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dusky sparrow Jul 2, 2025, 7:44 PM

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I used archinstall to install arch and now when I try to load into arch it pops up with a grub command line bootloader

tame flower Jul 2, 2025, 8:15 PM

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Mind taking a picture with your phone of the issue?

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Ah youve opened a thread but got help into #quick-questions ...

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dusky sparrow Jul 2, 2025, 8:19 PM

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tame flower Mind taking a picture with your phone of the issue?

ok

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tame flower Jul 2, 2025, 8:20 PM

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Did you generate a grub config?

dusky sparrow Jul 2, 2025, 8:20 PM

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yeah

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ill send another pic

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i tried reinstalling it and i chrooted into it and i ran the command and it says this

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tame flower Jul 2, 2025, 8:23 PM

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Im on the same side as sticzus #quick-questions message
Reinstalling grub and regenerating the config should fix this.

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Try reinstalling grub too then. Perhaps something went wrong on that side of things.

dusky sparrow Jul 2, 2025, 8:24 PM

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how would i reconfigure grub?

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i reinstalled a third time and the command line is still there

tame flower Jul 2, 2025, 8:26 PM

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Try grub-install while chrooted. Then regen the config ```grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

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Then try rebooting see if it works

dusky sparrow Jul 2, 2025, 8:26 PM

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can i chroot while in the grub command line

tame flower Jul 2, 2025, 8:27 PM

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No you need the archiso

dusky sparrow Jul 2, 2025, 8:27 PM

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ok

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ill reinstall and let u know

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do i need to run sudo then that command

tame flower Jul 2, 2025, 8:34 PM

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normally yes but when youre root it doesnt need.

dusky sparrow Jul 2, 2025, 8:40 PM

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@tame flower

tame flower Jul 2, 2025, 8:41 PM

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Sec.

tame flower Jul 2, 2025, 8:42 PM

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dusky sparrow <@241014647946346496>

grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --efi-directory=esp --bootloader-id=GRUB

dusky sparrow Jul 2, 2025, 8:44 PM

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tame flower Jul 2, 2025, 8:45 PM

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Input/Output error flonk

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lsblk please

dusky sparrow Jul 2, 2025, 8:46 PM

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tame flower `lsblk` please

command not found

tame flower Jul 2, 2025, 8:47 PM

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lsblk isnt found? Uhm what?

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lsblk is a base command. If it isnt found theres a serious issue.

dusky sparrow Jul 2, 2025, 8:49 PM

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can you send me a different arch iso

tame flower Jul 2, 2025, 8:50 PM

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Not really, but Im really confused why lsblk would fail can you show a picture.

dusky sparrow Jul 2, 2025, 8:50 PM

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tame flower Jul 2, 2025, 8:52 PM

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Im not sure how you managed to chroot without lsblk

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Seems like youre in the arch iso still thats why grub cant install or mkconfig

dusky sparrow Jul 2, 2025, 8:53 PM

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says at the end when everything is done installing "would you like to chroot to configure post install"

tame flower Jul 2, 2025, 8:54 PM

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But does it really do it automatically, knowing arch it probably expects you to do it yourself and simply returns the prompt to you instead of rebooting.

dusky sparrow Jul 2, 2025, 8:54 PM

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and theres another option that just says reboot

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and when i spam the f12 key to go to the boot menu and launch the ubuntu thing it launchs the grub command line idk why it says ubuntu idk if its bc i installed linux mint before or what

tame flower Jul 2, 2025, 8:55 PM

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Perhaps retry to archinstall Ive used it plenty of times and grub never failed me, if nothing works you'll have to do a manual install.

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I know that in the last 2 weeks archinstall may have had issues from what I can read left and right but... its hard to tell without watching you do the whole install process.

dusky sparrow Jul 2, 2025, 8:57 PM

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ill send you the video that i watched to install it

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiG2wMkcrFE

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How to Install Arch Linux: Step-by-Step Guide (archinstall)

Install Arch Linux w/ Networking and User Setup today. An easy to follow guide with new to Arch users in mind. We'll go step by step through the Arch Linux install process and go through explanations for everything.

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tame flower Jul 2, 2025, 8:57 PM

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Its really odd that you cant lsblk

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Omfg 20 mins for an archinstall using the script?

dusky sparrow Jul 2, 2025, 8:58 PM

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he went into detail abt it

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and what everything does

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idk if this changes anything but i installed linux on my other ssd

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its a external one

tame flower Jul 2, 2025, 9:00 PM

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-# (Okay he used direct download and balena etcher ? Im already not feeling this. Pretty sure balena etcher is known as malware last I checked but...)

dusky sparrow Jul 2, 2025, 9:01 PM

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i used rufus

tame flower Jul 2, 2025, 9:03 PM

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Okay, well, its funny hes using balena etcher and using sudo when logged as root but beside this the process looked okay.

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Like yah he does explain everything pretty well so I dont see why grub fails to boot once youre done installing and rebooting.

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(Ive watched it really fast but it looked fine) the archinstall is hand holding enough that its hard to mess up. Least in terms of grub not booting properly

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You could try redownloading the iso via torrent make sure archinstall is at latest version too once you boot in the usb but... honestly you may just have to install manually in case archinstall isnt cooperating.

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Something might be wrong in your partitioning too but I still find it very alarming that lsblk doesnt work like how can you even install arch or chroot without it.

dusky sparrow Jul 2, 2025, 9:07 PM

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ill try to install it next time they update it i guess

dusky sparrow Jul 2, 2025, 9:08 PM

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tame flower Something might be wrong in your partitioning too but I still find it very alarm...

i did everything the way he said to do it

tame flower Jul 2, 2025, 9:08 PM

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I think you can force it to update

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Idk, when not using the whole partition (or disk I should say) arch install might be fussy

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So if youre dual booting mint that could be it. Hard to tell.

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I think to update arch install you simply need to pacman -Sy archinstall when you first land into the iso (after connecting to internet obviously)

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So retry but right after you succesfully ping google run that command see if it updates then try reinstalling. Be carefull if you use custom partitioning.

sharp inlet Jul 2, 2025, 9:12 PM

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Did he perhaps overwritten the arch medizm using the wrong disk and thats the reason lsblk is not working?

tame flower Jul 2, 2025, 9:13 PM

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I dont know thatd be plausible. Try and downloading the arch iso fresh then and reflash it to usb. Torrent is aways best too instead of direct download.

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Good Luck @dusky sparrow mile

sharp inlet Jul 2, 2025, 9:14 PM

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Seems like the arch stick stopped working after the first grub command, indikated by the printed ext errors

tame flower Jul 2, 2025, 9:16 PM

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He may have not ran it into a chroot indeed so it borked the key.

dusky sparrow Jul 2, 2025, 11:12 PM

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What graphics driver do i do

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I got a 4090

dusky sparrow Jul 2, 2025, 11:24 PM

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tame flower ```grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --efi-directory=esp --bootloader-id=GRUB```

Reinstalled and ran this command now it says grub-install: error: failed to get canonical path of esp

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@tame flower

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also lsblk works now

tame flower Jul 2, 2025, 11:40 PM

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For a 4090 just go with nvidia proprietary

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You reinstalled but did grub really needed to be installed at the end?

dusky sparrow Jul 2, 2025, 11:42 PM

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is there a way to test if grub is there without actually trying to boot into the os cuz if it aint ima have to reinstall again

tame flower Jul 2, 2025, 11:43 PM

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Like when archinstall finish, it asks you if you want to chroot, you did no, removed the key and rebooted and grub failed to boot into the freahly installed arch?

dusky sparrow Jul 2, 2025, 11:43 PM

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i did yes this time

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oh i see what you mean

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yeah when i do that it boots me into the command line

tame flower Jul 2, 2025, 11:44 PM

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Grub may have been installed properly with the script... Did you try to boot into freshly installed arch before trying to reinstall grub? Also Arch doesnt actually chroot you automatically you need to chroot yourself.

dusky sparrow Jul 2, 2025, 11:45 PM

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ill try rq

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still the command line

dusky sparrow Jul 2, 2025, 11:46 PM

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tame flower Grub may have been installed properly with the script... Did you try to boot int...

it said i was when i typed the command reboot it said "in chroot: command ignored"

tame flower Jul 2, 2025, 11:47 PM

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Ah great, my bad then

dusky sparrow Jul 2, 2025, 11:47 PM

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reinstalled the iso too

tame flower Jul 2, 2025, 11:47 PM

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And while in chroot reinstalling grub didnt work it complained about uhm... canonical path of esp?

dusky sparrow Jul 2, 2025, 11:47 PM

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yep

tame flower Jul 2, 2025, 11:49 PM

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Did you try simply grub-install? Too?

dusky sparrow Jul 2, 2025, 11:50 PM

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it said efi path not found

tame flower Jul 2, 2025, 11:50 PM

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It probably complained about not specifying the esp path like it did before

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Ok..

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Hmm... Is mint still installed?

dusky sparrow Jul 2, 2025, 11:50 PM

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nope

tame flower Jul 2, 2025, 11:50 PM

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Did you "Use disk as best effort" when partitioning?

dusky sparrow Jul 2, 2025, 11:50 PM

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only got windows

dusky sparrow Jul 2, 2025, 11:50 PM

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tame flower Did you "Use disk as best effort" when partitioning?

ye

tame flower Jul 2, 2025, 11:50 PM

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Oh theres windows too?

dusky sparrow Jul 2, 2025, 11:51 PM

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yeah i got windows on my main drive and trying to get linux on my external drive

tame flower Jul 2, 2025, 11:53 PM

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Oh.. hmm. Perhaps grub isnt liking this. Im sorry but I havent dual boot windows and linux in like 20 years and I havent messed with grub enough to know why its complaining about the esp path

dusky sparrow Jul 2, 2025, 11:53 PM

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it worked with linux mint perfectly fine

tame flower Jul 2, 2025, 11:54 PM

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Perhaps check the wiki for insight.

Yeah linux mint or any debian based distro is very friendly to install. Im not surprised. Arch and windows often create issues.

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Theres a whole wiki article on this

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https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Dual_boot_with_Windows

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Perhaps someone else can help you better than me with this. You already learned a lot about the archinstaller so thats a good start.

dusky sparrow Jul 2, 2025, 11:56 PM

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ok thanks for trying to help me

tame flower Jul 2, 2025, 11:57 PM

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Also not to discourage you but if you havent daily drived linux for a while perhaps mint is best suited to learn the ropes. I used it for least 2 years before switching to arch permanently.

dusky sparrow Jul 2, 2025, 11:57 PM

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ok i just wanted to do arch because of the customization

tame flower Jul 2, 2025, 11:58 PM

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For sure. Keep trying to install it. Im sure if you persevere you will succeed.

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Also consider doing a manual install, but you will need to do a lot of reading if you want to use arch.

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Anyways, best of luck. CatOK

dusky sparrow Jul 2, 2025, 11:59 PM

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tame flower Anyways, best of luck. <:CatOK:872475328302440518>

thanks

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muted reef Jul 3, 2025, 8:42 AM

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Just for information, trying to install with systemdboot as the bootloader in archinstall may cause less problems.
Because well,… grub likes to cause problems

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