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nwb1e

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Registered: 2012-11-23

Posts: 1

Questions About Install (Uefi, Netcfg)

Hi!

I want to install Arch Linux with UEFI boot.
I have installed win8 and setup have created an uefi partition. If I put necessary files(vmlinuz etc.) in it and If I use its UUID in conf file, can i use that partition to dual boot arch and win8.

On the other hand I've a question about wireless network.
I'm trying to use netcfg at install stage. wifi-menu detects my network type wrong.

I have a 802.1x config which I was using in Ubuntu with gnome network manager. I couldn't edit it for netcfg. Can somebody convert it to a netcfg conf for me or help me to do that ? 

[connection]
id=network
type=802-11-wireless

[802-11-wireless]
ssid=network
mode=infrastructure
mac-address=00:00:00:00:00:00
mtu=1480
security=802-11-wireless-security

[802-11-wireless-security]
key-mgmt=ieee8021x
pairwise=wep40;wep104;
group=wep40;wep104;

[ipv4]
method=auto

[ipv6]
method=auto

[802-1x]
eap=peap;
identity=user
phase2-auth=mschapv2
password=password

Thanks

DSpider

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From: Romania

Registered: 2009-08-23

Posts: 2,273

Re: Questions About Install (Uefi, Netcfg)

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/UEFI
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Netcfg

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WonderWoofy

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From: Los Gatos, CA

Registered: 2012-05-19

Posts: 8,414

Re: Questions About Install (Uefi, Netcfg)

These are two totally different questions that have nothing to do with each other.  Ideally they should have gone into two separate threads.

I think if you set up windows8 in uefi mode, you will end up with a efi system partition from that installation.  So I am unsure if you are saying that you created another one or what.  Also I have no idea what you are asking about a UUID and dual booting (which are two other things that seem to have very little to do with one another).  What conf file are you talking about?  How aer you booting uefi?  Are you using the kernel stub with a bootmanager or an efibootmgr entry?  Or are you using a uefi bootloader?  if so which one? 

So maybe rediculously vague and poorly thought out quesitons of late.  I know you are a nwble (I assume that is newbie?) but asking questions effectively is something that goes way beyond linux use.

srs5694

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From: Woonsocket, RI

Registered: 2012-11-06

Posts: 719

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Re: Questions About Install (Uefi, Netcfg)

So maybe rediculously vague and poorly thought out quesitons of late.  I know you are a nwble (I assume that is newbie?) but asking questions effectively is something that goes way beyond linux use.

FWIW, many moons ago, Eric S. Raymond wrote this classic document on how to ask questions. It's still relevant (and being maintained) today.