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JackTR

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Registered: 2013-12-18

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Impossible to install arch in UEFI mode on my Acer Aspire S3-391

Hi there,

I am trying to install arch-linux on my Acer Aspire S3-391, which came with a pre-shipped Windows 8. I am trying to make a dual boot, so I would like to keep the UEFI mode at startup. However, my computer won't boot on the Arch Linux USB Flash drive when in UEFI mode : when plugged in, the key prevents the computer from loading anything. The "Acer" page keeps on reloading itself, without even letting me access the BIOS menu (In other words, the computer is blocked at "POST" phase when the installation media of arch is plugged in).

Here's what I did to try and solve the problem  :
1) of course, I disabled Secure Boot and hibernation in Windows 8.
2) tried to boot in legacy bios. It works, and i could install arch this way : but as told before, i would like to install it in UEFI mode.
3) Checked, re-checked and re-rechecked the installation media.
4) tried to install Ubuntu in UEFI mode. It worked : the bootable key of Ubuntu was loaded, when the bootable key of arch is blocked. Why ? No idea...
5) Installed Ubuntu, and tried to install Arch in UEFI mode from Ubuntu, following the tutorial "Install_from_Existing_Linux". No luck here : i was blocked at step "Testing if you are booted into UEFI mode" on the beginner's guide : I was not, and I couldn't find any solution in the tutorial.

Any suggestions on what I should try next ?

jasonwryan

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Re: Impossible to install arch in UEFI mode on my Acer Aspire S3-391

Did you create a UEFI bootable image as per the wiki?

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JackTR

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Registered: 2013-12-18

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Re: Impossible to install arch in UEFI mode on my Acer Aspire S3-391

Yes I did, with this command from the wiki : "dd bs=4M if=/path/to/archlinux.iso of=/dev/sdx && sync".

srs5694

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Registered: 2012-11-06

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Re: Impossible to install arch in UEFI mode on my Acer Aspire S3-391

If you've already installed in BIOS/CSM/legacy mode, my recommendation is to install your EFI-mode boot loader and try it out. You'll need to use something else that does boot (such as Ubuntu), install the boot loader using the Windows bcdedit command (assuming you're dual-booting), or install the boot loader as EFI/BOOT/bootx64.efi (if you're setting up for Linux alone) to get it to work, though.

JackTR

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Registered: 2013-12-18

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Re: Impossible to install arch in UEFI mode on my Acer Aspire S3-391

If you've already installed in BIOS/CSM/legacy mode,

I haven't. Are you suggesting that I sould ? Install Arch in legacy mode, and then install an EFI-mode boot loader, and hope that it'll work for the dual boot ?

Gulver

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Registered: 2013-05-24

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Re: Impossible to install arch in UEFI mode on my Acer Aspire S3-391

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