On Sat, Apr 1, 2017 at 12:27 PM arnaud gaboury <arnaud.gaboury@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I followed the arch install wiki to install arch alongside w10 and dual > boot. (w10 was already installed). > Here is a summarize of the output of fdisk: > ---------------------------------------------- > # fdisk -l > Disk /dev/nvme0n1 > > /dev/nvme0n1p1........ 260M EFI System > /dev/nvme0n1p3......... 186G Microsoft basic data > /dev/nvme0n1p6......... 264.7G Linux filesystem > -------------------------------------------------------- > > I formatted the Linux partition with Btrfs. In short: > # mkdir /mnt/btrfs > # cd /mnt/btrfs > # btrfs subvolume create /mnt/home > I created this way 5 subvol: ROOT, home, etc, .snapshots, development > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Then generated fstab. Here I have a first doubt about how it has been > done. The first line is : > ------------------------------------------ > #/dev/nvme0n1p6 LABEL=daffodil-root > UUID=xxxyyyyy / btrfs > rw,noatime,compress=lzo,ssd,subvolid=261,subvol=/ROOT,subvol=ROOT 0 0 > ---------------------------------------------- > > ---> Question 1: why twice subvol ? Is it normal or shall I delete one? > > Then, still on install, I followed systemd-boot wiki. Once arch installed > and chrooted, I did the following (*here I have doubts about my method*). > I > 1- mounted the EFI partition (/dev/nvme0n1p1) on /boot > 2- bootctl --path=/boot install > 3- copied the linux stuff (initramfs, vmlinuz...) on /boot. I finished > with a /boot folder populated as described in systemd-boot articles. > ---> Question 2 Then I wrote an enter in fstab for the vfat boot > partition. I AM NOT SURE AT ALL I have to do this. > > Once installed finished, I rebooted. The systemd-boot menu appeared as > expected, but didn't work as it was unable to find vmlinuz neither w10. > > ~~~~ > Back to the install script, I try to fix things now. > > I first mounted the Linux partition in /mnt. I can see all the created > btrfs subvol when running btrfs subvolume list > ---------------------------- > # btrfs subvolume list -p /mnt > ID 261 gen 179 parent 5 top level 5 path ROOT > ..... > ID 267 gen 35 parent 261 top level 261 path ROOT/var/lib/machines > --------------------------------------- > A few questions: > ------> Question 3 : why this line about systemd machines? Is it expected? > ------> Question 4 : according to arch btrfs wiki, "Changing subvolume > layouts is made simpler by not using the toplevel subvolume (ID=5) as /".It > is not my case. How can I change this to avoid using the toplevel as / ? > > Thank you for your help and hints on: > - why dual boot can't find OS > - is my btrfs install clean > I maybe find a hint: --------------------- # mount /dev/nvme0n1p1 /boot (mount the EFI partition) # bootctl Loader: Product : systemd-boot 232 Partition: n/a File: -- /EFI/BOOT/loader.efi .............. ------------------------------------------ *Here I should have a partition number.*
