Arch Linux

sillerd

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Registered: 2011-11-27

Posts: 19

I dont have EFI bios what now?

so i want to reinstall archlinux on my laptop but the iso has only efi is there a way i can sneak in the old boot mechanism for the installer?

WonderWoofy

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From: Los Gatos, CA

Registered: 2012-05-19

Posts: 8,414

Re: I dont have EFI bios what now?

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Un … t_from_ISO

the.ridikulus.rat

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From: Indiana, USA

Registered: 2011-10-04

Posts: 765

Re: I dont have EFI bios what now?

The iso supports both BIOS boot and UEFI boot. Some firmwares have issues booting the isos which support both. Only in such cases should the UEFI boot support be removed.

In a similar way it is also possible to create a UEFI-only bootable iso, but neither archiso nor archboot are built that way.

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sillerd

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Registered: 2011-11-27

Posts: 19

Re: I dont have EFI bios what now?

thank you