Please help me, I installed Arch Gnome, but when choosing Linux, the sign hangs _ how can I fix it?

[sonic kestrel]

Please help me, I installed Arch Gnome, but when choosing Linux, the sign hangs _ how can I fix it

[golden jackal]

@sonic kestrel photo please

[sonic kestrel]

Can you help pls

[golden jackal]

@sonic kestrel control alt f5

[sonic kestrel]

Ok

Thx

Fuck

[sonic kestrel]

I can't figure out what data I need to enter

[golden jackal]

@sonic kestrel your username

and password

[sonic kestrel]

safa

But it’s incorrect

[golden jackal]

@sonic kestrel root

root password

faillock --reset

exit

safa

safa's password

[sonic kestrel]

Now

O thx

Aaaah this was a user who was added as not the main one

[sonic kestrel]

But where interface?

[golden jackal]

are you in safa now?

[sonic kestrel]

Yes

Oh no

Im in daf

Saf

Root user

[sonic kestrel]

What should me do?

@golden jackal

[golden jackal]

no need for the ping

[sonic kestrel]

Ok

[sonic kestrel]

Can someone help me?

[slate mortar]

Try booting the installation media to properly see what the issue is. Did you use archinstall or did you do it manually?

[golden jackal]

@sonic kestrel

[sonic kestrel]

Archinstall

[slate mortar]

Yeah, okay try to login as root in the tty5.

[sonic kestrel]

Ок

[sonic kestrel]

I came in

[slate mortar]

Did you login as root?

[slate mortar]

As root if you can not the other user.

[sonic kestrel]

Only this gave out this and then this_

[slate mortar]

Okay that is fine.

Run sudo pacman -Syu

[sonic kestrel]

Launched

[slate mortar]

Just show some screenshot that would help me.

[slate mortar]

Looks good, now run sudo systemctl status gdm

[slate mortar]

You sad that you installed gnome right?

[sonic kestrel]

No now im install hyper land

Im trying on gnome but But I decided to try hyperland

[slate mortar]

Okay.

Run sudo pacman -S kitty

[slate mortar]

That good, did you install Hyprland?

[sonic kestrel]

I chose to install hyperland in arch, downloaded kitty wofi git firefox and that's all

[sonic kestrel]

In archinstall

[slate mortar]

Now reboot to see if the system would boot into tty1.

[sonic kestrel]

Ok

[sonic kestrel]

Before that, I opened it via the ctrl alt f5 keys

[slate mortar]

Yeah, I know just give it a couple more seconds if nothing happens switch to tty5 with crtl+alt+f5

[sonic kestrel]

Ok

Иafter _

[slate mortar]

Did you use grub or systemd-boot for the bootloader?

[sonic kestrel]

Grub

[slate mortar]

Okay.

[slate mortar]

Is it stuck there?

[sonic kestrel]

No

End

[sonic kestrel]

And stay now

[slate mortar]

Okay that mean it tries to load something but it cant for some reason.

Just switch to tty5 so we can fix it.

[sonic kestrel]

Chat gpt said there was a problem with the kernel, but I reinstalled everything, it didn't help

[sonic kestrel]

And how should I do it?

[slate mortar]

You installed it manually?

[slate mortar]

ctrl+alt+f5

[sonic kestrel]

No archinstall

[sonic kestrel]

Kernal yes

[sonic kestrel]

Further?

[slate mortar]

Your issue is caused by the archinstall.

[sonic kestrel]

What can I do?

[slate mortar]

Let rebuild the initramfs first sudo mkinitcpio -P

[sonic kestrel]

I have to leave in five minutes, can we continue in an hour or two?

[slate mortar]

Okay.

[sonic kestrel]

When i come?

[sonic kestrel]

Ok im teg you

[sonic kestrel]

@slate mortar

I'm back, we can continue

[slate mortar]

Sure.

Can you do ls -al /boot/

Also install the linux firmware sudo pacman -Sy linux-firmware

[sonic kestrel]

Ok

[slate mortar]

Show the output of ls -al /boot/

[slate mortar]

That is wrong; those files should not be executable.

[slate mortar]

To fix it cd /boot/ && sudo chmod -x *

[sonic kestrel]

I logged in from the disk itself and not from the installation flash drive, maybe that's the thing?

[slate mortar]

No, it's not that.

[sonic kestrel]

I made a mistake

[slate mortar]

You need a space between x and *

[sonic kestrel]

Yes i saw

[slate mortar]

Now run ls -al /boot/

The color should have changed

[slate mortar]

Okay, that if fine if the color does not change, now run cd && sudo mkinitcpio -P

[slate mortar]

Okay that is good now run lsblk

[slate mortar]

Show the output of fstab cat /etc/fstab

[slate mortar]

It's ETC not ETS

cat /etc/fstab

[sonic kestrel]

Oh

Now

[slate mortar]

Try rebooting to see if it works.

[sonic kestrel]

It dont help

[slate mortar]

Is it the same thing?

[sonic kestrel]

Yes

[slate mortar]

In this you have sdb which does not show the size.

[sonic kestrel]

And what does it mean?

[slate mortar]

sda is the one you have your system installed in too, i assume that sdc is the USB with the iso on it, right?

[slate mortar]

Do you have any other drive that are plugged into you system?

[sonic kestrel]

Only a flash drive and that's it, well, and another ssd, but it's only

[slate mortar]

Go to tty5 and login and run sudo cfdisk

[sonic kestrel]

I took out a flash drive, it was sdc

[slate mortar]

Okay, exit out of cfdisk and run ls -al /sys/firmware/efi

[slate mortar]

Okay, you system is not uefi but you have a boot partition that is wrong

Plug the USB drive back in, and let’s do the installation manually — I’ll walk you through it.

[sonic kestrel]

Yes im have legacy bios

Ok

[slate mortar]

Boot from the Usb drive.

[sonic kestrel]

Next

Arch linux install?

Or with speech

[slate mortar]

The first one.

[sonic kestrel]

Ok

[sonic kestrel]

What should I do? I've reached the root?

[slate mortar]

Run lsblk

[slate mortar]

Now run cfdisk /dev/sda

[slate mortar]

Okay, delete all does partitions

[sonic kestrel]

Deleted

[slate mortar]

Now create the first partition witch is the swap partition give it 4G.

[sonic kestrel]

Primary or extented?

[slate mortar]

Primary.

[sonic kestrel]

What can i do his swap

Has have size 3,7 gb

[slate mortar]

Did you type 4G?

[sonic kestrel]

Im type 4gb

Sorry

Now it have 4G

Im fix

[slate mortar]

Okay, now go to type it's next to quit

[sonic kestrel]

Ok

Im in

[slate mortar]

Select that and hit enter.

[sonic kestrel]

Chose

[slate mortar]

Right.

Show me.

[slate mortar]

Now let make the root partition from the green free space give it 40G

[sonic kestrel]

Too primary?

[slate mortar]

Yes

[sonic kestrel]

Type?

[slate mortar]

Just linux witch is the default.

[sonic kestrel]

Ok

[slate mortar]

You have to make it bootable

You should see a star next to the partition

[sonic kestrel]

Yes

Made a star appeared

[slate mortar]

Show me.

[slate mortar]

Yes

Now go to the rest of the free space and make an other partition and just use the rest of the space.

[sonic kestrel]

Ok

[slate mortar]

Show

[sonic kestrel]

Primary too?

[slate mortar]

yes

[slate mortar]

Okay good, now go to

And type yes

[sonic kestrel]

The partition table has been altered

[slate mortar]

Type yes

[golden jackal]

@sonic kestrel you don't need a swap partition
Use swap files

[slate mortar]

Just quit now.

[sonic kestrel]

What?

[golden jackal]

Use a swap file

Before installing, double check that you're really on legacy BIOS

[sonic kestrel]

Why am I better in terms of actions, I'm just installing for the first time

[slate mortar]

Yes it's legacy bios.

[golden jackal]

If there's no CSM/legacy boot , then it's legacy

[sonic kestrel]

Im in legacy bios

[golden jackal]

Then you only need 1 partition

[sonic kestrel]

I have csm but im choosed only legacy

[sonic kestrel]

In csm

[golden jackal]

This is not then a legacy BIOS but UEFI with CSM enabled

[slate mortar]

Now you need to format the partitions.

[golden jackal]

So stop

[sonic kestrel]

Im know but my 2 oc installed on legacy

[golden jackal]

Wdym

[slate mortar]

There is no /sys/firmware/efi

[golden jackal]

If it's windows, just convert to GPT

[sonic kestrel]

And im dont want to change legacy or uefi

[golden jackal]

Because OP has CSM legacy support enabled, making it work like an old BIOS

[sonic kestrel]

It dont help

[golden jackal]

It does work. I've done it already

[sonic kestrel]

Okey

[sonic kestrel]

Okay, what should I do?

Now

[golden jackal]

Boot back into your UEFI and disable legacy support

[sonic kestrel]

What to download and where I just for the first time and I don't fully understand

[golden jackal]

If you have windows, you need a ventoy usb with windows and arch isos on it, then boot windows iso and convert your drive to gpt

[golden jackal]

You download windows and arch isos, then copy them to s ventoy usb
For the UEFI, just boot into it

Once you disable legacy support, you can install arch again

Don't make a swap partition. Use swap files

[slate mortar]

There is no windows installed, you are missing half of the convo

[golden jackal]

If OP gives wrong info, they will get wrong answers

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[royal grail]

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[slate mortar]

The the disk is emty

[golden jackal]

This

[golden jackal]

Then they just need to disable legacy support

[slate mortar]

It had archlinux before and it didn't work with the archinstall

[golden jackal]

That will show the efivars

@sonic kestrel send shots of all your UEFI/BIOS settings

[sonic kestrel]

Ок

[slate mortar]

I’m not giving wrong info — I’ve done this hundreds of times.

[golden jackal]

I said OP, not you

[sonic kestrel]

Thank you for your help, but can I try with it first and later if it doesn't work, I'll come back to you later?

[supple gull]

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[golden jackal]

Wdym

[slate mortar]

Ok, sorry — I thought you were talking about me.

[golden jackal]

Yup, this is UEFI.

So @slate mortar was wrong

[golden jackal]

Disable the CSM

[slate mortar]

@sonic kestrel Sad it was a legacy bios.

[golden jackal]

Also disable secure boot

[sonic kestrel]

Turned off

[golden jackal]

Well, it's not. It's UEFI with CSM

[golden jackal]

Disable secure boot

[sonic kestrel]

I meant that I want to install on legacy because the window on another ssd is installed on it since I will use both systems changing the ssd

[slate mortar]

That’s the information I was going off of.

[golden jackal]

No need. Just convert windows to UEFI

[golden jackal]

OP been giving wrong info

Or skipping a lot of info

[sonic kestrel]

Made

What next modem should we continue?

[golden jackal]

Then save, exit and boot to arch iso

Then install arch as always

[sonic kestrel]

Atch iso its usb?

Arch*

[golden jackal]

Idk how you made your bootable USB btw

[sonic kestrel]

Rufus

[golden jackal]

So give all info you can

[sonic kestrel]

Im do my boortable usb in rufus

[golden jackal]

Ventoy > Rufus
Boot into it

Then install arch

[sonic kestrel]

Do I need to redo the flash drive?

[golden jackal]

Just install arch for now

[slate mortar]

No, no need for that.

[golden jackal]

I guess you have latest arch iso

[sonic kestrel]

Yes

[golden jackal]

Then just install arch

[sonic kestrel]

Ok

[golden jackal]

You can use archinstall if you want

[sonic kestrel]

Just install through archinstall?

Oket

Okey

[golden jackal]

It will make the proper partitions for UEFI

Or do wiki install

[sonic kestrel]

Can you help me mark up the disk, please?

[sonic kestrel]

Thx

[supple gull]

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[sonic kestrel]

@slate mortar

Can you help me

Please help me format the disk

[slate mortar]

You didn't do the archinstall?

[sonic kestrel]

To partition the disk, I need to delete the partitions

[slate mortar]

Yes, and make just two partitions.

[sonic kestrel]

And how can I do it

[slate mortar]

Run lsblk

[sonic kestrel]

Okey

What s next?

[slate mortar]

Show me

[slate mortar]

Okay, Run cfdisk cfdisk /dev/sda

[sonic kestrel]

Next?

[slate mortar]

Show

[slate mortar]

Did you see a menu with gpt ...?

[sonic kestrel]

No

[slate mortar]

Quit from cfdisk and run ls /sys/firmware/efi

[sonic kestrel]

.

[golden jackal]

Just use archinstall. It will delete all the partitions

[sonic kestrel]

Should I use automarking?

[golden jackal]

Wdym

[slate mortar]

Yeah, use archinstall — doing it manually can be lengthy.

[golden jackal]

I used archinstall some hours ago and got arch installed in 10 mins

I even did manual partitioning with it

Ofc I do know what I'm doing

[slate mortar]

No idea what you’re saying — just run archinstall.

[golden jackal]

You only need 2 partitions, 3 if you choose home partition for ext4

For BTRFS, 2 partitions then subvols

[slate mortar]

I don’t do much with the manual install, actually — I’ve only used archinstall once.

[sonic kestrel]

Ok im try

[golden jackal]

You can manually partition within archinstall

[slate mortar]

I mean, I only use it to see what it’s all about.

[sonic kestrel]

Bios doesn't see the ssd

[sonic kestrel]

Bios doesn't see the ssd

He see only usb

[slate mortar]

What? it does show up when you run lsblk

[sonic kestrel]

Т As I remember, I had legacy and mrb memory type, and now I need gpt

[slate mortar]

Now it's using UEFI

[sonic kestrel]

Yes but ssd in rmb

I need gpt

Too see them

[slate mortar]

Run lsblk

[sonic kestrel]

Now

[slate mortar]

Yeah.

[slate mortar]

The ssd is there.

I don't see any issue at the moment.

Just run archinstall

[sonic kestrel]

And why doesn't the bios see it?

I downloaded it, but after I tried to choose an ssd to download, I couldn't do it

[slate mortar]

Because you haven't formatted yet.

[sonic kestrel]

And how can I do it

[slate mortar]

By installing arch

Do that with the archinstall

[sonic kestrel]

Okey now send screen

[sonic kestrel]

Yes

[sonic kestrel]

What should I choose?

[slate mortar]

Screenshot.

[sonic kestrel]

Manual partioning

Doesnt load

Im in disk configuration type

In archinstall

[slate mortar]

Show me.

[slate mortar]

The first one.

[sonic kestrel]

Next?

[slate mortar]

that looks good

[sonic kestrel]

But bios cant see ssd

[slate mortar]

Don't worry about that right now.

[sonic kestrel]

Ok

[sonic kestrel]

But when will he format it?

[slate mortar]

The archinstall is going to do that

Show me

Did you use ext4?

[sonic kestrel]

Yes

[slate mortar]

okay

[sonic kestrel]

But nothing happened

[slate mortar]

just go back

[slate mortar]

You should see

[sonic kestrel]

Yes

[slate mortar]

Yeah, go back

[sonic kestrel]

Okay, at what point should I still make a screenshot

[slate mortar]

Now do the other stuff.

[sonic kestrel]

Ok

[slate mortar]

Change the hostname to something else.

[sonic kestrel]

Ye im do it

[sonic kestrel]

The only problem I have is that Bios doesn't see it

[slate mortar]

Yeah, okay — we’ll deal with that after you finish installing Arch.

[sonic kestrel]

I put it on the installation

[slate mortar]

Show me.

[sonic kestrel]

Ok im teg you

[slate mortar]

Did you do the root passwd?

[sonic kestrel]

Yes

[slate mortar]

and the network?

[sonic kestrel]

Yes

[slate mortar]

Okay great

[sonic kestrel]

Whst

What

I have very small speed install

Now 300-700 kb

[slate mortar]

Just wait for it to finish.

[sonic kestrel]

Ok

[slate mortar]

That’s because you haven’t changed the mirror to the one closest to your location, so it’s using the default one, which is why it’s slow.

[sonic kestrel]

Oh no

[slate mortar]

It's fine, just let it finish.

[sonic kestrel]

Its true

[sonic kestrel]

Ok but can im after change mirror?

[slate mortar]

Yes.

[slate mortar]

reboot.

[sonic kestrel]

And run bios?

Or not do something

[slate mortar]

No, just let it boot

[sonic kestrel]

Ok

[sonic kestrel]

Its all

He start installation

Once again

[slate mortar]

Remove the usb and reboot

[sonic kestrel]

Ok

Photo dont load

Bios cant start

[slate mortar]

I told you to remove the usb drive and reboot.

[sonic kestrel]

Start

Yes im do it

[sonic kestrel]

O loaded

[slate mortar]

Enable the CSM to see if it boots.

Show me before you do anything

[sonic kestrel]

Ok

[slate mortar]

Next.

[sonic kestrel]

He cant start

Photo load

[slate mortar]

What did you change in CSM

[sonic kestrel]

I m only turn on csm

[sonic kestrel]

@slate mortar

@golden jackal

Can you help pls

[slate mortar]

I don't understand what the second one is saying?

[sonic kestrel]

I think that because the disk uses mbr and not gpt bios does not see it

[slate mortar]

Change the second one the UEFI only to see it works or not.

[sonic kestrel]

Im tryed

Dont work

[sonic kestrel]

Send this

[slate mortar]

Try booting in to the USB so we can change it from mbr to gpt.

I'm not sure this would work 100%.

[sonic kestrel]

changed it through Windows, now I'll install and check it

[slate mortar]

No, use gdisk for that.

On linux.

[sonic kestrel]

Ok 10 minute

[sonic kestrel]

Its dont work

[sonic kestrel]

Can we move the method taking into account the legacy because if it worked, the ssd would be displayed

Bios in legacy boot

[sonic kestrel]

Windows

But linux in uefi

But why doesn't he show

[slate mortar]

You can try but i'm not sure it would work.

Can you change it to legacy only?

[sonic kestrel]

Ye

Im tryed

Dont start

I'm depressed

[slate mortar]

Keep the legacy and boot from the USB

[sonic kestrel]

I don't have the strength to try to install it yet

[slate mortar]

Okay, you can try later.

[sonic kestrel]

Okey thx for help

[sonic kestrel]

Maybe we'll try to use legacy later?

[sonic kestrel]

Can we continue?

@slate mortar

[slate mortar]

Sure.

[sonic kestrel]

Sorry im go sleep

[sonic kestrel]

As I understand it, the bug was in chroot, I can't mark up disks, if you can help me with this, I will be very grateful to you, I also used the systemd l installer

[slate mortar]

I don't understand?

[golden jackal]

Which SSD

[golden jackal]

There's no bug.
You did a wrong install.
Just don't enable csm.
Archinstall will format the drive to GPT

[sonic kestrel]

Ok

[sonic kestrel]

Im can reinstall arch manually

[golden jackal]

Just be sure you have CSM disabled

[sonic kestrel]

Yes, it's turned off, but as I understand it, I have a problem in the chroot

[golden jackal]

?

Imo I would wipe the drive then install with archinstall

[sonic kestrel]

Thank you for your support, I just did a completely manual installation and everything worked, thank you for helping and wasting your time

[supple gull]

You're thanking too much ó_ò

[golden jackal]

Nah it's fine. Just learn how to do it and manage your system

And please, do backups. You don't want to end like me, doing an emergency backup due to a drive with imminent failure