We left off having created a standard user, and now it's time to install the bootloader. I have decided to use GRUB.
First, install GRUB for BIOS systems:
pacman -S grub-bios
***NOTE*** The following process is for BIOS systems only. If your system uses UEFI, please refer to the documentation found in the Arch Beginners' Guide.
Next, open a virtual console with Alt+F2 and type root at the
archiso login:
prompt.Now, create a BIOS boot partition as follows:
cgdisk /dev/sda
Select the 1007.0KiB empty partition and choose new (n).
Hit Enter twice, and when asked for the filesystem type, enter EF02. Do not name the partition.
Hit w to write the filesystem, and quit cgdisk.
Switch back to the original console with Alt+F1 and run grub-install like so:
grub-install --target=i386-pc --recheck /dev/sda
cp /usr/share/locale/en\@quot/LC_MESSAGES/grub.mo /boot/grub/locale/en.mo
Now to configure GRUB, there's not actually much for you to do here, except run a command.
grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
Now onto rebooting! type exit to exit the chroot environment, and unmount the partitions:
umount /mnt/{home,}
...and then reboot:
reboot
...sacrifice your best goat and chicken to the Arch Gods (and remove your installation media)...
...And hopefully it'll boot back up! Mine did!
Next post is about some post-installation stuff.
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