EndeavourOS/ArcoLinux Dual boot issue

Thank you very much!

100% worked! :smiley: :+1:t4:

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For example this line:

   initrd /boot/amd-ucode.img

It is missing the initramfs image! It should be something like this:

   initrd  /boot/intel-ucode.img /boot/initramfs-linux.img
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@manuel

So is it in the /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober?

That is one of the problematic files. The other one is /usr/lib/linux-boot-probes/mounted/40grub2.

They both need to be fixed, otherwise grub-mkconfig does not work well.

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Is this an issue with all Linux OS?

Not all. The problem comes from how microcode is inserted to the system. Arch based distros use a separate microcode image file, e.g. amd-ucode.img in grub.cfg. Most other distros use other means.

Now grub-mkconfig by default does not support generating two parameters on the initrd line. That’s why the initramfs parameter is missing, and only the microcode image is there.

The grub-tools package fixes grub-mkconfig.

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Let’s change the title in Manuel’s theme and imagine Thor to be a Finnish Gentoo penguin.
Hail @manuel

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Club-Penguin-2012-06-20 20.02.53 - Copy2

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Ok i have another ssd & would like to install Linux Mint Debian Edition 4 onto it, so before i go forward with this and do a tri-boot i have 2 questions.

  1. Will it play nice with my Arch distros(ArcoLinux/EndeavourOS) in grub?
  2. Should I just stick with Arch based distros to dual/tri-boot?

Thanks everyone for all of your help.

You should do more research into the basics of Linux before attempting something that is obviously out of your range :hugs:

Asking for help on the forum assumes you have “done the work” :wink:

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  1. Probably not out of the box. Doable yes, but a bit tricky.
  2. I’d recommend running Mint in a virtual machine. Much easier to set up. Works pretty well if you have plenty of RAM.
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I have 16gig with another 16 on the way, I’ll just install it in a virtual box.

Thanks!

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