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#1 2012-06-18 11:21:26
- LiranV
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[SOLVED] Having problem starting installation on a UEFI system
Hi guys,
I've build a new rig:
I5 3570K
Asrock z77 extreme 4 motherboard
8GB ram
Crucial m4 128GB SSD
I've booted Gparted and partitioned the SSD like this:
1. 512 MiB FAT32 partition (for the UEFI or somthing)
2. 20GB root partition EXT4
3. all the rest as EXT4 for /home
I also made a bootable USB drive of arch 64Bit.
When I first boot from the flash drive I've encountered the "30 seconds" error.
But after changing the flash drive title to "ARCH_201108" and then trying again the "30 seconds" error was gone but now then system is loading some things and then my screen goes to standby and I don't now how to run the install without having my screen going to standby.
Thanks ahead for the help guys.
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#2 2012-06-18 13:34:58
- the.ridikulus.rat
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Re: [SOLVED] Having problem starting installation on a UEFI system
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#3 2012-06-18 14:51:32
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Re: [SOLVED] Having problem starting installation on a UEFI system
I'll try that and report back.
Thanks!
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#4 2012-06-19 09:46:23
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Re: [SOLVED] Having problem starting installation on a UEFI system
OK... So archboot worked and I was able to install the system. Thanks for the help!
While installing I chose rEFInd as a bootloader instead of GRUB2, How can I remove rEFInd and install GRUB2 instead? Or should I just stay with rEFInd?
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#5 2012-06-19 10:52:57
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Re: [SOLVED] Having problem starting installation on a UEFI system
Boot into Archboot, mount all the local partitions, and then select grub2-efi-x86_64 (or whatever its called) in the bootloader menu. But I recommend staying with rEFInd+EFISTUB rather than using GRUB2. Just my opinion.
Do not forget to mark the thread as [SOLVED].
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#6 2012-06-19 11:31:31
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Re: [SOLVED] Having problem starting installation on a UEFI system
Again thanks for the great explenation, But what makes rEFInd better then GRUB?
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#7 2012-06-19 11:41:44
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Re: [SOLVED] Having problem starting installation on a UEFI system
Again thanks for the great explenation, But what makes rEFInd better then GRUB?
Simplicity. Easy to debug if some problems occur.
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#8 2012-06-19 11:49:16
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Re: [SOLVED] Having problem starting installation on a UEFI system
OK got it, last question:
The default install ISO of arch gave me blank screen because the kernel wasen't updated or what?
I just want to understand what actuualy caused the problem.
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#9 2012-06-19 12:00:39
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Re: [SOLVED] Having problem starting installation on a UEFI system
OK got it, last question:
The default install ISO of arch gave me blank screen because the kernel wasen't updated or what?
I just want to understand what actuualy caused the problem.
No specific idea. Might be missing or incompatible framebuffer driver.
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#10 2012-06-19 13:19:31
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Re: [SOLVED] Having problem starting installation on a UEFI system
OK got it, last question:
The default install ISO of arch gave me blank screen because the kernel wasen't updated or what?
I just want to understand what actuualy caused the problem.
Sure. It could be a KMS issue.
For instance, the Nvidia open source driver ("nouveau") is part of the kernel, so if you have a newer video card with an older kernel (2011.08.19)... issues like the screen going black (power saving, perhaps) may occur.
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#11 2012-06-19 13:24:28
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Re: [SOLVED] Having problem starting installation on a UEFI system
I use the integrated Intel HD4000 graphics so it's kind of new.
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#12 2012-06-19 14:41:19
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There you have it then. "Ivy Bridge" came out in April 2012 (according to Wikipedia).
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#13 2012-06-19 15:34:12
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Re: [SOLVED] Having problem starting installation on a UEFI system
I can't thank you enough guys!
This is one of the main reasons I love and use Arch - Awesome community 
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