Booting into the original kernel with the grub bootloader installed | Arch Linux Community | Page 1

viscid steppe Sep 17, 2024, 5:30 AM

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uhh. idk how to explain it, basically, i forgot to add a new user, i added the KDE desktop environment, and idk how to log in as a root user because there is no user to select.
What i need is like a keybind or something to boot into the original kernal that you load into right when you open up the iso file.
Im using Oracle Virtual Machine for the machine

sour granite Sep 17, 2024, 5:38 AM

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just boot back into the iso, mount the filesystem, arch-chroot, then make the new user

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you should be able to add the iso as the first boot option in the vm settings

viscid steppe Sep 17, 2024, 5:39 AM

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uhuh

sour granite Sep 17, 2024, 5:39 AM

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what

viscid steppe Sep 17, 2024, 5:39 AM

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how would i do that?

sour granite Sep 17, 2024, 5:39 AM

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which part

viscid steppe Sep 17, 2024, 5:39 AM

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booting back into the iso

sour granite Sep 17, 2024, 5:39 AM

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do you still have the iso on your computer?

viscid steppe Sep 17, 2024, 5:39 AM

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yes

sour granite Sep 17, 2024, 5:40 AM

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then go into the boot options for the vm and set it to be the first

viscid steppe Sep 17, 2024, 5:42 AM

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i dont know how i would go to boot options

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is it one of these?

sour granite Sep 17, 2024, 5:43 AM

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settings

viscid steppe Sep 17, 2024, 5:43 AM

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sour granite Sep 17, 2024, 5:44 AM

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system

viscid steppe Sep 17, 2024, 5:44 AM

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enable secure boot?

sour granite Sep 17, 2024, 5:44 AM

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no

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screenshot

viscid steppe Sep 17, 2024, 5:44 AM

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sour granite Sep 17, 2024, 5:45 AM

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did they change the ui..

viscid steppe Sep 17, 2024, 5:45 AM

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think so

sour granite Sep 17, 2024, 5:45 AM

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do you have an option to add something to the boot order

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like, add the .iso file as an optical disk

viscid steppe Sep 17, 2024, 5:45 AM

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i think in storage?

sour granite Sep 17, 2024, 5:45 AM

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ok, try that

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if its not there and all youve done is install kde it might just be easier to start over

viscid steppe Sep 17, 2024, 5:46 AM

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ugh i spent 3 hours reinstalling arch for the 5th time

sour granite Sep 17, 2024, 5:46 AM

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why did it take that long

viscid steppe Sep 17, 2024, 5:47 AM

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sour granite Sep 17, 2024, 5:47 AM

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it shouldnt take 3 hours to install the kernel

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are you able to add the iso as a boot device

viscid steppe Sep 17, 2024, 5:48 AM

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it takes about 45 minutes

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yes

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cant change the boot order tho

sour granite Sep 17, 2024, 5:48 AM

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is the vm shut down?

viscid steppe Sep 17, 2024, 5:48 AM

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yup

sour granite Sep 17, 2024, 5:49 AM

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and its just grayed out like in the screenshot?

viscid steppe Sep 17, 2024, 5:49 AM

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yes

sour granite Sep 17, 2024, 5:49 AM

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then idk, i apologize, tis too late for me to troubleshoot more

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if you can change the boot order and get the install shell it shouldnt be too hard to chroot and add new user

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goodluck

viscid steppe Sep 17, 2024, 5:50 AM

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tahnk you

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found out how :)

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you can do Ctrl + Alt + F1 ~ F7 to switch through terminals and add a user :)

sour granite Sep 17, 2024, 6:19 AM

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sure, but you still need to log into those, no?

#Booting into the original kernel with the grub bootloader installed