Arch Headache
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>installing Arch is easy they said
>I'm on my 6th attempt already
What the literal hell /g/. I can't be this retarded. Running it in VirtualBox off a 16GB usb stick. I get to the last step (changing the .cfg file, telling the syslinux bootloader to locate my root partition sda1 instead of sda3), exit, reboot. Instead of the appropriate menu, I'm sent back to the install prompt, where I have to write everything all over again.
>>51289500
Use grub instead.
RTFM
>>51289500
Can't fix low iq buddy.
>>51289500
If twitch can do it...
>>51289500
>he fell for the linux desktop meme
>>51289500
>I'm sent back to the install prompt, where I have to write everything all over again.
so you're just booting from the cd again and all you do is start the instructions over? maybe you are that retarded
have you tried fixing the syslinux thing when it reboots, or using another bootloader like grub? grub2 is pretty much the standard for booting into linux these days and its installation is simple and good
>>51289682
>>51289544
Will definitely try GRUB next. Much appreciated
>>51289837
yesterday some anon posted about "arch anywhere". it is basically an iso with an installer script
just tested it this afternoon and everything went better than expected. i don't have any problem installing this manually, but wanted to test it. it basically install arch barebones and even gives you the option to do an offline install, which might save you some time.
look it up
OP you're in for some disappointment
>Try to install Arch
>Takes a couple tries
>Success
>Browse /g/ for 10 minutes
>Rice it a bit
>shutdown and boot back to windows
Then I find another distro and repeat
>>51289882
The fiddling is the fun part, not the end result, at least for me.
>>51289882
when you reach arch in the distro hoping, you just stop.
don't lie on the internet, anon
>he fell for the arch meme
>>51289875
Will try this if I mess it up again somehow.
>>51289882
Funny you should mention that; because that's exactly what I intend to do
Did you try to remove the iso from the VM?
Well, I installed grub os-prober as well as efibootmgr, but I'm invariably met with this dialog: "warning: this GPT partition label contains no BIOS Boot Partition; embedding won't be possible. GRUB can only be installed in this setup by using blocklists; blocklists are unreliable and their use is discouraged."
If I can't solve this, my next step is to just scrap this method and shift to Arch Anywhere like anon mentioned.
>op.jpg
>he fell for the meme
>>51290389
>>51290369
>>51290039
http://www.linuxveda.com/2015/02/11/linus-torvalds-awarded-arch-linux-consumer-friendly-distribution/
>>51290369
>>51290389
these are great
>>51289500
>yfw I'm a not-nerd normie grill scum and I installed Arch on my first try.
...
> I get to the last step (changing the .cfg file, telling the syslinux bootloader to locate my root partition sda1 instead of sda3), exit, reboot. Instead of the appropriate menu, I'm sent back to the install prompt, where I have to write everything all over again.
You're seriously retarded if you're installing to the same medium your install image is on.
>>51289500
step one: remove usb
I gave up on vanilla Arch entirely; gonna go with the Chakra fork.
Thanks for the assistance /g/, please disregard that I suck cocks
>>51290841
You literally just partition your HDD, mount it into the live cd, chroot in, set some settings, install the main system and then your bootloader.
It's not fucking rocket science
>>51289500
>syslinux
GRUB is better
Dude if you're having install issues just use Architect. It holds your hand the whole way
>>51290841
you may have the same problem if you dont remove your usb before reboot desu senpai
>>51290841
Just use this
http://sourceforge.net/projects/architect-linux/
Vanilla arch with gui commands.
>>51289500
Sounds like Arch is working as intended!
>>51290536
>links a satire article to argue
holy fuck use architect like what the anons above said
Give up and install gentoo instead
>>51289500
May as well use manjaro
