#arch not booting at all

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solar steppe
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im dualbooting windows 10 and arch (windows was installed first) and seemingly out of nowhere after running windows like usual linux just doesn't boot. when i go into my boot device menu it still shows up but when i select it the menu flashes or refreshes (im not sure) and does nothing, no error, no changes at all. it still boots windows just fine and i have hibernation and fast boot disabled already.

foggy iron
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Windows overwrote your EFI boot entries.
Boot live usb and check if Linux entry is missing

# sudo mount /dev/EFI_PARTITION /mnt 
# arch-chroot /mnt
# sudo grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --efi-directory=/EFI_PARTITION --bootloader-id=GRUB
# sudo update-grub```
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@solar steppe

solar steppe
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i dont have a usb drive, is there anything else i can do or should i just try to get one

foggy iron
solar steppe
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yea i really need to get one it would make my life ten times easier 😭

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WAIT I HAVE AN IDEA

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i have an xbox external storage drive

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if i reformat it could i use that instead of a usb

foggy iron
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A USB stick will do, not an external HDD with usb interface (USB drive).

formal ember
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so you boot from it

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formal ember
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what bootloader

solar steppe
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uh i use grub i think

formal ember
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... chroot

lean graniteBOT
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#18415 📣 1. Boot your PC into the ISO
2. Run:
lsblk -fs
-# this should show the available drives, partitions, their size and the FS on them. Use this to figure out what drive/partition your / is located on.
3. Run:
mount /dev/root_drive /mnt
-# replace /dev/root_drive with the path to your root partition you identified in step 2.
4. Run:
arch-chroot /mnt
-# this will let you puppeteer your system without actually booting it.
5. Run:
mount -a
-# this will try to mount everything configured in your systems fstab.

formal ember
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.aw chroot

lean graniteBOT
formal ember
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as chroot is different if you use btrfs

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formal ember
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You can use grub2win

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Install it and choose your boot type (like GPT I THINK) if it asks, go to make new entry, make one and choose custom, then type this code

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Wait one sec

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`# TITLE: Arch Linux (KDE Plasma)

1. Set the root partition to the newly created Arch Root partition

(hd0,gpt8) refers to Disk 0, GPT Partition 8

set root=(hd0,gpt8)

2. Load the kernel, pointing it to the correct root device

The root= part tells the kernel where the operating system lives.

linux /boot/vmlinuz-linux root=/dev/nvme0n1p8 rw quiet loglevel=3

3. Load the initial ramdisk (initrd)

This loads essential drivers (like NVMe) before the full system can start.

initrd /boot/initramfs-linux.img`

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Assuming you have smth similar to my laptop, IdeaPad Gaming 3 AMD Ryzen 6600H

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Btw change the HD number if different disk and gpt number for different partitions

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set root=(hd0,msdos3) linux /boot/vmlinuz-linux root=/dev/nvme0n1p3 rw quiet loglevel=3 initrd /boot/initramfs-linux.img

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This for legacy and change hd num for different disk and msdos num for different partiton

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This can help you boot the arch itself the main one

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I think this might work

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And for the iso

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Put iso in a folder , choose ISO boot in grub,

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And then edit on this to match what u did

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`# TITLE: Arch Linux ISO Installer (C:\ISO)

1. Set the root partition to your Windows C: Drive Partition

(hd0,gpt4) is the assumed partition for C:

set root=(hd0,gpt4)

2. Define the path and filename of the ISO

Change 'archlinux-YYYY.MM.DD-x86_64.iso' to your exact file name.

set isofile=/ISO/archlinux-2025.11.01-x86_64.iso

3. Mount the ISO file using loopback

loopback loop $isofile

4. Load the kernel (vmlinuz-linux) from inside the ISO

archisolabel must match the volume label of the Arch ISO (usually ARCH_YYYYMM)

img_loop tells the kernel which file is being used.

linux (loop)/arch/boot/x86_64/vmlinuz-linux archisodevice=/dev/loop0 img_loop=$isofile

5. Load the initial ramdisk (initramfs) from inside the ISO

initrd (loop)/arch/boot/x86_64/initramfs-arch.img`

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Tf

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Then save

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Apply and exit from the app itself from exit

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An then choose it from boot menu and choose ur custom code

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Then proceed with remaking the grub config as they metioned