I also recommend rEFInd for a similar reason. It's much simpler to install than grub and it will probably autodetect both Arch and Windows. On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 8:00 AM, <arch-general-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I never bothered with grub on EFI, especially now that a UEFI boot loader > comes bundled into systemd. So why bother installing another one, > especially considering that managing grub is way more complex since it > handles all the cruft necessary to boot on BIOS that is no longer necessary > on EFI? > > "bootctl install" will get sd-boot installed and you will only need to > check /boot/loader/entries to make sure it detected all Linuxes properly. > Windows is auto-detected and does not even need an entry. > > Best Regards, > Tobias > Am 27.08.2015 06:19 schrieb "mick" <bareman@xxxxxxxxxx>: > > > On Wed, 26 Aug 2015 23:50:19 -0400 > > Ian <ian.ninjabadger@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > I don't think I have the knowledge to solve your problem, but what is > the > > > problem you are having? So far you have just described your partition > > > scheme and that you are stuck somewhere. > > > > > > Which wiki page are you referring to? > > > > Sorry, was up til 3am try to work it out. > > > > wiki pages: > > > > Installation guide and beginners guide and chasing down the links for > > bootloaders > grub > ... > > > > the final symptom is a failure by grub-install to write x86_64.efi or > very > > similar name. > > > > from what I've looked at this morning I suspect it may relate to not > > having mounted the EFI system partition but I've confused myself so much > > I'm not sure and thought it better to reach out rather than blunder about > > and do more damage. > > > > > > On Wed, Aug 26, 2015 at 10:17 PM, mick <bareman@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > I've been trying to install archlinux on my Lenovo B50-70 laptop and > > got > > > > stuck installing grub boot loader inconjunction with UEFI. > > > > > > > > Either I'm miss understanding the wiki pages on the subject and/or > the > > > > wiki pages could do with a bit more clarity. > > > > > > > > I'm dual booting arch and windows 8.1, previously I had ubuntu 14.04 > > but > > > > when I upgraded to 15.04 it got too messed up so I decided to bite > the > > > > bullet and go with arch. > > > > > > > > The disk is currently split into 11 partitions > > > > part size code name > > > > 1 1 gb 2700 Basic data partion windows or lenovo > > > > 2 260mb EF00 EFI system partition > > > > 3 1 gb ED01 Basic data partion windows or lenovo > > > > 4 128mb 0C01 Microsoft reserved > > > > 5 71gb 0700 Basic data partion windows system > > > > 6 25gb 0700 Basic data partion windows or lenovo > > > > 7 14gb 2700 Basic data partion windows or lenovo > > > > 8 153gb 0700 shared NTFS data > > partition > > > > 9 78gb 8304 Linux / 'root' > > partition > > > > 10 9 gb 8200 swap > > > > 11 108gb 8302 /home > > > > > > > > when installing I have only used partitions 9, 10 & 11. partitions 1 > - > > 8 > > > > were on the disc from the windows pre-install and shrunk to make way > > for > > > > linux. > > > > > > > > A recent operation is affecting my concentration and comprehension so > > be > > > > kind please. > > > > > > > > mick >
