[arch-releng] Beta2 ISOs and final release

[Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi]

Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi wrote:
> Aaron Griffin wrote:
>   
>> On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 4:25 PM, Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi
>> <vmlinuz386 at yahoo.com.ar> wrote:
>>   
>>     
>>> Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi wrote:
>>>     
>>>       
>>>> Aaron Griffin wrote:
>>>>
>>>>       
>>>>         
>>>>> Road Map:
>>>>>    http://bugs.archlinux.org/roadmap/proj6
>>>>>
>>>>> Bugs fixed in Beta2:
>>>>>    http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/12936
>>>>>    http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/12896 with rootdelay=X specified
>>>>>    http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/11408 isolinux fallback ISOs
>>>>>    http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/11152
>>>>>
>>>>> Bugs fixed in git, not on an ISO:
>>>>>    http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/12896 (dupe, above) - with usbdelay
>>>>> instead of rootdelay
>>>>>    http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/12944
>>>>>    http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/12947
>>>>>
>>>>> So. Please test the beta2 bugs and issues, so we can close them. I
>>>>> want to make sure there's no other installer bugs before I release
>>>>> another package and rebuild the ISOs
>>>>>
>>>>> If all goes well, I'll build and release the final 2009.01 release on Wed or so.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>> Aaron
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>         
>>>>>           
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I booted (virtualbox 2.1.2) the archlinux-2009.01-beta2-core-x86_64.iso
>>>> and display these two errors messages at startup:
>>>>
>>>> :: Running Hook [archiso-early]
>>>> /init: 9: cannot create /: Is a directory
>>>> /init: 9: /etc/modprobe.d/usb-delay: not found
>>>> :: Running Hook [udev]
>>>>
>>>> The instalation runs OK, but when installing GRUB, this not installed.
>>>> /arch/setup, display that are installed OK but in /tmp/grub.log
>>>>
>>>> The file /mnt/boot/grub/stage1 not read correctly.
>>>>
>>>> I used the same configuration of partitions and filesystems that with i686
>>>>
>>>> sda1 / with EXt3 or EXT4
>>>> sda5 /var
>>>> sda6 /home
>>>>
>>>> Trying to installing manual with grub-install fail with the same error.
>>>> md5sum of the stage1 are OK.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>       
>>>>         
>>> BTW: booting with archlinux-2009.01-beta2-core-i686.iso in this machine
>>> that installed arch64 and executing:
>>>
>>> mount /dev/sda1 /mnt
>>> grub-install --no-floppy --recheck --root-directory=/mnt /dev/sda
>>>
>>> works OK, and grub is now installed.
>>>     
>>>       
>> Is the only difference the --no-floppy switch?
>>
>>   
>>     
> No, the same error appears when trying to reinstall GRUB with the x86_64
> iso from the bash prompt with this command.
>
> In resume:
> Installing arch64 with /arch/setup grub FAIL (No error message at setup,
> it displayed that installed OK)
> Opening a root console ALT+F2 and executing "grub-install --no-floppy
> --recheck --root-directory=/mnt /dev/sda" FAIL.
> Chrooting to /mnt (before with --bind mount proc, sys and dev),
> grub-install OK
> Reboot, boot again x86_64 iso, logging as root, mounting sda1, executing
> the grub-install then FAIL.
> Reboot, boot i686 iso, logging as root, mounting sda1, executing the
> grub-install then OK
>
> I have not tested on a real machine, only in virtualbox 2.1.2, maybe an
> issue with it, it is running at 32 bits host system, i will reboot on
> arch64 and retry installing grub at vbox.
>
>
>
>
>   
Nop, same error running virtualbox on 64 bits.

The solution is, or chroot in /mnt or when executing grub-install using
the grub in /mnt/sbin not in the /sbin (grub-sfx)

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