[SOLVED] Reinstalling windows 11 | Arch Linux Community | Page 1

patent horizon Sep 18, 2024, 2:27 PM

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I want to reinstall windows 11 again, the problem is when i use windows installation media USB it doesnt detect my drive, neither does diskpart.

Im trying to install GParted Live but i cant get it to work, my BIOS doesnt detect it as a bootable usb when i follow the steps at gparted.org

Is there something simple than Gparted Live? i just want to try reformat my drive and convert to gpt

plush crown Sep 18, 2024, 4:24 PM

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So, u dont use linux but u want to use GParted to partition ur disk to install win 11 right?

patent horizon Sep 18, 2024, 4:25 PM

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I have a laptop with arch linux installed and i want to install windows 11 on it

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sorry, i didnt make that clear. I also have access to a windows 11 PC

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I tried using both gparted-live-1.6.0-3-i686.iso and gparted-live-1.6.0-3-amd64.iso with UNetbootin none worked

plush crown Sep 18, 2024, 4:29 PM

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hmm

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u can try the archiso

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its not graphical

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but it comes with lots of utils for disk partitioning and filesystem creation

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anyways whats the error u are getting with gparted?

patent horizon Sep 18, 2024, 4:31 PM

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seemingly none, it creates all the files but i cant see the usb in my bios to change the boot order

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but the same usb works with windows installation media so it must be gparted

plush crown Sep 18, 2024, 4:31 PM

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is it a legacy bios?

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or uefi?

patent horizon Sep 18, 2024, 4:32 PM

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uefi

plush crown Sep 18, 2024, 4:32 PM

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can i see the contents of the usb

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anyways, if u dont want to troubleshoot this u can just use the arch live iso or other distro live iso

patent horizon Sep 18, 2024, 4:32 PM

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ok ill do that

plush crown Sep 18, 2024, 4:33 PM

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are u comfortable with linux command line?

patent horizon Sep 18, 2024, 4:33 PM

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yes

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do i need to format first

plush crown Sep 18, 2024, 4:34 PM

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so the arch live iso could be great for ur objective, u will be able to check ur disk partition table and its lightweight

plush crown Sep 18, 2024, 4:34 PM

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patent horizon do i need to format first

dont create a ntfs filesystem

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win installer should do that

patent horizon Sep 18, 2024, 4:34 PM

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i mean for the arch live iso usb

plush crown Sep 18, 2024, 4:34 PM

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u download the iso and flash it to the usb

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it should work out of the box

patent horizon Sep 18, 2024, 4:35 PM

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where can i get the iso?

plush crown Sep 18, 2024, 4:35 PM

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u can flash it with dd, cat, cp etc

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or rufus in windows for example

plush crown Sep 18, 2024, 4:35 PM

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patent horizon where can i get the iso?

https://archlinux.org/download/

patent horizon Sep 18, 2024, 4:35 PM

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i already have UNetbootin, ill try that, hopefully its not the root of GParted live issue

plush crown Sep 18, 2024, 4:35 PM

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im recommending archlinux iso cause its lightweight

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i think it will be easier to use other live iso than troubleshoot gparted

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archiso is ~1gb

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if u need help with partition feel free to ask

patent horizon Sep 18, 2024, 4:38 PM

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alright, ill report back when i get the usb done

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the most painful thing is i only have one usb, so i have to format and hope itll work when i use windows installation media

plush crown Sep 18, 2024, 4:40 PM

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so win installer didnt detect ur disk?

patent horizon Sep 18, 2024, 4:41 PM

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yes, not even diskpart,

plush crown Sep 18, 2024, 4:41 PM

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thats strange

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even if ur disk table was corrupt

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it should appear

patent horizon Sep 18, 2024, 4:41 PM

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but im running my linux on it so i know its fine.

plush crown Sep 18, 2024, 4:42 PM

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yeah, if win refuses to show the disk up u should ask in a windows support forum

patent horizon Sep 18, 2024, 4:42 PM

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iv browsed some old forums and none ended conclusively

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honestly iv just become proficient in breaking drives. I had a usb and after using rufus it no longer works, i dont know if its the cheap USB or something else

shy lily Sep 18, 2024, 4:44 PM

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you're trying to install windows right?

patent horizon Sep 18, 2024, 4:44 PM

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yes, and its still not detecting my usb i just burnt the iso

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maybe its UNetbootin ill try rufus

shy lily Sep 18, 2024, 4:44 PM

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the windows install media doesn't detect your drive/partition?

patent horizon Sep 18, 2024, 4:45 PM

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yes

shy lily Sep 18, 2024, 4:45 PM

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does your laptop have proprietary hardware?

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namely intel stuff

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like IRST

patent horizon Sep 18, 2024, 4:45 PM

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iv heard about needing to install a driver possibly

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but iv reinstalled windows on this laptop before so i didnt think much of it,

shy lily Sep 18, 2024, 4:46 PM

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for the current laptop i'm using, when i wanted to install windows, i needed to copy the appropriate IRST driver into my windows installation media, and then load it in the installer for any partitions to be seen/recognized

shy lily Sep 18, 2024, 4:46 PM

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patent horizon but iv reinstalled windows on this laptop before so i didnt think much of it,

oh, then maybe it's a different issue

patent horizon Sep 18, 2024, 4:46 PM

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ill try format the drive, if that doesnt work itll be my only option

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its odd to me how this even happens, gparted and every other linux program can detect the drivers. but not diskpart

shy lily Sep 18, 2024, 4:48 PM

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and just to clarify, you don't want a dual boot -- you just want to replace your arch install with windows?

patent horizon Sep 18, 2024, 4:48 PM

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yes, replace

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rufus worked, UNetbootin was the issue ;/ maybe i missunderstood how it works

shy lily Sep 18, 2024, 4:55 PM

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eh yeah

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sometimes different flashing/etching softwares just don't work the same

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and have random issues

patent horizon Sep 18, 2024, 5:02 PM

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i formated the drive to fat32 and gpt, now i have to install the installation media

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might take a while

patent horizon Sep 18, 2024, 5:26 PM

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still nothing. i guess i do need the drivers

plush crown Sep 18, 2024, 5:35 PM

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then i suggest u to ask in a windows forum since this is a linux support forum

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and u have a windows issue

patent horizon Sep 18, 2024, 5:36 PM

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ok, thank you for helping me out

plush crown Sep 18, 2024, 5:36 PM

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np, good luck solving it

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... solved

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patent horizon Sep 18, 2024, 5:41 PM

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[SOLVED] Reinstalling windows 11

shy lily Sep 18, 2024, 7:02 PM

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come back and update this if you find a solution

shy lily Sep 18, 2024, 7:02 PM

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patent horizon still nothing. i guess i do need the drivers

make sure those drivers are relevant to your hardware, otherwise it’s a waste of time

patent horizon Sep 18, 2024, 7:03 PM

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i found all the drivers i need using acers website and my serial number

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got windows installed and working

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mostly

shy lily Sep 18, 2024, 7:05 PM

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oh nice

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yeah i have an acer swift and it fucking sucked with the amount of drivers i needed

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i just use arch exclusively these days

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on that laptop^

patent horizon Sep 18, 2024, 7:06 PM

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yes im still installing the other 50 i need. cant even connect to wireless wifi

shy lily Sep 18, 2024, 7:06 PM

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good lord lol

#[SOLVED] Reinstalling windows 11