[SOLVED}problem getting the bootable disc(pendrive) to start

naru · 2018-06-09 07:38:57

So 2 days back i started to install arch-linux along with windows 10(dual boot),now everything was going fine i had
sda1-windows sys reservation 500mb
sda2-windows 10(C:) 425GB
sda3-swap(linux)--| 2GB Made free space for these(around 40gb,i have a Laptop with 500GB)
sda4-(Linux os)----| 38GB
Now i was following a tutorial for installing arch,in that the guy was installing arch linux on a virtual box,i followed his steps fine
But since he wasn't dual booting he didn't need to configure the bootloader(grub in this case) so i started to follow other tutorial where dual booting was done
Alright i set up the grub(grub v 2) and put it at /dev/sda
I thought everything was set(Network was configured,Time,location,language,most of the things) so when i restarted the system grub shows up does not shows the windows image
Fine i again went to zshell installed ntfs-3tg and used os-prober for finding windows image file.
It did not find the windows image
So i thought that i can use windows image file boot into system remove everything and start again with procedure with this time doing everything correctly
So the major issue right now is that
-i am stuck between grub and zshell
-even after inserting the windows bootable disc to format everything and start afresh installation of everything again i don't get see the windows image file

My system is Legacy Mode and MBR Partition

TL;DR-when i start the system and press f9 for boot options select the bootable device(cruzerblade) grub starts to show up,does not let me use the pendrive for booting and i get stuck at the zshell of arch after entering root login and password

P.S-since i did format my laptop before so i have nothing to loose so any solutions will be appreciated as long as it doesn't mess up with the firmware
Thanks

Last edited by naru (2018-06-09 10:27:53)

jasonwryan · 2018-06-09 08:17:45

The only supported method for installing Arch is the official Installation Guide on the wiki, not random tutorials.

naru · 2018-06-09 08:28:44

Yes i realize that , now next time i will follow the arch-wiki installation guide very carefully
But for now can someone please tell me what can i do in this situation?
Something that will atleast enable to make a fresh windows installation.Any help is appreciated
Thanks

jasonwryan · 2018-06-09 08:32:23

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Du … th_Windows

naru · 2018-06-09 08:32:38

Another thing
would it be bad if i use wipefs
delete the linux partition sda3 and sda4?
But i guess since grub is stored at /etc/sda it would further bring up grub recovery or something else
Any suggestions?

naru · 2018-06-09 10:18:38

Well i actually sort of solved the problem
I changed my boot settings from Legacy to UEFI and then
used the UEFI settings to boot from the bootable disc and then did fresh installation of windows 10
I guess that's one merit of using UEFI over Legacy that we can get control over the booting options
Now gotta go and install arch linux[following the wiki]
Thanks

Seventh · 2018-06-09 13:00:24

boot partitions work wonders, i use syslinux and you can chainload other systems when using syslinux. I no longer use windows though, i would recommend using a separate machine for windows and not dual booting it along with linux.

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#1 2018-06-09 07:38:57

[SOLVED}problem getting the bootable disc(pendrive) to start

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