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HydroDiOxide

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can't boot Arch after Windows 11 install

There are more topics on this, I just can't figure out what will work for me.

I want a Windows 11 / Arch dual boot system. I tried installing Windows first and then Arch, but I just could not get that working, so I tried it the other way around. Install Arch first, then Windows 11. Now, when I try to boot Arch I go to grub rescue mode. I've tried to boot Arch with a Supergrub usb, but that didn't work. Is there a way to get a working grub with both Windows 11 and Arch as an option? And how can I make this work? I can' t remember this being so difficult previously. Must be UEFI...

This is de drive layout:

nvme0n1     259:0    0 931.5G  0 disk 
├─nvme0n1p1 259:1    0  1000M  0 part 
├─nvme0n1p2 259:2    0 195.3G  0 part 
├─nvme0n1p3 259:3    0    16M  0 part 
└─nvme0n1p4 259:4    0 735.2G  0 part

When installing Arch I used p1 as /boot/efi (if I remember correctly), EFI is on p1. p2 is the Arch data partition with /boot. p3 is listed as Microsoft reserved. p4 is the Windows 11 installation.

Any help is very welcome. I've not run Arch in a long while. Looking forward to getting this working.

Last edited by HydroDiOxide (2023-05-03 09:29:28)

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Re: can't boot Arch after Windows 11 install

First, a personal pet peeve.  https://languageandgrammar.com/2008/06/ … mar-error/

What is the output of efibootmgr -u   ?
Another approach might be to use a Windows install media repair the installation to get it to the point where we can boot Windows.  Then we can can fix Grub.

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HydroDiOxide

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Re: can't boot Arch after Windows 11 install

First, a personal pet peeve.  https://languageandgrammar.com/2008/06/ … mar-error/

Thanks for pointing that out! It felt kinda funny. Not a native speaker... My wife is an English teacher though. You saved me.

Booting Windows is not the issue. Booting Arch is. I can swap Windows and Arch in the boot order and then, when starting the notebook, Windows boots just fine. Arch isn' t though>grub rescue.

Running from a Ubuntu live usb:

efibootmgr -u

BootCurrent: 0021
Timeout: 0 seconds
BootOrder: 0000,0002,0021,001B,001C,001D,001E,001F,0020,0022,0012,0011,0024,0023
Boot0000* Windows Boot Manager
Boot0002* Arch
Boot0010  ThinkShield secure wipe
Boot0011* LENOVO CLOUD
Boot0012* HTTPS BOOT
Boot0013  Setup
Boot0014  Boot Menu
Boot0015  Diagnostic Splash Screen
Boot0016  Lenovo Diagnostics
Boot0017  Regulatory Information
Boot0018  Startup Interrupt Menu
Boot0019  Rescue and Recovery
Boot001A  MEBx Hot Key
Boot001B* USB CD
Boot001C* USB FDD
Boot001D* NVMe0
Boot001E* NVMe1
Boot001F* ATA HDD0
Boot0020* ATA HDD1
Boot0021* USB HDD
Boot0022* PXE BOOT
Boot0023  Other CD
Boot0024  Other HDD
Boot0025* IDER BOOT CDROM
Boot0026* IDER BOOT Floppy
Boot0027* ATA HDD
Boot0028* ATAPI CD

Last edited by HydroDiOxide (2023-04-29 21:10:48)

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HydroDiOxide

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Re: can't boot Arch after Windows 11 install

I was able to fix my Arch boot through grub rescue:

grub rescue>set boot=(hd0,gpt2)
grub rescue>set prefix=(hd0,gpt2)/boot/grub
grub rescue>insmod normal
grub rescue>normal

Now I have to get Windows 11 in the Arch grub menu. I've mounted the Windows partition on /mnt, installed os-prober and ran grub-mkconfig. But it doesn't show up. Suggestions?

Last edited by HydroDiOxide (2023-05-03 09:31:14)

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V1del

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Re: can't boot Arch after Windows 11 install

Did you configure /etc/default/grub to enable os-probing within mkinitcpio? Generally not entirely sure whether our os-prober package includes Win 11 support already

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Re: can't boot Arch after Windows 11 install

I've mounted the Windows partition on /mnt, installed os-prober and run grub-mkconfig. But it doesn't show up. Suggestions?

You have a UEFI system so the Windows bootloader should be on the EFI system partition. Was the ESP mounted when you ran grub-mkconfig? If so check for bootmgfw.efi on that partition, that file is Windows' bootloader.

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HydroDiOxide

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Re: can't boot Arch after Windows 11 install

Did you configure /etc/default/grub to enable os-probing within mkinitcpio? Generally not entirely sure whether our os-prober package includes Win 11 support already

Thanks for that. I didn't, but then I did. This is the output when running grub-mkconfig:

Generating grub configuration file ...
#
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
#
# It is automatically generated by grub-mkconfig using templates
# from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
#

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
insmod part_gpt
insmod part_msdos
if [ -s $prefix/grubenv ]; then
  load_env
fi
if [ "${next_entry}" ] ; then
   set default="${next_entry}"
   set next_entry=
   save_env next_entry
   set boot_once=true
else
   set default="0"
fi

if [ x"${feature_menuentry_id}" = xy ]; then
  menuentry_id_option="--id"
else
  menuentry_id_option=""
fi

export menuentry_id_option

if [ "${prev_saved_entry}" ]; then
  set saved_entry="${prev_saved_entry}"
  save_env saved_entry
  set prev_saved_entry=
  save_env prev_saved_entry
  set boot_once=true
fi

function savedefault {
  if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then
    saved_entry="${chosen}"
    save_env saved_entry
  fi
}

function load_video {
  if [ x$feature_all_video_module = xy ]; then
    insmod all_video
  else
    insmod efi_gop
    insmod efi_uga
    insmod ieee1275_fb
    insmod vbe
    insmod vga
    insmod video_bochs
    insmod video_cirrus
  fi
}

if [ x$feature_default_font_path = xy ] ; then
   font=unicode
else
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 1be16283-dd2d-491f-a9c5-431d88b93c10
    font="/usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2"
fi

if loadfont $font ; then
  set gfxmode=auto
  load_video
  insmod gfxterm
  set locale_dir=$prefix/locale
  set lang=en_GB
  insmod gettext
fi
terminal_input console
terminal_output gfxterm
if [ x$feature_timeout_style = xy ] ; then
  set timeout_style=menu
  set timeout=5
# Fallback normal timeout code in case the timeout_style feature is
# unavailable.
else
  set timeout=5
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-linux
Found initrd image: /boot/intel-ucode.img /boot/amd-ucode.img /boot/initramfs-linux.img
menuentry 'Arch Linux' --class arch --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-simple-1be16283-dd2d-491f-a9c5-431d88b93c10' {
	load_video
	set gfxpayload=keep
	insmod gzio
	insmod part_gpt
	insmod ext2
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 1be16283-dd2d-491f-a9c5-431d88b93c10
	echo	'Loading Linux linux ...'
	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-linux root=UUID=1be16283-dd2d-491f-a9c5-431d88b93c10 rw  quiet loglevel=3
	echo	'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
	initrd	/boot/intel-ucode.img /boot/amd-ucode.img /boot/initramfs-linux.img
}
submenu 'Advanced options for Arch Linux' $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-advanced-1be16283-dd2d-491f-a9c5-431d88b93c10' {
	menuentry 'Arch Linux, with Linux linux' --class arch --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-linux-advanced-1be16283-dd2d-491f-a9c5-431d88b93c10' {
		load_video
		set gfxpayload=keep
		insmod gzio
		insmod part_gpt
		insmod ext2
		search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 1be16283-dd2d-491f-a9c5-431d88b93c10
		echo	'Loading Linux linux ...'
		linux	/boot/vmlinuz-linux root=UUID=1be16283-dd2d-491f-a9c5-431d88b93c10 rw  quiet loglevel=3
		echo	'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
		initrd	/boot/intel-ucode.img /boot/amd-ucode.img /boot/initramfs-linux.img
	}
Found fallback initrd image(s) in /boot:  intel-ucode.img amd-ucode.img initramfs-linux-fallback.img
	menuentry 'Arch Linux, with Linux linux (fallback initramfs)' --class arch --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-linux-fallback-1be16283-dd2d-491f-a9c5-431d88b93c10' {
		load_video
		set gfxpayload=keep
		insmod gzio
		insmod part_gpt
		insmod ext2
		search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 1be16283-dd2d-491f-a9c5-431d88b93c10
		echo	'Loading Linux linux ...'
		linux	/boot/vmlinuz-linux root=UUID=1be16283-dd2d-491f-a9c5-431d88b93c10 rw  quiet loglevel=3
		echo	'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
		initrd	/boot/intel-ucode.img /boot/amd-ucode.img /boot/initramfs-linux-fallback.img
	}
}

### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
### END /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
Warning: os-prober will be executed to detect other bootable partitions.
Its output will be used to detect bootable binaries on them and create new boot entries.
Found Windows Boot Manager on /dev/nvme0n1p1@/EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi
menuentry 'Windows Boot Manager (on /dev/nvme0n1p1)' --class windows --class os $menuentry_id_option 'osprober-efi-6D39-EB01' {
	insmod part_gpt
	insmod fat
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 6D39-EB01
	chainloader /EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi
}
### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_uefi-firmware ###
Adding boot menu entry for UEFI Firmware Settings ...
if [ "$grub_platform" = "efi" ]; then
	fwsetup --is-supported
	if [ "$?" = 0 ]; then
		menuentry 'UEFI Firmware Settings' $menuentry_id_option 'uefi-firmware' {
			fwsetup
		}
	fi
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/30_uefi-firmware ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries.  Simply type the
# menu entries you want to add after this comment.  Be careful not to change
# the 'exec tail' line above.
### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
if [ -f  ${config_directory}/custom.cfg ]; then
  source ${config_directory}/custom.cfg
elif [ -z "${config_directory}" -a -f  $prefix/custom.cfg ]; then
  source $prefix/custom.cfg
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
done

It seems like Windows is picked up. It still doesn´t show up in the menu though.

I ran sudo grub-install, but that didn't change a thing. I'm missing a step here somewhere?

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Re: can't boot Arch after Windows 11 install

Then you aren't loading the GRUB associated with that config file. What exact grub-install comand did you use and what's your output of

lsblk -f
efibootmgr -uv

HydroDiOxide

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Re: can't boot Arch after Windows 11 install

Then you aren't loading the GRUB associated with that config file. What exact grub-install comand did you use and what's your output of

lsblk -f
efibootmgr -uv

That is what I am thinking. I ran grub-mkconfig and then grub-install, both as sudo. grub-install without any options (which is probably not the right way .

lsblk -f

NAME        FSTYPE FSVER LABEL UUID                                 FSAVAIL FSUSE% MOUNTPOINTS
nvme0n1                                                                            
├─nvme0n1p1 vfat   FAT32       6D39-EB01                             968,6M     3% /boot/efi
├─nvme0n1p2 ext4   1.0         1be16283-dd2d-491f-a9c5-431d88b93c10  166,2G     8% /
├─nvme0n1p3                                                                        
└─nvme0n1p4 ntfs               B8DCF205DCF1BDA6                       

and

efibootmgr -uv

BootCurrent: 0001
Timeout: 0 seconds
BootOrder: 0001,0000,0021,001B,001C,001D,001E,001F,0020,0022,0012,0011,0024,0023
Boot0000* Windows Boot Manager	HD(1,GPT,62667ce9-c2bc-de46-a3ac-8b1c61ce5587,0x800,0x1f4000)/File(\EFI\Microsoft\Boot\bootmgfw.efi)䥗䑎坏S
      dp: 04 01 2a 00 01 00 00 00 00 08 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 40 1f 00 00 00 00 00 e9 7c 66 62 bc c2 46 de a3 ac 8b 1c 61 ce 55 87 02 02 / 04 04 46 00 5c 00 45 00 46 00 49 00 5c 00 4d 00 69 00 63 00 72 00 6f 00 73 00 6f 00 66 00 74 00 5c 00 42 00 6f 00 6f 00 74 00 5c 00 62 00 6f 00 6f 00 74 00 6d 00 67 00 66 00 77 00 2e 00 65 00 66 00 69 00 00 00 / 7f ff 04 00
    data: 57 49 4e 44 4f 57 53 00 01 00 00 00 88 00 00 00 78 00 00 00 42 00 43 00 44 00 4f 00 42 00 4a 00 45 00 43 00 54 00 3d 00 7b 00 39 00 64 00 65 00 61 00 38 00 36 00 32 00 63 00 2d 00 35 00 63 00 64 00 64 00 2d 00 34 00 65 00 37 00 30 00 2d 00 61 00 63 00 63 00 31 00 2d 00 66 00 33 00 32 00 62 00 33 00 34 00 34 00 64 00 34 00 37 00 39 00 35 00 7d 00 00 00 31 00 01 00 00 00 10 00 00 00 04 00 00 00 7f ff 04 00
Boot0001* arch	HD(1,GPT,62667ce9-c2bc-de46-a3ac-8b1c61ce5587,0x800,0x1f4000)/File(\EFI\arch\grubx64.efi)
      dp: 04 01 2a 00 01 00 00 00 00 08 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 40 1f 00 00 00 00 00 e9 7c 66 62 bc c2 46 de a3 ac 8b 1c 61 ce 55 87 02 02 / 04 04 30 00 5c 00 45 00 46 00 49 00 5c 00 61 00 72 00 63 00 68 00 5c 00 67 00 72 00 75 00 62 00 78 00 36 00 34 00 2e 00 65 00 66 00 69 00 00 00 / 7f ff 04 00
Boot0010  ThinkShield secure wipe	FvFile(3593a0d5-bd52-43a0-808e-cbff5ece2477)
      dp: 04 06 14 00 d5 a0 93 35 52 bd a0 43 80 8e cb ff 5e ce 24 77 / 7f ff 04 00
Boot0011* LENOVO CLOUD	VenMsg(bc7838d2-0f82-4d60-8316-c068ee79d25b,ad38ccbbf7edf04d959cf42aa74d3650)/Uri(https://download.lenovo.com/pccbbs/cdeploy/efi/boot.efi)
      dp: 03 0a 24 00 d2 38 78 bc 82 0f 60 4d 83 16 c0 68 ee 79 d2 5b ad 38 cc bb f7 ed f0 4d 95 9c f4 2a a7 4d 36 50 / 03 18 3b 00 68 74 74 70 73 3a 2f 2f 64 6f 77 6e 6c 6f 61 64 2e 6c 65 6e 6f 76 6f 2e 63 6f 6d 2f 70 63 63 62 62 73 2f 63 64 65 70 6c 6f 79 2f 65 66 69 2f 62 6f 6f 74 2e 65 66 69 / 7f ff 04 00
Boot0012* HTTPS BOOT	VenMsg(bc7838d2-0f82-4d60-8316-c068ee79d25b,ad38ccbbf7edf04d959cf42aa74d3650)/Uri()
      dp: 03 0a 24 00 d2 38 78 bc 82 0f 60 4d 83 16 c0 68 ee 79 d2 5b ad 38 cc bb f7 ed f0 4d 95 9c f4 2a a7 4d 36 50 / 03 18 04 00 / 7f ff 04 00
Boot0013  Setup	FvFile(721c8b66-426c-4e86-8e99-3457c46ab0b9)
      dp: 04 06 14 00 66 8b 1c 72 6c 42 86 4e 8e 99 34 57 c4 6a b0 b9 / 7f ff 04 00
Boot0014  Boot Menu	FvFile(126a762d-5758-4fca-8531-201a7f57f850)
      dp: 04 06 14 00 2d 76 6a 12 58 57 ca 4f 85 31 20 1a 7f 57 f8 50 / 7f ff 04 00
Boot0015  Diagnostic Splash Screen	FvFile(a7d8d9a6-6ab0-4aeb-ad9d-163e59a7a380)
      dp: 04 06 14 00 a6 d9 d8 a7 b0 6a eb 4a ad 9d 16 3e 59 a7 a3 80 / 7f ff 04 00
Boot0016  Lenovo Diagnostics	FvFile(3f7e615b-0d45-4f80-88dc-26b234958560)
      dp: 04 06 14 00 5b 61 7e 3f 45 0d 80 4f 88 dc 26 b2 34 95 85 60 / 7f ff 04 00
Boot0017  Regulatory Information	FvFile(478c92a0-2622-42b7-a65d-5894169e4d24)
      dp: 04 06 14 00 a0 92 8c 47 22 26 b7 42 a6 5d 58 94 16 9e 4d 24 / 7f ff 04 00
Boot0018  Startup Interrupt Menu	FvFile(f46ee6f4-4785-43a3-923d-7f786c3c8479)
      dp: 04 06 14 00 f4 e6 6e f4 85 47 a3 43 92 3d 7f 78 6c 3c 84 79 / 7f ff 04 00
Boot0019  Rescue and Recovery	FvFile(665d3f60-ad3e-4cad-8e26-db46eee9f1b5)
      dp: 04 06 14 00 60 3f 5d 66 3e ad ad 4c 8e 26 db 46 ee e9 f1 b5 / 7f ff 04 00
Boot001A  MEBx Hot Key	FvFile(ac6fd56a-3d41-4efd-a1b9-870293811a28)
      dp: 04 06 14 00 6a d5 6f ac 41 3d fd 4e a1 b9 87 02 93 81 1a 28 / 7f ff 04 00
Boot001B* USB CD	VenMsg(bc7838d2-0f82-4d60-8316-c068ee79d25b,86701296aa5a7848b66cd49dd3ba6a55)
      dp: 03 0a 24 00 d2 38 78 bc 82 0f 60 4d 83 16 c0 68 ee 79 d2 5b 86 70 12 96 aa 5a 78 48 b6 6c d4 9d d3 ba 6a 55 / 7f ff 04 00
Boot001C* USB FDD	VenMsg(bc7838d2-0f82-4d60-8316-c068ee79d25b,6ff015a28830b543a8b8641009461e49)
      dp: 03 0a 24 00 d2 38 78 bc 82 0f 60 4d 83 16 c0 68 ee 79 d2 5b 6f f0 15 a2 88 30 b5 43 a8 b8 64 10 09 46 1e 49 / 7f ff 04 00
Boot001D* NVMe0	VenMsg(bc7838d2-0f82-4d60-8316-c068ee79d25b,001c199932d94c4eae9aa0b6e98eb8a400)
      dp: 03 0a 25 00 d2 38 78 bc 82 0f 60 4d 83 16 c0 68 ee 79 d2 5b 00 1c 19 99 32 d9 4c 4e ae 9a a0 b6 e9 8e b8 a4 00 / 7f ff 04 00
Boot001E* NVMe1	VenMsg(bc7838d2-0f82-4d60-8316-c068ee79d25b,001c199932d94c4eae9aa0b6e98eb8a401)
      dp: 03 0a 25 00 d2 38 78 bc 82 0f 60 4d 83 16 c0 68 ee 79 d2 5b 00 1c 19 99 32 d9 4c 4e ae 9a a0 b6 e9 8e b8 a4 01 / 7f ff 04 00
Boot001F* ATA HDD0	VenMsg(bc7838d2-0f82-4d60-8316-c068ee79d25b,91af625956449f41a7b91f4f892ab0f602)
      dp: 03 0a 25 00 d2 38 78 bc 82 0f 60 4d 83 16 c0 68 ee 79 d2 5b 91 af 62 59 56 44 9f 41 a7 b9 1f 4f 89 2a b0 f6 02 / 7f ff 04 00
Boot0020* ATA HDD1	VenMsg(bc7838d2-0f82-4d60-8316-c068ee79d25b,91af625956449f41a7b91f4f892ab0f601)
      dp: 03 0a 25 00 d2 38 78 bc 82 0f 60 4d 83 16 c0 68 ee 79 d2 5b 91 af 62 59 56 44 9f 41 a7 b9 1f 4f 89 2a b0 f6 01 / 7f ff 04 00
Boot0021* USB HDD	VenMsg(bc7838d2-0f82-4d60-8316-c068ee79d25b,33e821aaaf33bc4789bd419f88c50803)
      dp: 03 0a 24 00 d2 38 78 bc 82 0f 60 4d 83 16 c0 68 ee 79 d2 5b 33 e8 21 aa af 33 bc 47 89 bd 41 9f 88 c5 08 03 / 7f ff 04 00
Boot0022* PXE BOOT	VenMsg(bc7838d2-0f82-4d60-8316-c068ee79d25b,78a84aaf2b2afc4ea79cf5cc8f3d3803)
      dp: 03 0a 24 00 d2 38 78 bc 82 0f 60 4d 83 16 c0 68 ee 79 d2 5b 78 a8 4a af 2b 2a fc 4e a7 9c f5 cc 8f 3d 38 03 / 7f ff 04 00
Boot0023  Other CD	VenMsg(bc7838d2-0f82-4d60-8316-c068ee79d25b,aea2090adfde214e8b3a5e471856a35406)
      dp: 03 0a 25 00 d2 38 78 bc 82 0f 60 4d 83 16 c0 68 ee 79 d2 5b ae a2 09 0a df de 21 4e 8b 3a 5e 47 18 56 a3 54 06 / 7f ff 04 00
Boot0024  Other HDD	VenMsg(bc7838d2-0f82-4d60-8316-c068ee79d25b,91af625956449f41a7b91f4f892ab0f606)
      dp: 03 0a 25 00 d2 38 78 bc 82 0f 60 4d 83 16 c0 68 ee 79 d2 5b 91 af 62 59 56 44 9f 41 a7 b9 1f 4f 89 2a b0 f6 06 / 7f ff 04 00
Boot0025* IDER BOOT CDROM	PciRoot(0x0)/Pci(0x14,0x0)/USB(11,1)
      dp: 02 01 0c 00 d0 41 03 0a 00 00 00 00 / 01 01 06 00 00 14 / 03 05 06 00 0b 01 / 7f ff 04 00
Boot0026* IDER BOOT Floppy	PciRoot(0x0)/Pci(0x14,0x0)/USB(11,0)
      dp: 02 01 0c 00 d0 41 03 0a 00 00 00 00 / 01 01 06 00 00 14 / 03 05 06 00 0b 00 / 7f ff 04 00
Boot0027* ATA HDD	VenMsg(bc7838d2-0f82-4d60-8316-c068ee79d25b,91af625956449f41a7b91f4f892ab0f6)
      dp: 03 0a 24 00 d2 38 78 bc 82 0f 60 4d 83 16 c0 68 ee 79 d2 5b 91 af 62 59 56 44 9f 41 a7 b9 1f 4f 89 2a b0 f6 / 7f ff 04 00
Boot0028* ATAPI CD	VenMsg(bc7838d2-0f82-4d60-8316-c068ee79d25b,aea2090adfde214e8b3a5e471856a354)
      dp: 03 0a 24 00 d2 38 78 bc 82 0f 60 4d 83 16 c0 68 ee 79 d2 5b ae a2 09 0a df de 21 4e 8b 3a 5e 47 18 56 a3 54 / 7f ff 04 00

Thanks for the help! Much appreciated.

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HydroDiOxide

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Re: can't boot Arch after Windows 11 install

I fixed the issue... probably not in the best or right way, but I'm not sure what is going on.

I ran:

grub-mkconfig --output=./grub.cfg.MYVERSION

Then made a backup of the /boot/grub/grub.cfg and moved grub.cfg.MYVERSION to /boot/grub/grub.cfg.

I then mounted /dev/nvme0n1p1 on /mnt and ran:

sudo grub-install /dev/nvme0n1p1

There are probably some unnecessary steps there, but it worked.

Any suggestions to do this better or to skip these steps are welcome.

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Re: can't boot Arch after Windows 11 install

I then mounted /dev/nvme0n1p1 on /mnt and ran:

sudo grub-install /dev/nvme0n1p1

There are probably some unnecessary steps there, but it worked.

Note that the block device argument is ignored for UEFI GRUB. To specify a particular ESP use the --efi-directory option (not needed in this case though).

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HydroDiOxide

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Re: can't boot Arch after Windows 11 install

I then mounted /dev/nvme0n1p1 on /mnt and ran:
There are probably some unnecessary steps there, but it worked.

Note that the block device argument is ignored for UEFI GRUB. To specify a particular ESP use the --efi-directory option (not needed in this case though).

I am not sure what that means..., but thanks

For now my solution is:

$sudo grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

Maybe that option should have been there all along... probably.

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