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antos1

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Registered: 2016-08-30

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Don't get how to install bootloader

I create three partition: boot, swap, root
And after other works i have to install bootloader. But i do not understand anything about installing it.   
I am creating OS on /dev/sda and boot is /dev/sda1 (mounted on mnt/boot)
How i can install bootloader GRUB and can i do network configuration after installed the system? Please use  a simple english and do not give a link.

WorMzy

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Re: Don't get how to install bootloader

do not give a link.

This sort of attitude will not get you far with Arch. The documentation is on the wiki for a reason. If you are unable to read and comprehend it, then Arch is not the right distribution for you. If the documentation does not answer the questions you have, then feel free to ask for clarification, however, we will not regurgitate the information already available to you on the wiki.

All the information you need to install grub is detailed on the grub wiki page: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GRUB

can i do network configuration after installed the system?

Yes.

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ewaller

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Re: Don't get how to install bootloader

How i can install bootloader GRUB and can i do network configuration after installed the system?

UEFI or MBR/BIOS ?

Please use  a simple english and do not give a link.

Sorry, that is not how it works here.  A tremendous amount of effort goes into maintaining our documentation so we do not need to spoon feed each and every person who comes along.

Is your heart set on GRUB?  In my opinion, it is one of the more difficult solutions.  If you can, rEFInd or systemd-boot are much better choices for one who wants an easy solution.

Here is a link: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ca … ot_loaders

Last edited by ewaller (2016-08-30 23:53:10)

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antos1

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Re: Don't get how to install bootloader

im installing GRUB for BIOS but UEFI is running. Can it result any problem?

I install the grub-bios package via pacman. After that i run the command grub-install --target=i386-pc --recheck /dev/sda
no problem. After that i dont know what i need to do

ewaller

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Re: Don't get how to install bootloader

Does your computer support UEFI?

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antos1

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Re: Don't get how to install bootloader

Yes. But UEFI is hard. BIOS is easy. I know BIOS is slow. It is my 3. try, and really i do not want to fail.

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Re: Don't get how to install bootloader

It varies from motherboard to motherboard, but typically, if your motherboard is set to boot into UEFI mode, it will not look for legacy boot loaders. If your motherboard is set to boot in "hybrid" mode, it will likely look for UEFI bootmanagers first, then fall back to legacy bootloaders if it can't find any. If your motherboard is set to boot into legacy or BIOS mode, then it won't look for any UEFI boot managers.

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antos1

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Re: Don't get how to install bootloader

Well, i can change the mode from BIOS.

WorMzy

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Re: Don't get how to install bootloader

Well, if you've set your motherboard to boot in BIOS/Legacy mode, and you've installed and configured grub following the instructions on the wiki, and you received no errors, then the next thing to do is to try and boot.

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antos1

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Re: Don't get how to install bootloader

I do the config via grub-mkconfig. I hope it is runs.

antos1

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Re: Don't get how to install bootloader

OMG! It is runs!