Black Arch on VirtualBox --> Minimal BASH like line editing screen

[CygnusTerminal]

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• [x] I am submitting a bug report for existing functionality that does not work as intended

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Bug description

Today i tried to install BlackArch on a 30GB VirtualBox VM under Windows 10 Pro, using the netinstall ISO. I followed the instructions but i can't get the OS to boot. Literally i did everything i could to troubleshoot it, boot and root partition separated, boot and root on the same partition, marked /boot as bootable on cfdisk, tried unmarking it, re-downloaded the ISO 3 times, but it wont get past the Minimal BASH-like screen. I've benn wondering if it has to do with the blackarch-install updating. After it updates itself, it tells me to restart blackarch-install, so i re-type that again and redo some steps (hostname, internet connection, locale and keymap)

Steps to reproduce

• Start BlackArch installer
• Complete some steps until the installer prompts an update
• Let it update itself
• Restart the installer (retype blackarch-install)
• Let the installer finish
• Reboot PC
• Check

Actual result: Machine boots onto this screen mentioned at the title. Expected result: Booting onto the system

Screenshots

[noraj]

Check

• https://rawsec.ml/en/archlinux-installation-in-virtualbox/
• https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/VirtualBox#Installation_steps_for_Arch_Linux_guests

to be sure you know how to properly install ArchLinux in Virtualbox, this is different than on a host.

[PixeLInc]

I can confirm this also happens on a normal host using any sort of network install.

Copying directly from the live iso dump seems to work fine but I cannot install blackarch either on a VM or a physical machine without running into this (unless using live dump which is less than ideal)

[CygnusTerminal]

Check

• https://rawsec.ml/en/archlinux-installation-in-virtualbox/
• https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/VirtualBox#Installation_steps_for_Arch_Linux_guests

to be sure you know how to properly install ArchLinux in Virtualbox, this is different than on a host.

Tried it, it still didn't work.

[CygnusTerminal]

I can confirm this also happens on a normal host using any sort of network install.

Copying directly from the live iso dump seems to work fine but I cannot install blackarch either on a VM or a physical machine without running into this (unless using live dump which is less than ideal)

Live dumping is indeed working without troubles on a VirtualBox VM.

[ikstream]

please have a look at BlackArch/blackarch#1808. Does this address the problem

[CygnusTerminal]

please have a look at #1808. Does this address the problem

I'll give it a try tomorrow, i have it installed via the LiveISO, working flawlessly as of today

[noraj]

The new version of the ISO seems to fix this. Please ask for re-open if the problem still happening.