Get a shell when Arch Linux is broken

  1. Get a shell when arch don't boot
    1. Boot on a USB Live
    2. Loadkeys
    3. Mount the partition
    4. chrooted

Get a shell when arch don't boot

Boot on a USB Live

Go to the boot menu and select the USB key with arch

Select Arch Linux install medium

Loadkeys

I will set my keyboard in french:

loadkeys fr

Mount the partition

with fdisk -l locate the right device

I have:

  • /dev/nvme0n1p1 for the boot
  • /dev/nvme0n1p2 for the system
  • /dev/nvme0n1p3 for the swap

I will mount the system:

mount /dev/nvme0n1p2 /mnt

chrooted

arch-chroot /mnt /bin/bash