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Another question recommended that I use extlinux. It displays the rather unhelpful message Boot error.

Why wouldn't it work? How can I debug the problem?

Disk layout: on /dev/sda rEFIt is installed. /dev/sda4 is / and there is no separate /boot partition.

Method of installation:

extlinux /boot

extlinux.cfg

DEFAULT Gentoo
LABEL Gentoo
  KERNEL /boot/kernel
  APPEND -
AdminBee
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#!/bin/bash

# Step 1: Check extlinux.cfg file
cat /boot/extlinux/extlinux.cfg

# Step 2: Check system compatibility
uname -a

# Step 3: Check /boot partition
df -h /boot
ls -l /boot

# Step 4: Check bootloader installation
ls -l /boot/extlinux

# Step 5: Check bootloader configuration
cat /boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf

# Step 6: Check boot logs and error messages
sudo journalctl -b -u extlinux
Toby Speight
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