#Can't install Arch Linux [SOLVED]

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magic sun
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need the error logs

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ok there is a major issue here

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you need to mount /boot/efi to sda1

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not /boot

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also one more thing

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make sure

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that the partition type is fat32

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lsblk -f

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the main partition

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okie that's perfect

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easiest way is to take off the live usb

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hm weird

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chroot into your root

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and run

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grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

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(just make sure that file exists, otherwise it may be in a different location)

magic sun
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ok press your bios key

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usually esc

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and try to find boot order

magic sun
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preferably mash a little

magic sun
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usb flash memory

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is correct

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it is, just that internally hard drives are considered a usb

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sdX standa for usb

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i don't actually know the exact meaning

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it is grub

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the bios doesn't know it is grub

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it just sees a partition

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with the bootable flag

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that has some uefi data that it can execute

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so it says do you want me to run that 👉 👈

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did you pick uefi flash memory?

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what shows up?

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oh i assumed you took out the live usb

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can you try reinstalling grub?

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ok its time to go back into live usb and jusy do a clean reinstall

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you can do most of the configuration after logging in

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the main issue is its detecting the /boot/efi as a normal windows boot partition

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boot into the live usb

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send a screenshot of every command before you run it

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for uninstalling grub

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just making sure, you used efibootmgr?

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chroot intobenv

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i mean just normal chroot

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arch-chroot /mnt

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after mounting the partitions on the live env

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now arch-chroot /mnt

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ah right

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now grub-install

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huh weird

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ls

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oh /boot/efi isn't mounted anymore

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mount it from here

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now efibootmgr

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well its not the full command

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wait this is not correct

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one sec

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ok this looks correct

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we don't need to manually create an efi image

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so you can just find grub.cfg in boot

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usually /boot/grub/grub.cfg

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and do grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

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grub is the first in boot order

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so that's what should run in theory

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🙏

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yes

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you're supposed to umount all

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remove the live usb

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i mean if you don't want to see those errors

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click on it

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is grub an option now?

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secure boot is off?

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can you verify once more?

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what happens if you try to load disabled?

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what's the error?

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efibootmgr --create --disk /dev/sda --part 1 --label "GRUB" --loader /EFI/grub/grubx64.efi
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BUT ITS DISABLED 😡

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did you jusy disable it?

magic sun
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but if secure boot is the issue

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that's suspicious

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can you reboot and try again?

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and save options

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usually bios should let you save your new config

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st least mine works that way

silver escarp
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@glacial mesa give endeavour a shot before you give up

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please