Did you do the grub initialization while chrooted? Do the instructions at https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GRUB#BIOS_systems make sense? or do you have an UEFI system?
On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 05:35:47PM -0800, Dick Steffens wrote: > I've just installed ArchLinux on a spare machine. The install process > worked, but when I try to boot the installation I just get a blank > screen with a blinking cursor. I've Googled for this, but all of the > answers I've seen appear to get as far as GRUB before getting a "black" > screen, and then recommend appending something to the GRUB command. I > don't get that far. > > I can boot the install disk again, and I can mount sda1 on /mnt and look > at /mnt/boot/grub/grub.cfg, but don't know what to do with what I see. > > Recommendations appreciated. > > Thanks. > > -- > Regards, > > Dick Steffens > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > -- Michael Rasmussen, Portland Oregon Be Appropriate && Follow Your Curiosity The most violent element in society is ignorance. ~ Emma Goldman _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug