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StR@ng3r

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Registered: 2011-11-12

Posts: 65

Questions on dual booting with win8 and efi

Hello folks,

I have windows 8.1 set up on /dev/sdb in efi mode and would like to install arch linux on /dev/sda
Fast startup on win8 is disabled aswell as secure boot.

Now, my questions:

1) Do I create an efi system partition on /dev/sda or do I use the one windows created on /dev/sdb?

2) Just to make sure, I still need a /boot partition outside of LUKS even when using an efi system partition, don"t I?

cheers,
StR@ng3r

the_shiver

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Registered: 2013-03-27

Posts: 130

Re: Questions on dual booting with win8 and efi

for 1) you can do either (https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php … 9#p1314159)

StR@ng3r

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Registered: 2011-11-12

Posts: 65

Re: Questions on dual booting with win8 and efi

Thanks

sandy8925

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Registered: 2013-06-25

Posts: 22

Re: Questions on dual booting with win8 and efi

For question #2 I believe the answer is yes. See here: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Dm … Partitions