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MRFerdinand

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Registered: 2025-06-17

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Black Screen Boot Loop Until GRUB Appears

Hi everyone,

I recently installed Arch Linux using the official `archinstall` script on my Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14IML05 (Model 81WA), and I’ve been running into an odd boot issue.

?️ System Info
- Laptop: Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14IML05 (Model 81WA)
- Arch Linux installed using `archinstall` (UEFI mode)
- GRUB bootloader (auto-installed by archinstall)
- No dual boot (Windows removed completely)
- Secure Boot = Disabled
- Boot Mode = UEFI

❗ The Issue
Every time I power on the laptop:
- The screen turns black and the system powers off after a second
- This cycle repeats 3–4 times
- Finally, it loads into the GRUB menu and boots normally

It seems like the UEFI firmware is retrying boot entries until it finally succeeds with GRUB.

What I've Tried
- Verified Arch was installed in UEFI mode (`/sys/firmware/efi` exists)
- Regenerate GRUB Config:
  sudo grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

V1del

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Registered: 2012-10-16

Posts: 24,477

Re: Black Screen Boot Loop Until GRUB Appears

Check your firmware settings whether you can configure boot order there. This is most likely irrelevant to what is actually installed.