[SOLVED] New arch install from Virtualbox cannot boot on real hardware

Hi,
I'm trying my luck with installing Arch on physical disk through Virtualbox. I followed Wiki and managed to install system on the disk. However, I am unable to boot it outside VM.
I have two physical disks - /dev/sda and /dev/sdb. I have installed Arch on /dev/sda1. It is there, I can see the files from my current OS and it does work in VM. /dev/sda1 is bootable.
However, when I boot my PC from /dev/sda rootfs fails to load kernel image - it says it can't be found. I tried specifing init path in Syslinux.cfg using /dev/sdxX and UUID and even PARTUUID but none worked. When in rootfs, I lsed /dev/disk/by-uuid and found that rootfs sees only one of my two disks, /dev/sdb. I find it really strange.
I followed below advise found on forums:
- Verify that mkinitcpio.conf lists "block" hook
- Create a new kernel image with mkinitcpio -p linux
- Refer to your partition by UUID
- If above doesn't work, try PARTUUID
None of these worked. I believe the reason for this is that the issue is not with how I reference the disk nor how the mkinitcpio works but with the disk not being available for rootfs at all. Alas, I have no experience with disks other than simple partitioning, so I'm not sure where to start.
Fdisk output:
Disk /dev/sda: 931,5 GiB, 1000204886016 bytes, 1953525168 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
Disklabel type: dos
Disk identifier: 0x99ea4d63
Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type
/dev/sda1 * 2048 314779647 314777600 150,1G 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 314779648 1153640447 838860800 400G 83 Linux
/dev/sda3 1153640448 1157834751 4194304 2G 82 Linux swap / Solaris
Disk /dev/sdb: 465,8 GiB, 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
Disklabel type: dos
Disk identifier: 0x75a6998e
Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type
/dev/sdb1 * 2048 616447 614400 300M 83 Linux
/dev/sdb2 616448 210331647 209715200 100G 83 Linux
/dev/sdb3 210331648 241788927 31457280 15G 83 Linux
Any ideas? Suggestions and help will be appreciated!
Last edited by karm (2014-12-08 03:56:35)

Sleep is for the weak.
So I've read that article and found what the issue was.
Turns out I automatically followed previous advise without giving it some thought and run mkinitcpio from Virtualbox. Which does not make sense because the whole point of this is to prepare kernel image to run on other hardware than provided by VM. So what I did to fix this:
1. Installed arch-chroot on VM
2. Mounted /dev/sda1 on my host machine and chrooted into it using arch-chroot
3. Run mkinitpcio -p linux
4. Reinstalled boot loader just in case with syslinux-install_update -iam /dev/sda1
5. Adjusted /boot/syslinux/syslinux.cfg to work with new configuration:
5.1 set root=UUID=..... to be certain it picks the right partition
5.2 add proper systemd init path APPEND=/usr/lib/systemd/systemd
And it does work - I'm posting from my new shiny system. Thanks a lot ackt1c!

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23:10:45 T:2839542640 M:1705054208 ERROR: CreateThumbnailFromMemory: exception with fileType: .png
23:10:45 T:2804353904 M:1705054208 ERROR: CreateThumbnailFromMemory: exception with fileType: .png
23:10:45 T:2804353904 M:1705054208 ERROR: Texture manager unable to load file:
23:10:45 T:2960128880 M:1705054208 ERROR: CreateThumbnailFromMemory: exception with fileType: .png
23:10:45 T:2770783088 M:1705054208 ERROR: CreateThumbnailFromMemory: exception with fileType: .png
23:10:45 T:2770783088 M:1705054208 ERROR: Texture manager unable to load file:
I didn't notice this before. We are getting the same error messages in debug. Out of curiosity, do you have all pacman updates installed? I contacted the AUR maintainer for boxee-source, but his system is operating normally. Googling this " ERROR: CreateThumbnailFromMemory: exception with fileType: .png" I get a laundry list of php related stuff. My installed version of php is 5.3.6-1. Maybe it's somehow related?

Copy my arch install from one HD to another HD, as is...

Is there a sure fire tutorial/way to copy the contents of my arch install as is on my one HD to the bigger faster other HD.
Yes, I have searched and read some articles. But, I have also in the past followed the advice of some tutorials and found myself knee deep in a huge pile of ****. So, I am asking if anyone has tried this personally on here and what was there method of madness. Please DO NOT forget to leave out important steps. The one I could think of recently was when I tried to resize my ext3 partition and the tutorial forgot to mention that I shouldn't re-write the FS once I re-created the partition. <-- yes I know idiot mistake. Lesson learned!
Thanks in advanced for any help you can offer me.
Last edited by jacko (2008-01-04 16:38:10)

I just boot using Arch install CD (with arch root=/dev/sd[xx] option) and then run mkinitcpio -p kernel26 and grub-install /dev/sd[x])
Wanna explain this a little more in depth, where do I add the option to boot arch with root=/dev/sdxx? I only used the LIVE CD once before, not to familiar with it. Just covering all my basis as well.
In the meantime I will get started on the rest of this procedure. Thanks for the link, seems to be pretty straight forward. I also like the idea about doing it from LIVE CD session, this way I know exactly what is getting copied over. Makes me feel a little better about this process.
Boot Arch Linux CD
As you follow these directions, you may find the Official Arch Linux Install Guide helpful as well. In addition, a printable copy is available.
Insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive and boot from it. You may have to change the boot order in your computer BIOS or press a key (usually F11 or F12) during the BIOS phase.
Some useful options when booting off the Arch Linux CD:
* ide-legacy if you have trouble with IDE drives
* noapic acpi=off pci=routeirq nosmp if your system hangs during the boot process
* memtest86+ if you want to check your memory for errors
* lowmem is useful for older machines. It requires only 96MB of system RAM vs 256MB for the normal install
Choose "Arch Linux Installation / Rescue System". If you need to change the boot options press e for editing the boot lines. The system will now boot and present a welcome text with some explanations when ready.
I answered my own question... thanks arch wiki!!!
Last edited by jacko (2008-01-04 20:23:07)

New Arch install - Two problems

I installed Arch in a Virtualbox 3.0.8 VM. I had everything set up and when I tried to log in I got "Superblock last mount time is in the future". I looked at this post http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=80931 and ran fsck. It fixed the issue and once I rebooted, allowed me to log in to KDE. However, everytime I shut the VM down and bring it back up I get the Superblock error. How can I fix this permanently?
Also, I installed Guest Additions and it seemed to install ok (no errors). I rebooted after the Guest Additions install and when it came back up it took me to a Console login (no KDM or KDE). I logged in as root and typed "startx" and it took me to a xterm session. KDE and KDM were working fine prior to this. Any ideas?
Thanks.

I have installed Arch in VM's and physical machines numerous times before. I follow the Beginners Guide very closely and usually don't have too many issues. I don't think this is something specific to my install. I just think something is not right and need some assistance with figuring out what it is. I think it has to do something with the clock/time. When the errors comes up about the Superblock it basically says the time it had for the previous superblock error is was later than the time it is now, which is impossible. Anyone have suggestions?

[SOLVED] Copy packages from current Arch install to new Arch install

Hello!
I'm new to Arch, so that's why I'm posting in the newbie corner. I've been looking everywhere for an answer to this: I want to do a fresh install of my system, but my internet connection is sort of messed up right now (unusually slow). I noticed that every package I have installed on my current Arch are saved in /var/cache/pacman/pkg. Could I make a backup of that directory onto another partition on my hard drive, reinstall Arch, and restore the backup to that same directory in the new install? Would pacman "think" it's already downloaded and skip the download step alltogether?
Thanks.
Last edited by magyckleo (2011-01-31 21:28:44)

karol wrote:
From the repo-add manpage: 'repo-add [-q] <path-to-db> <package1> [<package2>...]'
This should create the dbs you need.
Honestly, *I* think, that the manpage is enough and you don't need the wiki (in this case at least).
You know what, do a test, pick a couple packages, copy them somewhere and create a tiny local repo.
Awesome! I managed to make pacman read the package db I created using add-repo.
I added the repo to the pacman.conf. Had to do a little trial & error to figure out I had to put it like this:
[name of db file]
Server = file:///path/to/folder_of_db partition
I was trying to put the file.db.tar.gz complete rute. Of course, pacman let me know with an error that wasn't right.
I tried installing something simple, like wine. First, I did a sudo pacman -Scc to clear the cache. Then I did sudo pacman -S wine. It installed successfully! I'm gonna try with a fresh install this afternoon. I'll let you know of the result.
Thanks everyone!
Last edited by magyckleo (2010-09-27 15:46:05)

[SOLVED] Sluggish database update times since new Arch install

Hi guys, this time I write to ask something about pacman that i find unusual.
Happens that I decided to reinstall my Arch like 2 months ago, and since then pacman takes a real longer time that it used to just to sync the databases, to be more accurate this sluggishness presents not when the progress bar is downloading the new DB, but between DB downloads (e.g. it takes about minute from the time it finishes downloading the core DB to when it starts to download the extra DB.)...
Any ideas?
Thanks for the support.
Last edited by LTSmash (2008-03-27 03:08:53)

ibendiben wrote:
Try using rankmirrors to set up a good number of the fastest mirrors for your location, for me this changes everything!
I live in europe so I first delete every other mirror in /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist, then I enable all leftover mirrors and run:
rankmirrors -n10 /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist #-n10 to only output the 10 best, change this number to your likings
for several times and replace the resulting 'overall top-listed mirrors' list in /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
Hope this does the trick for you too!
ps. You need python to use rankmirrors, I recommend you read the rankmirror man-page for further options
Well, it seems to me that this solved the problem. I had uncommented some lines at Czech Republic but live in Mexico, so that was lagging the pacman operations a lot. But now its fast as usual.
Thanks for your help

[ SOLVED ] Partition Sizes For New Arch Install ?

Hi All
I have just picked up a new 250gb HDD and i'm going to do a clean install of arch & openbox and would like to know what people would suggest for various partition sizes ?
/root
/swap
etc
I have 4gb ram so not sure if swap is a required !
Many Thanks
Last edited by whitetimer (2010-11-15 09:58:47)

+1 on KlavKalashj's advice!
When the installer warns you about there not being a /boot partition either(besides the swap), then just select ignore, it's no problem at all!
If you do want a swap partiton(and don't hibernate), then I would say max 1gb imho.
For an Openbox based install, then I would say 10GB is more than enough(mine's 5, although with a tiling WM: Musca).
I don't keep the cache forever increasing, but empty it at times where I know everything is OK. Also, there's scripts available which cleans the cache up, like e.g. only keeping one revision back of each package.
Last edited by mhertz (2010-11-15 09:47:18)

[SOLVED] New arch install from Virtualbox cannot boot on real hardware

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