlinuz26 root=/dev/sda3 ro
    #initrd /kernel26.img
    #Note: With a separate boot partition, omit /boot from the path, (i.e. type set prefix=(hdX,Y)/grub and insmod
    (hdX,Y)/grub/linux.mod).
    #This introduces the "linux" and "initrd" commands, which should be familiar (see #Configuration).
    #An example, booting Arch Linux:
    #set root=(hd0,5)
    #linux /boot/vmlinuz26 root=/dev/sda5
    #initrd /boot/kernel26.img
    #boot
    ###menuentry "Arch1" {
    ###insmod ext2
    ###set root='(hd0,10)'
    #search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set d6dc69b0-967d-4886-b62d-8c0d6be06b41 = FOR UBUNTU THIS IS THE BOOT
    PARTITION
    #linux /vmlinuz-2.6.32-26-generic root=UUID=32495e1a-227c-4d23-9f63-b1319def0dd9 ro quiet splash = FOR
    UBUNTU THIS IS THE ROOT PARTITION
    #initrd /initrd.img-2.6.32-26-generic
    ###search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set d6dc69b0-967d-4886-b62d-8c0d6be06b41 # UBUNTU'S BOOT PARTITION UU
    ID
    ###linux /boot/vmlinuz-26 root=635d7d02-3f5b-4af6-9c74-16b2af8cc7fd ro quiet splash # ARCH'S ROOT UUID
    ###initrd /boot/kernel26.img
    # /dev/sda10 uuid = 635d7d02-3f5b-4af6-9c74-16b2af8cc7fd - obtain using ls -l /dev/disk/by-uuid/
    ###menuentry "Arch2" {
    ###insmod ext2
    ###set root='(hd0,4)' #= TRYING UBUNTU'S BOOT
    #search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set d6dc69b0-967d-4886-b62d-8c0d6be06b41 = FOR UBUNTU THIS IS THE BOOT
    PARTITION
    #linux /vmlinuz-2.6.32-26-generic root=UUID=32495e1a-227c-4d23-9f63-b1319def0dd9 ro quiet splash = FOR
    UBUNTU THIS IS THE ROOT PARTITION
    #initrd /initrd.img-2.6.32-26-generic
    #search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set d6dc69b0-967d-4886-b62d-8c0d6be06b41 # UBUNTU'S BOOT PARTITION UUID
    ###linux /boot/vmlinuz-26 root=/dev/sda10 ro quiet splash # TRYING ARCH'S ROOT DEVICE FORMAT
    ###initrd /boot/kernel26.img
    # /dev/sda10 uuid = 635d7d02-3f5b-4af6-9c74-16b2af8cc7fd - obtain using ls -l /dev/disk/by-uuid/
    ###menuentry "Arch3" {
    ###insmod ext2
    ###set root='(hd0,10)' #= TRYING UBUNTU'S BOOT IN HD FORMAT
    #search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set d6dc69b0-967d-4886-b62d-8c0d6be06b41 = FOR UBUNTU THIS IS THE BOOT
    PARTITION
    #linux /vmlinuz-2.6.32-26-generic root=UUID=32495e1a-227c-4d23-9f63-b1319def0dd9 ro quiet splash = FOR
    UBUNTU THIS IS THE ROOT PARTITION
    #initrd /initrd.img-2.6.32-26-generic
    #search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set d6dc69b0-967d-4886-b62d-8c0d6be06b41 # UBUNTU'S BOOT PARTITION UUID
    ###linux /boot/vmlinuz-26 root=/dev/sda10 ro quiet splash # TRYING ARCH'S ROOT DEVICE FORMAT
    ###initrd /boot/kernel26.img
    # /dev/sda10 uuid = 635d7d02-3f5b-4af6-9c74-16b2af8cc7fd - obtain using ls -l /dev/disk/by-uuid/
    ### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
    =================== sda4: Location of files loaded by Grub: ===================
    .0GB: grub/core.img
    .0GB: grub/grub.cfg
    .0GB: grub/menu.lst
    .0GB: grub/stage2
    .0GB: initrd.img-2.6.32-22-generic
    .0GB: initrd.img-2.6.32-23-generic
    .1GB: initrd.img-2.6.32-24-generic
    .1GB: initrd.img-2.6.32-26-generic
    .0GB: vmlinuz26
    .0GB: vmlinuz-2.6.32-22-generic
    .0GB: vmlinuz-2.6.32-23-generic
    .1GB: vmlinuz-2.6.32-24-generic
    .0GB: vmlinuz-2.6.32-26-generic
    =============================== StdErr Messages: ===============================
    No volume groups found
    mdadm: No arrays found in config file or automatically
    [/quote]
    Output of fdisk -l from chroot is -
    [quote]Disk /dev/sda: 750.2 GB, 750155292160 bytes
    255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 91201 cylinders, total 1465147055 sectors
    Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
    Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
    I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
    Disk identifier: 0x0000b084
    Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
    /dev/sda1 417690 6554519 3068415 82 Linux swap / Solaris
    /dev/sda2 25414954 1465144064 719864555+ 5 Extended
    /dev/sda3 6554520 25414829 9430155 83 Linux
    /dev/sda4 * 63 417689 208813+ 83 Linux
    /dev/sda5 25414956 1360287809 667436427 83 Linux
    /dev/sda6 1360287873 1423198349 31455238+ 83 Linux
    /dev/sda7 1423198413 1465144064 20972826 83 Linux
    Partition table entries are not in disk order
    Disk /dev/sdb: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes
    255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders, total 1953525168 sectors
    Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
    Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 4096 bytes
    I/O size (minimum/optimal): 4096 bytes / 4096 bytes
    Disk identifier: 0x00025bd3
    Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
    /dev/sdb1 2048 1953523711 976760832 83 Linux
    I need to post this now and come back from a different machine to note the error messages I am now getting on boot. ...
    Note that when I boot and press esc to get the menu I get the menu.lst I created (in the second quote) above in /dev/sda6, ie the one with the Arch hd and uuid entries - so grub is looking there and finding that menu.lst, but something goes wrong after that.
    OK. Have now booted the machine and after pressing esc and selecting the uuid entry (the same thing happens with the hd entry) I get a whole lot of stuff, but what seems relevant is (typing it out) -
    List of all partitions:
    No filesystem could mount root, tried:
    Kernel panic - not syncing: VS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(0,0)
    Pid: 1, comm: swapper Not tainted 2.6.39-Arch #1
    If anyone can help I'd really appreciate it. This is my MythTV machine so the WAF is about to take a big dive!
    If I could just install grub to the MBR as if this was a new installation of Arch that would be great.
    I am really lost as to what is going on, which I'm sure is evident.
    Thanks a lot
    belbo
    Last edited by belbo (2011-08-12 13:31:23)

    Hi. Unfortunately that didn't help.
    So next, based on this post https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ke … el_version I chrooted into Arch and (a) rolled back and (b) reinstalled my kernel but that didn't help either. I suspected it wouldn't because the kernel was working fine before I deleted the partitions in question.
    [2011-08-08 23:32] ==> Image generation successful
    [2011-08-08 23:32] upgraded kernel26 (2.6.39.3-1 -> 2.6.39.3-1)
    I then did a pacman -Suy and the linux package has now replaced kernel26. ( See this wiki entry http://www.archlinux.org/news/changes-t … filenames/). I didn't change anything in menu.lst owing to this and it seems there is no need to. Unfortunately this hasn't helped either - still getting the kernel panic. 
    Pacman.log relating to the new kernel package below -
    [2011-08-09 00:22] Running 'pacman -Suy'
    [2011-08-09 00:22] synchronizing package lists
    [2011-08-09 00:23] starting full system upgrade
    [2011-08-09 00:23] Running 'pacman -Suy'
    [2011-08-09 00:23] synchronizing package lists
    [2011-08-09 00:23] starting full system upgrade
    [2011-08-09 00:26] removed python-mygpoclient (1.5-1)
    [2011-08-09 00:26] removed kernel26 (2.6.39.3-1)
    [2011-08-09 00:26] warning: /boot/grub/menu.lst installed as /boot/grub/menu.lst.pacnew
    [2011-08-09 00:26] upgraded grub (0.97-17 -> 0.97-19)
    [2011-08-09 00:26] upgraded icu (4.8-1 -> 4.8.1-1)
    [2011-08-09 00:26] upgraded linux-firmware (20110512-2 -> 20110727-1)
    [2011-08-09 00:26] >>> Updating module dependencies. Please wait ...
    [2011-08-09 00:26] >>> Generating initial ramdisk, using mkinitcpio. Please wait...
    [2011-08-09 00:26] ==> Building image from preset: 'default'
    [2011-08-09 00:26] -> -k /boot/vmlinuz-linux -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/initramfs-linux.img
    [2011-08-09 00:26] ==> Starting build: 3.0-ARCH
    [2011-08-09 00:26] -> Parsing hook: [base]
    [2011-08-09 00:26] -> Parsing hook: [udev]
    [2011-08-09 00:26] -> Parsing hook: [autodetect]
    [2011-08-09 00:26] -> Parsing hook: [pata]
    [2011-08-09 00:26] -> Parsing hook: [scsi]
    [2011-08-09 00:26] -> Parsing hook: [sata]
    [2011-08-09 00:26] -> Parsing hook: [filesystems]
    [2011-08-09 00:26] -> Parsing hook: [usbinput]
    [2011-08-09 00:26] ==> Generating module dependencies
    [2011-08-09 00:26] ==> Creating gzip initcpio image: /boot/initramfs-linux.img
    [2011-08-09 00:26] 7079 blocks
    [2011-08-09 00:26] ==> Image generation successful
    [2011-08-09 00:26] ==> Building image from preset: 'fallback'
    [2011-08-09 00:26] -> -k /boot/vmlinuz-linux -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/initramfs-linux-fallback.img -S autodetect
    [2011-08-09 00:26] ==> Starting build: 3.0-ARCH
    [2011-08-09 00:26] -> Parsing hook: [base]
    [2011-08-09 00:26] -> Parsing hook: [udev]
    [2011-08-09 00:26] -> Parsing hook: [pata]
    [2011-08-09 00:26] -> Parsing hook: [scsi]
    [2011-08-09 00:26] -> Parsing hook: [sata]
    [2011-08-09 00:26] -> Parsing hook: [filesystems]
    [2011-08-09 00:26] -> Parsing hook: [usbinput]
    [2011-08-09 00:26] ==> Generating module dependencies
    [2011-08-09 00:26] ==> Creating gzip initcpio image: /boot/initramfs-linux-fallback.img
    [2011-08-09 00:26] 23360 blocks
    [2011-08-09 00:26] ==> Image generation successful
    [2011-08-09 00:26] installed linux (3.0.1-1)
    I don't think I've mentioned that my old menu.lst seems to have disappeared and so must have been on one of the partitions that were deleted. I did have 2 Arch installations when I was setting things up months ago and that menu.lst may have been on the other partition but pointing to this partiton's kernel for booting. Presumably that's possible since this partiton is definitely the one I have been using for the last several months (confirmed by log and other files updated in the last few days etc). Even so, I suppose that probably wouldn't be relevant to this issue, since grub is finding the menu.lst on this partition when it boots so it is looking in the intended place now.
    It seems I'm at a bit of a dead end. It seems these kernel panics are usually because there is something wrong with the kernel - which there wasn't with mine (and presumably the kernel in the new linux package is fine) or there is a typo in menu.lst (I can't see one and nobody has pointed one out yet) or menu.lst is pointing to the wrong partition (mine is pointing to the same partition and /boot directory that is found by grub - which is where my boot image is located - so it seems to be correct). I have nevertheless tried editing the menu.lst entry when booting to boot from different partitions but so far that hasn't worked either.
    If anybody has other ideas I'd really appreciate it.
    If not, some suggestions on re-installing would also be appreciated. I have a recent tar archive of the partition, but presumably reinstalling that wouldn't be of much use since it would just put back what is currently there. I guess that I need to format the partition, create a separate boot partition, do a fresh install of Arch into the formatted partition (and with boot in the new boot partition). And then restore my tar backup (excluding the boot directory) into the formatted partition?
    Any assistance greatly appreciated.
    Thanks
    belbo
    Last edited by belbo (2011-08-08 23:17:49)

  • [SOLVED] Can not boot after mishap with clonezilla

    Hi
    I was trying to back up my computer with Clonezilla. It kept telling me that the drive I was trying to back up (the only hard drive in my laptop and only has Arch Linux installed on it) had a GPT and MBR partition table. I thought that this was odd so booted back into Arch Linux and loaded up gparted and it said that the drive was MBR. So I ran clonezilla again and it said about a command to run to remove the GPT if you are sure that you are using MBR so I went ahead (stupidly) and ran it thinking that everything would be ok and now I can not boot back into my Arch Linux. I just get a black screen with GRUB and a flashing cursor. I think the command that I ran was either:
    gdisk -z /dev/sda
    or
    sdisk -z /dev/sda
    I'm not too sure and I should have written it down or researched it first. (That will teach me.) I have booted the computer from a Knoppix DVD and can see all the partitions on the drive (root, swap and home) and also read all the data. I have tried to reinstall grub (install-grub /dev/sda deom the Arch install cd) but this has not worked. I hope that as will most things Linux I can fix this. Please can you point me in direction I need to go to fix this?
    Thanks
    Robert
    Last edited by toca180 (2012-02-25 17:20:11)

    Hi
    I have fixed it. I ran testdisk from Knoppix and let it write out the partition table again as MBR then reinstalled grub from the Arch Linux install CD by doing the following from with in grub:
    root (hd0,0)
    setup (hd0)
    Lesson learnt. I'll read and research before just blindly running commands again. Thank you all for reading.
    Thanks
    Robert

  • [Solved]Can syslinux boot another Linux without its own bootloader?

    As the title says.  The wiki talks about chainloading grub on another distro, but I don't have grub (or any other bootloader) installed on the other distro.  I can't find a clear answer with google, much less instructions how to do it if it's possible.
    To be more specific, I'm using extlinux to boot Arch with a separate /boot, and the "other distro" is entirely contained in one partition.  The "other distro" is actually Arch too, so it's not so simple as just copying its kernel and initrd over to the separate /boot.
    Last edited by alphaniner (2012-08-01 15:43:57)

    I'm already doing that for the initramfs.  As for the kernel, if you're talking about the ALL_kver variable, it seems like modifying that would cause at least as much trouble as it solved, and I'd still need to manually rename the kernel.  Thanks for the suggestion though.

  • [SOLVED] Can't boot after install

    I installed Archlinux using the FTP LiveCD. Everything finished good, and there were no errors. I then reboot and Grub comes up like it's supposed to. But when I try to boot into Arch it says:
    Booting 'Arch Linux'
    root (hd1,0)
    Filesystem type is ext2fs, partition type 0x83
    kernel /boot/vmlinuz26 root=/dev/disk/by-uuid/9e26f3d3-464b-4cca-9117-db1ff8v1a961 ro
    Error 15: File not found
    Press any key to continue...
    I tried going into the Grub and changing the by-uuid to /dev/sdb1 (Which is where the root partition is) but I got the same thing.
    My partition scheme is like so:
    /dev/sda1 /home
    /dev/sdb1 /
    /dev/sdb2 swap
    Any help would be greatly appreciated!!
    Thanks!!
    Last edited by A Future Pilot (2009-08-13 14:20:59)

    A Future Pilot wrote:
    OK, I replaced hd(1,0) with hd(0,0) and it worked!!! I am happy to say I am typing this from my nice new Arch Linux setup, running xfce4!!!
    Thanks everyone for your help!!!!
    Maybe this should be documented: It is quite common that the BIOS drive order is different when booting from CD than when booting from the hard drive. Also, grub often guesses the drive order wrong. The only way to be sure is to install grub to the MBR and analyze the drives from there.
    Your problem might make more sense though: As you installed grub in the MBR of the second hard drive, you probably told the BIOS to boot from the second hard drive instead of the first. This causes most (all?) BIOSes to reorder the drives so that the second hard drive appears to be the first. And GRUB only accesses the hard drive through BIOS. Linux doesn't care though, it has its own order (which might change too) and we use UUIDs to identify the drives anyway.

  • Can't boot arch installation media with nvidia 9600GT – nouveau error

    Hello!
    I recently tried Arch Linux and was very pleased with the performance and distro philosophy. I've managed to install it on my laptop following the beginners guide. Though, today I tried the same thing on my desktop computer and can't even reach the installation command line. This desktop have a nvidia 9600GT graphics card installed.
    I leave my process here for better understanding:
    Boot computer with installation media (I'm using the archlinux-2013.08.01-dual.iso);
    Select Boot Arch Linux (x86_64) option from the menu;
    Kernel starts to boot and then it gives me the following right after the Triggering uevents message:
    nouveau E[ PFIFO][0000:02:00.0] DMA_PUSHER - ch 1 [DRM] get 0x000000000 put 0x0000000000 ib_get 0x00000000 ib_put 0x00000001 state 0xa0000000 (err: IB_EMPTY) push 0x00406040
    the boot process freezes and I have to manually shutdown the computer.
    Just to be sure, I tried the same installation media on a different computer and it boots normally.
    I'm thinking of swaping the graphics card temporarily just for the initial installation. After that I could install the nvidia drivers and connect this graphic card back on. But sadly I'm one graphics card short.
    Can you help me?
    Thank you in advance.

    cfr wrote:
    Welcome to Arch.
    Try editing the kernel command line and adding nomodeset. This should force the OS to fall back to an alternative because nouveau requires modesetting, if I remember correctly.
    Wow! That solved it! Thank you.

  • [SOLVED] Can't boot Windows 8 using grub2. invalid EFI file path

    English is not my native language. Please excuse typing errors.
    I have just successfully installed Arch linux with grub2 as its boot manager. I
    followed the arch beginner guide. I've used grub before and I'm familiar with
    it, so chose to use grub instead for efistub. I installed os-prober and
    ran grub-mkconfig to create the grub.cfg file. The problem now is that I recieve
    an error when I try to boot windows 8. I have two drives (/dev/sda and /dev/sdb)
    and I believe both are EFI-systems.
    However, it's not very important for me to use grub, so if booting into windows
    8 is easier using efistub, I will try that.
    The computer is ASUS ux32vd with a hybrid disk with 25GB on the SSD and 500GB on
    the hard drive. I believe the SSD part is used by Windows.
    This is the first error I recieved when I tried to boot windows.
    error: can't find command `drivemap'.
    error: invalid EFI file path.
    Press any key to continue...
    Then I tried to follow this post
    https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=150183 and made a new boot
    entry "Windows 82". And I got a new error:
    error: unspecified search type.
    error: file '/EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi' not found
    Press any key to continue...
    Here are some command line outputs.
    ~ ᐅ sudo blkid
    /dev/sdb1: PARTLABEL="HFS" PARTUUID="4613ee39-4727-4347-8134-173f590f716f"
    /dev/sdb2: LABEL="INTELRST" UUID="BA5E-7431" TYPE="vfat" PARTLABEL="EFI system partition" PARTUUID="304f2630-89b2-4632-a566-e8c6db9df3a9"
    /dev/sda1: LABEL="SYSTEM" UUID="90FA-5332" TYPE="vfat" PARTLABEL="EFI system partition" PARTUUID="5a60fff2-384a-4168-ad7b-7ba25c03c910"
    /dev/sda2: LABEL="Recovery" UUID="ECE43E9AE43E674C" TYPE="ntfs" PARTLABEL="Basic data partition" PARTUUID="5da02b32-607a-4c63-88ef-00499bd6e05c"
    /dev/sda3: PARTLABEL="Microsoft reserved partition" PARTUUID="6c501a91-71a5-45d8-a9ee-2e2a1c427258"
    /dev/sda4: LABEL="OS" UUID="DE4241E84241C5CD" TYPE="ntfs" PARTLABEL="Basic data partition" PARTUUID="6e182189-b0e3-479a-ac74-8e69452d7c66"
    /dev/sda5: LABEL="DATA" UUID="B05448EC5448B6BE" TYPE="ntfs" PARTLABEL="Basic data partition" PARTUUID="be7e04ac-fb01-44fd-9571-e0b001652322"
    /dev/sda6: LABEL="Restore" UUID="B8D84520D844DDEE" TYPE="ntfs" PARTLABEL="Basic data partition" PARTUUID="4d42c26d-2c85-4ebf-88ec-7a83a4814a61"
    /dev/sda7: LABEL="ROOT" UUID="0d63036d-b624-4596-a296-1db457c068d5" TYPE="ext4" PARTUUID="707f4bca-18b4-4340-838f-ec3a39e9338a"
    /dev/sda8: UUID="bcaa2c5f-150d-47c9-9a58-9a7b7ec7bed2" TYPE="swap" PARTUUID="1da43668-418c-4883-810b-e1c3dee75e61"
    ~ ᐅ sudo lsblk
    NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT
    sda 8:0 0 465.8G 0 disk
    ├─sda1 8:1 0 300M 0 part /boot/efi
    ├─sda2 8:2 0 600M 0 part
    ├─sda3 8:3 0 128M 0 part
    ├─sda4 8:4 0 186.3G 0 part /mnt/windows
    ├─sda5 8:5 0 190.1G 0 part /mnt/data
    ├─sda6 8:6 0 20G 0 part
    ├─sda7 8:7 0 66.5G 0 part /
    └─sda8 8:8 0 1.9G 0 part
    sdb 8:16 0 22.4G 0 disk
    ├─sdb1 8:17 0 18.4G 0 part
    └─sdb2 8:18 0 4G 0 part
    ~ ᐅ sudo cat /boot/grub/grub.cfg
    # 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 $prefix/grubenv ]; then
    load_env
    fi
    set default="0"
    if [ x"${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,gpt7'
    if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt7 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt7 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt7 0d63036d-b624-4596-a296-1db457c068d5
    else
    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 0d63036d-b624-4596-a296-1db457c068d5
    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=en_US
    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, with Linux core repo kernel' --class arch --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-core repo kernel-true-0d63036d-b624-4596-a296-1db457c068d5' {
    load_video
    set gfxpayload=keep
    insmod gzio
    insmod part_gpt
    insmod ext2
    set root='hd0,gpt7'
    if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt7 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt7 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt7 0d63036d-b624-4596-a296-1db457c068d5
    else
    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 0d63036d-b624-4596-a296-1db457c068d5
    fi
    echo 'Loading Linux core repo kernel ...'
    linux /boot/vmlinuz-linux root=UUID=0d63036d-b624-4596-a296-1db457c068d5 ro quiet
    echo 'Loading 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 $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-core repo kernel-fallback-0d63036d-b624-4596-a296-1db457c068d5' {
    load_video
    set gfxpayload=keep
    insmod gzio
    insmod part_gpt
    insmod ext2
    set root='hd0,gpt7'
    if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt7 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt7 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt7 0d63036d-b624-4596-a296-1db457c068d5
    else
    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 0d63036d-b624-4596-a296-1db457c068d5
    fi
    echo 'Loading Linux core repo kernel ...'
    linux /boot/vmlinuz-linux root=UUID=0d63036d-b624-4596-a296-1db457c068d5 ro quiet
    echo 'Loading 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/20_memtest86+ ###
    ### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
    ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
    menuentry 'Windows Recovery Environment (loader) (on /dev/sda2)' --class windows --class os $menuentry_id_option 'osprober-chain-ECE43E9AE43E674C' {
    insmod part_gpt
    insmod ntfs
    set root='hd0,gpt2'
    if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt2 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt2 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt2 ECE43E9AE43E674C
    else
    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root ECE43E9AE43E674C
    fi
    drivemap -s (hd0) ${root}
    chainloader +1
    menuentry 'Windows 8 (loader) (on /dev/sda4)' --class windows --class os $menuentry_id_option 'osprober-chain-DE4241E84241C5CD' {
    insmod part_gpt
    insmod ntfs
    set root='hd0,gpt4'
    if [ x$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 DE4241E84241C5CD
    else
    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root DE4241E84241C5CD
    fi
    drivemap -s (hd0) ${root}
    chainloader +1
    ### 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.
    #menuentry "Microsoft Windows 8 x86_64 UEFI-GPT NTFS" {
    #insmod part_gpt
    #insmod ntfs
    #insmod search_fs_uuid
    #insmod chain
    #search --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt4 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt4 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt4 DE4241E84241C5CD
    #chainloader /EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi
    menuentry "Windows 8" {
    insmod part_gpt
    insmod fat
    insmod search_fs_uuid
    insmod chain
    search --no-floppy --fs--uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt1 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt1 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt1 90FA-5332
    chainloader /EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi
    menuentry "Windows 8-2" --class windows --class os $menuentry_id_option 'osprober-chain-ECE43E9AE43E674C' {
    insmod part_gpt
    insmod fat
    insmod search_fs_uuid
    insmod chain
    search --no-floppy --fs--uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt1 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt1 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt1 90FA-5332
    chainloader /EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi
    ### 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 ###
    ~ ᐅ sudo grub-probe --target=fs_uuid /boot/efi/EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi
    90FA-5332
    ~ ᐅ sudo grub-probe --target=hints_string /boot/efi/EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi
    --hint-bios=hd0,gpt1 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt1 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt1
    bootinitscript
    Boot Info Script 0.61 [1 April 2012]
    ============================= Boot Info Summary: ===============================
    => No boot loader is installed in the MBR of /dev/sda.
    => No boot loader is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdb.
    sda1: __________________________________________________________________________
    File system: vfat
    Boot sector type: Unknown
    Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
    Operating System:
    Boot files: /efi/arch-grub/grubx64.efi /efi/Boot/bkpbootx64.efi
    /efi/Boot/bootx64.efi /efi/ubuntu/grubx64.efi
    sda2: __________________________________________________________________________
    File system: ntfs
    Boot sector type: Windows Vista/7: NTFS
    Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
    Operating System:
    Boot files: /bootmgr /Boot/BCD
    sda3: __________________________________________________________________________
    File system:
    Boot sector type: -
    Boot sector info:
    Mounting failed: mount: unknown filesystem type ''
    sda4: __________________________________________________________________________
    File system: ntfs
    Boot sector type: Windows Vista/7: NTFS
    Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
    Operating System:
    Boot files: /bootmgr /Boot/BCD /Windows/System32/winload.exe
    sda5: __________________________________________________________________________
    File system: ntfs
    Boot sector type: Windows Vista/7: NTFS
    Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
    Operating System:
    Boot files:
    sda6: __________________________________________________________________________
    File system: ntfs
    Boot sector type: Windows Vista/7: NTFS
    Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
    Operating System:
    Boot files:
    sda7: __________________________________________________________________________
    File system: ext4
    Boot sector type: -
    Boot sector info:
    Operating System: Arch Linux ()
    Boot files: /boot/grub/grub.cfg /etc/fstab
    sda8: __________________________________________________________________________
    File system: swap
    Boot sector type: -
    Boot sector info:
    sdb1: __________________________________________________________________________
    File system:
    Boot sector type: -
    Boot sector info:
    Mounting failed: mount: unknown filesystem type ''
    mount: unknown filesystem type ''
    sdb2: __________________________________________________________________________
    File system: vfat
    Boot sector type: Unknown
    Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
    Operating System:
    Boot files:
    ============================ Drive/Partition Info: =============================
    Drive: sda _____________________________________________________________________
    Disk /dev/sda: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes, 976773168 sectors
    Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
    Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 4096 bytes
    I/O size (minimum/optimal): 4096 bytes / 4096 bytes
    Partition Boot Start Sector End Sector # of Sectors Id System
    /dev/sda1 1 976,773,167 976,773,167 ee GPT
    GUID Partition Table detected.
    Partition Start Sector End Sector # of Sectors System
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    /dev/sda2 616,448 1,845,247 1,228,800 Windows Recovery Environment (Windows)
    /dev/sda3 1,845,248 2,107,391 262,144 Microsoft Reserved Partition (Windows)
    /dev/sda4 2,107,392 392,816,639 390,709,248 Data partition (Windows/Linux)
    /dev/sda5 392,816,640 791,449,599 398,632,960 Data partition (Windows/Linux)
    /dev/sda6 934,809,600 976,773,119 41,963,520 Windows Recovery Environment (Windows)
    /dev/sda7 791,449,600 930,902,015 139,452,416 Data partition (Windows/Linux)
    /dev/sda8 930,902,016 934,809,599 3,907,584 Swap partition (Linux)
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    Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
    I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
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    /dev/sda2 ECE43E9AE43E674C ntfs Recovery
    /dev/sda3
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    /dev/sda5 B05448EC5448B6BE ntfs DATA
    /dev/sda6 B8D84520D844DDEE ntfs Restore
    /dev/sda7 0d63036d-b624-4596-a296-1db457c068d5 ext4 ROOT
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    =============================== sda7/etc/fstab: ================================
    # /etc/fstab: static file system information
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    =================== sda7: Location of files loaded by Grub: ====================
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    5850cbb887c11947baf0379ca2d4c97e
    Unknown GPT Partiton Type
    dee2bfd3af3ddf11ba40e3a556d89593
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    00000060 7b 8e c1 8e d9 bd 00 7c 88 56 40 88 4e 02 8a 56 |{......|[email protected]|
    00000070 40 b4 41 bb aa 55 cd 13 72 10 81 fb 55 aa 75 0a |@.A..U..r...U.u.|
    00000080 f6 c1 01 74 05 fe 46 02 eb 2d 8a 56 40 b4 08 cd |...t..F..-.V@...|
    00000090 13 73 05 b9 ff ff 8a f1 66 0f b6 c6 40 66 0f b6 |.s......f...@f..|
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    000000b0 66 f7 e1 66 89 46 f8 83 7e 16 00 75 39 83 7e 2a |f..f.F..~..u9.~*|
    000000c0 00 77 33 66 8b 46 1c 66 83 c0 0c bb 00 80 b9 01 |.w3f.F.f........|
    000000d0 00 e8 2c 00 e9 a8 03 a1 f8 7d 80 c4 7c 8b f0 ac |..,......}..|...|
    000000e0 84 c0 74 17 3c ff 74 09 b4 0e bb 07 00 cd 10 eb |..t.<.t.........|
    000000f0 ee a1 fa 7d eb e4 a1 7d 80 eb df 98 cd 16 cd 19 |...}...}........|
    00000100 66 60 80 7e 02 00 0f 84 20 00 66 6a 00 66 50 06 |f`.~.... .fj.fP.|
    00000110 53 66 68 10 00 01 00 b4 42 8a 56 40 8b f4 cd 13 |Sfh.....B.V@....|
    00000120 66 58 66 58 66 58 66 58 eb 33 66 3b 46 f8 72 03 |fXfXfXfX.3f;F.r.|
    00000130 f9 eb 2a 66 33 d2 66 0f b7 4e 18 66 f7 f1 fe c2 |..*f3.f..N.f....|
    00000140 8a ca 66 8b d0 66 c1 ea 10 f7 76 1a 86 d6 8a 56 |..f..f....v....V|
    00000150 40 8a e8 c0 e4 06 0a cc b8 01 02 cd 13 66 61 0f |@............fa.|
    00000160 82 74 ff 81 c3 00 02 66 40 49 75 94 c3 42 4f 4f |[email protected]|
    00000170 54 4d 47 52 20 20 20 20 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |TMGR ........|
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    000001a0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0d 0a 44 69 |..............Di|
    000001b0 73 6b 20 65 72 72 6f 72 ff 0d 0a 50 72 65 73 73 |sk error...Press|
    000001c0 20 61 6e 79 20 6b 65 79 20 74 6f 20 72 65 73 74 | any key to rest|
    000001d0 61 72 74 0d 0a 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |art.............|
    000001e0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................|
    000001f0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ac 01 b9 01 00 00 55 aa |..............U.|
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    00000020 00 00 80 00 e9 1f 00 00 00 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 |................|
    00000030 01 00 06 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................|
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    00000140 8a ca 66 8b d0 66 c1 ea 10 f7 76 1a 86 d6 8a 56 |..f..f....v....V|
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    menuentry "Arch Linux" {
    icon /EFI/refind/icons/os_arch.icns
    "Arch Boot"
    loader /vmlinuz-linux
    initrd /initramfs-linux.img
    options "root=/dev/sda7 rw rootfstype=ext4"
    And my refind_linux.conf (/boot/refind-linux.conf):
    "Boot with standard options" "ro root=2b121a89-aeb9-430a-8e6c-a05b79f08427"
    "Boot to single-user mode" "ro root=2b121a89-aeb9-430a-8e6c-a05b79f08427 single"
    "Boot with minimal options" "ro root=2b121a89-aeb9-430a-8e6c-a05b79f08427"
    My custom menu entry for Arch doesn't work either (I'm still researching exactly why). I've been quite confused by different posts all over by different people on how to configure the manual refind.conf stanzas. I also tried a direct to root menu entry, where I tried the files as /boot/vmlinuz-linux, etc.
    The error I always get here is the same:
    Starting vmlinuz-linux
    Using load options "[same as above]"
    Invalid loader file!
    Error: Not Found while loading vmlinuz-linux
    I've installed GRUB as well, just to be sure. Although I haven't moved it to any other partitions or 'blessed' it in OS X. (I have blessed the HFS+/EFI partitions when I used GRUB.)
    Just FYI, I've used the following pages as guides:
    My primary guide: Cody Littlewood's installation procedure for a MacBook Pro
    The Arch Wiki MacBook Page, which was useful but a bit confusing and self-referential on the Bootloader section
    The rEFInd website, by Rod Smith. I've read it fairly extensively (including an interesting comparison of SodaStream flavours)
    A Gentoo Wiki page with a rEFInd example
    The LFS GRUB chapter, and surrounding material
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    I've also looked at some other posts on similar subjects:
    A post on the Arch Linux subreddit matching my (previous; with GRUB) situation, but not fixing my problem
    An Arch forum post, of which there have been others, but google seems to have changed my search results.
    EFI-Booting Ubuntu on a Mac, by Rod Smith
    The Debian MacBook Pro page
    A post about booting Debian without rEFIt
    Again, there are more, but I can't find them all just now.
    I've looked EVERYWHERE for a solution.
    My question is, does anyone have any ideas on how I might make my computer bootable?
    Almost forgot; I've run
    mkinitcpio -p linux
    successfully (I get the two driver warnings that seem to be standard).
    Computer specifications are as follows:
    Model Identifier:    MacBookPro6,2 (mid 2010)
    Processor Name:    Intel i7
    Architecture:    amd64
    RAM:    4GB DDR3
    Graphics:    NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M 512MB
    Software:    OS X 10.9.2
    My disk partition table is as follows:
    $gdisk -l /dev/sda
    GPT fdisk (gdisk) version 0.8.9
    Partition table scan:
    MBR: protective
    BSD: not present
    APM: not present
    GPT: present
    Fround valid GPT with protective MBR; using GPT.
    Disk /dev/sda: 976773168 sectors, 465.8 GiB
    Logical sector size: 512 bytes
    Disk identifier (GUID): C0ADB511-F73D-404A-B128-DD01509AE6EA
    Partition table holds up to 128 entries
    First usable sector is 34, last usable sector is 976773134
    Partitions will be aligned on 8-sector boundaries
    Total free space is 262150 sectors (128.0MiB)
    Number Start (sector) End (sector) Size Code Name [Additional Info]
    1 * * 200.0MiB EF00 EFI System Partition rEFInd currently installed here, mounts to /boot/efi
    2 * * 185.8GiB AF00 OSX
    3 * * 619.9MiB AB00 Recovery HD
    4 * * 93.1GiB AF00 DMZ unjouranaled HFS+ shared partition
    5 * * 4.0GiB 8200 Arch Swap
    6 * * 128.0MiB 8300 Arch Boot ext2
    7 * * 50.0GiB 8300 Arch Root ext4
    8 * * 131.8GiB 8300 Arch Home ext4
    And my fstab, made with genfstab after I mounted everything (except for the swap stanza, which I had to write):
    # /etc/fstab: static file system information
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    # UUID=2b121a89-aeb9-430a-8e6c-a05b79f08427
    /dev/sda7 / ext4 rw,relatime,data=ordered 0 1
    # UUID=efb41f69-6f99-4c8b-8431-01f3cd22c9cc
    /dev/sda6 /boot ext2 rw,relatime 0 2
    # UUID=67E3-17ED LABEL=EFI
    /dev/sda1 /boot/efi vfat rw,relatime,fmask=0022,dmask=0022,codepage=437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed, errors=remount-ro 0 2
    # UUID=[another long UUID]
    /dev/sda8 /home ext4 rw,relatime,data=ordered 0 2
    # UUID=[another long UUID] LABEL=DMZ
    /dev/sda4 /dmz hfsplus rw,relatime,unmask=22,uid=0,gid=0,nls=utf8 0 0
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    /dev/sda5 swap swap defaults 0 0
    Last edited by rjmh (2014-04-04 08:35:20)

    henriqueleng wrote:
    I don't know about Mac computers but i use a uefi motehrboard,
    To install it i created a partition with 512MB and i mounted /boot on there. all the rest of system are normal.
    I use gummiboot, i don't know if its stuff on Mac. I think that ou should try another bootloader!
    And why do you mounted two point on /boot?
    /boot and /boot/efi?
    Are you sure you're using uefi, my fstab looks just like his with the boot and efi partition. I'm pretty sure that's how the wiki says to set it up. That's the fstab for a laptop with uefi if it helps you out. I had problems with grub btw, so I had to set up gummiboot
    # /etc/fstab: static file system information
    # <file system> <dir> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
    # /dev/sdb3
    UUID=0c1c97a3-0472-4141-a756-a03c00a4a3cf / ext4 rw,relatime,data=ordered,discard 0 1
    # /dev/sda3
    UUID=8a4412fa-5d4b-4de4-91ff-a4d05b3705e1 /home ext4 rw,relatime,data=ordered 0 2
    # /dev/sdb2
    UUID=971ed3e8-394d-46b3-b0d4-e8bb86b267cf /boot ext4 rw,relatime,data=ordered,discard 0 2
    # /dev/sdb1
    UUID=095C-CB43 /boot/efi vfat rw,relatime,fmask=0022,dmask=0022,codepage=437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,errors=remount-ro 0 2
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    # /dev/sda2
    UUID=846803f1-3f5b-48ae-9945-37e9725011b2 none swap defaults 0 0

  • [SOLVED] Can't boot back into windows

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    I/O size (minimum/optimal): 4096 bytes / 4096 bytes
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    Disk identifier: A3D81761-F777-4399-9F81-01E346CDC93F
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    insmod part_msdos
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    set next_entry=
    save_env next_entry
    set boot_once=true
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    set default="0"
    fi
    if [ x"${feature_menuentry_id}" = xy ]; then
    menuentry_id_option="--id"
    else
    menuentry_id_option=""
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    save_env saved_entry
    set prev_saved_entry=
    save_env prev_saved_entry
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    function savedefault {
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    insmod efi_uga
    insmod ieee1275_fb
    insmod vbe
    insmod vga
    insmod video_bochs
    insmod video_cirrus
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    if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
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    set gfxpayload=keep
    insmod ext2
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    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt8 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt8 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt8 6a6f6015-3793-4978-8c19-5abd44c63aea
    else
    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 6a6f6015-3793-4978-8c19-5abd44c63aea
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    echo 'Loading Linux linux ...'
    linux /boot/vmlinuz-linux root=UUID=6a6f6015-3793-4978-8c19-5abd44c63aea rw
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    ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
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    ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
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    # the 'exec tail' line above.
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    ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
    if [ -f ${config_directory}/custom.cfg ]; then
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    Last edited by giok13 (2014-04-24 15:20:31)

    dice wrote:
    As you have disabled UEFI during arch installation your grub was installed in mbr mode and not EFI.
    Your Windows installation is probably installed in UEFI mode.
    So when you enable UEFI grub doesn't work correctly. And in legacy mode Windows won't boot.
    See here for details https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/UEFI
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    Last edited by wilsaooo (2010-12-28 06:17:41)

    lamegaptop wrote:
    Resurrecting this post because I may help you or someone else.
    HP DM4-1265, Intel Corei5, Intel Graphics.  (Two days old, windoze wiped, Arch installed)
    At boot the brightness is, for some unexplained reason, set all the way down to 0 on these intel based DM4 laptops. A few simple <Fn>+<F3> turns the brightness back up.
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    My fan ran like crazy too. HP chose to default a BIOS setting that keeps the fan running constantly. I disabled that and all is well. Fan only comes on when needed and lm_sensors shows my temps, right now, at 43C. Ambient is at 77F right now (I'm in Florida) and this kick butt Arch laptop is, in fact, on my lap.....
    Don't give up man.
    First of all: thanks for replying.
    I installed manually the "coretemp" kernel modules and lm-sensors now give some different response. The script "sensors-detect" does not find any answer.
    Looks like the temperature run in a regular level (50º-60º), which I consider a good sign. However, sometimes when I use arch for 24h+, it shuts down suddenly and does not let me boot my computer again - I believe it is a overheating problem. Happened a couple times, big no big deal.
    On the other hand, in Windows 7 I have no trouble at all. The temperature goes around 40º with some daily activities. It worries me out because I used - and I do use - largely and successfully Arch i686 version in crappy notebooks with no heating at all.
    I tried some tweaks in the rc.local, but none of them seemed to really work. With cpufreq, I could slow down the processors and maintain a regular temperature. Looks like I can list some of the fans speed in the /sys/ files, but much of them do not seem to have any change at all. Some of them looks like to have some "max_state" set to low values like 1, but most do have a limit like 10.
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