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bricem13

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Registered: 2011-02-02

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[solved] Installting from CD...

Hi guys

I'm rather disappointed to have to post about this issue...

I got new computer with UEFI (what completely new to me so far). I downloaded the arch iso and burnt the cd to make a dual boost installation.

So far I cannot boot from the cd... boot is enable in the bios and I can even naviguate to the EFI file to boot (option boot from efi file). I can choose between the drive and the ARCH_ISO on the cd. Then I can naviguate into the cd and select a *.efi file.
None is working, I'm getting following message: "selected boot image did not autthenticate. Press <enter> to continue".

So I'm stuck! Do I have to make a USB-key to install arch?

I understand from what I red about EFI that I will need special boot-loader, grub will not work? any hint on this?

Best regards
Brice

PS: really sorry to "pollute" the forum for that and if the topc was already addressed...

Last edited by bricem13 (2017-08-20 18:03:37)

fsckd

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Registered: 2009-06-15

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Re: [solved] Installting from CD...

Just a guess, does the system have secure boot or fast startup enabled?

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bricem13

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Re: [solved] Installting from CD...

I disabled secure boot. I'm trying with legacy mode enabled without success...

bricem13

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Re: [solved] Installting from CD...

wow

I could boot! my cd drive is usd not internal drive...

Scimmia

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Re: [solved] Installting from CD...

"did not authenticate" sounds like a secure boot issue. If you've got that disabled, is the error different?

Last edited by Scimmia (2017-08-18 21:04:32)

Blasphemist

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Registered: 2013-01-17

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Re: [solved] Installting from CD...

First, go back to UEFI mode, not legacy mode. Is windows installed and if so is fast startup disabled?
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/win … 348?auth=1
It's sounds like you are using your UEFI provided boot manager to select devices to boot from and when there are more than one option to boot, you choose one. Do you get more than option when you select whatever the ID is for the external USB connected CD? If there are multiple options what are they and do any of them work?

Do you have an option in the UEFI to set the boot order? I know I can set CD as the first option and if I have a bootable CD in the drive, that boots. Yours being connected via USB and external may not make that possible. That may be the whole thing but I wouldn't give up on it yet at least. Especially given that the boot manager can seem to access that drive.

When you power on the PC with the CD connected, does the CD spin up during the initialization of the hardware? Are you able to verify that your CD will boot on another system? Forgive me for being so basic about this but this should work.

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bricem13

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Registered: 2011-02-02

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Re: [solved] Installting from CD...

you're bot basic at all.

it works in UEFI mode as well.

I installed the base package and now I'm struggling with refind to get it working. It installed to EFI /Boot (and not BOOT) but did not generated any file in /boot/...

trying to re-install it and tune what I can so far

bricem13

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Registered: 2011-02-02

Posts: 42

Re: [solved] Installting from CD...

no way...

I chroot the cd booting in UEFI (and not legacy) then i reinstall refind (using refind-install). It generated a /boot/refind.conf file, options seemed correct.

but at reboot, it boots win* directly

fsckd

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Re: [solved] Installting from CD...

The original issue seems to be solved. Please mark the thread as such and start a new one for your new issue. Thanks.

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