Hi,
I’ve installed Manjaro KDE along side Windows, but Grub doesn’t show up at boot. I’ve tried following several guides online, but none successfully solved this problem.
Here’s some information:
manjaro-chroot -a 255 ✘
grub-probe: error: cannot find a GRUB drive for /dev/sdb1. Check your device.map.
grub-probe: error: cannot find a GRUB drive for /dev/sdb1. Check your device.map.
==> Mounting (ManjaroLinux) [/dev/sda3]
--> mount: [/mnt]
--> mount: [/mnt/boot/efi]
[manjaro /]# update-grub
Generating grub configuration file ...
Found theme: /usr/share/grub/themes/manjaro/theme.txt
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-6.10-x86_64
Found initrd image: /boot/intel-ucode.img /boot/amd-ucode.img /boot/initramfs-6.10-x86_64.img
Found initrd fallback image: /boot/initramfs-6.10-x86_64-fallback.img
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.
ERROR: mkdir /var/lock/dmraid
grub-probe: error: cannot find a GRUB drive for /dev/sdb1. Check your device.map.
grub-probe: error: cannot find a GRUB drive for /dev/sdb1. Check your device.map.
Adding boot menu entry for UEFI Firmware Settings ...
Root filesystem isn't btrfs
If you think an error has occurred, please file a bug report at "https://github.com/Antynea/grub-btrfs"
Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+/memtest.bin
Found memtest86+ EFI image: /boot/memtest86+/memtest.efi
done
When doing:
[manjaro /]# lsblk
NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINTS
loop0 7:0 0 156.9M 1 loop
loop1 7:1 0 1G 1 loop
loop2 7:2 0 1.7G 1 loop
loop3 7:3 0 834.6M 1 loop
sda 8:0 0 119.2G 0 disk
|-sda1 8:1 0 500M 0 part /boot/efi
|-sda2 8:2 0 27.5G 0 part
`-sda3 8:3 0 90.8G 0 part /
sdb 8:16 1 30.2G 0 disk
|-sdb1 8:17 1 3.9G 0 part
`-sdb2 8:18 1 4M 0 part
The boot should be “sda1”, right?
I’m sorry, but I’m not very good at Linux. Any help in regards to this would be appreciated. I’m booted into Manjaro with live USB.
Thanks
Kobold
28 October 2024 19:07
2
Hello and Welcome to Manjaro,
Do you share one drive for Manjaro and Windows?
You will run into less problems if you use 1 drive for Manjaro and another for Windows.
Please post your system Info:
inxi --admin --verbosity=5 --filter --no-host --width
Hi and thank you.
Yes, fresh and first install on the same drive on a laptop.
The output:
[manjaro /]# inxi --admin --verbosity=5 --filter --no-host --width
12System:
12Kernel 6.10.13-3-MANJARO 12arch x86_64 12bits 64 12compiler gcc 12v 14.2.1
12clocksource tsc 12avail acpi_pm 12parameters BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-x86_64
lang=en_US keytable=no tz=UTC misobasedir=manjaro
misolabel=MANJARO_KDE_2411 quiet systemd.show_status=1 splash driver=free
nouveau.modeset=1 i915.modeset=1 radeon.modeset=1
12Desktop KDE Plasma 12v ERR-101 12tk Qt 12v N/A 12dm N/A 12Distro Manjaro
12base Arch Linux
12Machine:
12Type Laptop 12System LENOVO 12product 80E5 12v Lenovo G50-80 12serial <filter>
12Chassis 12type 10 12v Lenovo G50-80 12serial <filter>
12Mobo LENOVO 12model Lenovo G50-80 12v 31900058 WIN 12serial <filter>
12part-nu LENOVO_MT_80E5_BU_idea_FM_Lenovo G50-80
12uuid 1908a9a6-0a67-11e5-a961-68f728e20cca 12UEFI LENOVO 12v B0CN80WW
12date 05/18/2015
12Battery:
12ID-1 BAT0 12charge 19.6 Wh (84.5%) 12condition 23.2/28.5 Wh (81.5%) 12power 7.6 W
12volts 15.3 12min 14.4 12model Lenovo IdeaPad 12type Unknown 12serial <filter>
12status discharging
12Memory:
12System RAM 12total 8 GiB 12available 7.67 GiB 12used 2.94 GiB (38.3%) 12igpu 32 MiB
12Array-1 12capacity 16 GiB 12slots 2 12modules 1 12EC None 12max-module-size 8 GiB
12note est.
12Device-1 ChannelA-DIMM0 12type no module installed
12Device-2 ChannelB-DIMM0 12type DDR3 12detail synchronous 12size 8 GiB
12speed 1600 MT/s 12volts N/A 12width (bits) 12data 64 12total 64
12manufacturer Hynix/Hyundai 12part-no HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 12serial <filter>
12CPU:
12Info 12model Intel Celeron 3205U 12socket BGA1168 (U3E1) 12note check 12bits 64
12type MCP 12arch Broadwell 12level v2 12built 2015-18 12process Intel 14nm 12family 6
12model-id 0x3D (61) 12stepping 4 12microcode 0x2F
12Topology 12cpus 1x 12dies 1 12clusters 2 12cores 2 12smt <unsupported> 12cache
12L1 128 KiB 12desc d-2x32 KiB; i-2x32 KiB 12L2 512 KiB 12desc 2x256 KiB 12L3 2 MiB
12desc 1x2 MiB
12Speed (MHz) 12avg 500 12min/max 500/1500 12base/boost 1500/1500 12scaling
12driver intel_cpufreq 12governor schedutil 12volts 0.8 V 12ext-clock 100 MHz 12cores
121 500 122 500 12bogomips 5989
12Flags ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3
12Vulnerabilities
12Type gather_data_sampling 12status Not affected
12Type itlb_multihit 12status KVM: VMX unsupported
12Type l1tf 12mitigation PTE Inversion
12Type mds 12mitigation Clear CPU buffers; SMT disabled
12Type meltdown 12mitigation PTI
12Type mmio_stale_data 12status Unknown: No mitigations
12Type reg_file_data_sampling 12status Not affected
12Type retbleed 12status Not affected
12Type spec_rstack_overflow 12status Not affected
12Type spec_store_bypass 12mitigation Speculative Store Bypass disabled via
prctl
12Type spectre_v1 12mitigation usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer
sanitization
12Type spectre_v2 12mitigation Retpolines; IBPB: conditional; IBRS_FW; STIBP:
disabled; RSB filling; PBRSB-eIBRS: Not affected; BHI: Not affected
12Type srbds 12mitigation Microcode
12Type tsx_async_abort 12status Not affected
12Graphics:
12Device-1 Intel HD Graphics 12vendor Lenovo 12driver i915 12v kernel 12arch Gen-8
12process Intel 14nm 12built 2014-15 12ports 12active eDP-1
12empty DP-1,HDMI-A-1,HDMI-A-2 12bus-ID 00:02.0 12chip-ID 8086:1606 12class-ID 0300
12Device-2 IMC Networks Lenovo EasyCamera 12driver uvcvideo 12type USB 12rev 2.0
12speed 480 Mb/s 12lanes 1 12mode 2.0 12bus-ID 2-6:4 12chip-ID 13d3:5727 12class-ID 0e02
12serial <filter>
12Display 12server X.org 12v 1.21.1.13 12with Xwayland 12v 24.1.2 12driver 12gpu i915
12display-ID :0
12Monitor-1 eDP-1 12model ChiMei InnoLux 0x15b7 12built 2013 12res 1366x768 12dpi 101
12gamma 1.2 12size 344x193mm (13.54x7.6") 12diag 394mm (15.5") 12ratio 16:9
12modes 1366x768
12API EGL 12v 1.5 12hw 12drv intel iris 12platforms 12device 0 12drv iris 12device 1
12drv swrast 12gbm 12drv iris 12surfaceless 12drv iris 12inactive wayland,x11
12API OpenGL 12v 4.6 12compat-v 4.5 12vendor mesa 12v 24.2.4-arch1.0.1 12note incomplete
(EGL sourced) 12renderer Mesa Intel HD Graphics (BDW GT1), llvmpipe (LLVM
18.1.8 128 bits)
12API Vulkan 12Message No Vulkan data available.
12Audio:
12Device-1 Intel Broadwell-U Audio 12vendor Lenovo 12driver snd_hda_intel 12v kernel
12bus-ID 00:03.0 12chip-ID 8086:160c 12class-ID 0403
12Device-2 Intel Wildcat Point-LP High Definition Audio 12vendor Lenovo
12driver snd_hda_intel 12v kernel 12bus-ID 00:1b.0 12chip-ID 8086:9ca0 12class-ID 0403
12API ALSA 12v k6.10.13-3-MANJARO 12status kernel-api 12with aoss 12type oss-emulator
12tools alsactl,alsamixer,amixer
12Server-1 JACK 12v 1.9.22 12status off 12tools N/A
12Server-2 PipeWire 12v 1.2.5 12status off 12with 121 pipewire-pulse 12status off
122 wireplumber 12status off 123 pipewire-alsa 12type plugin
12tools pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
12Network:
12Device-1 Realtek RTL8111/8168/8211/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
12vendor Lenovo 12driver r8169 12v kernel 12pcie 12gen 1 12speed 2.5 GT/s 12lanes 1
12port 3000 12bus-ID 02:00.0 12chip-ID 10ec:8168 12class-ID 0200
12IF enp2s0 12state down 12mac <filter>
12Device-2 Intel Wireless 3160 12driver iwlwifi 12v kernel 12pcie 12gen 1
12speed 2.5 GT/s 12lanes 1 12bus-ID 03:00.0 12chip-ID 8086:08b4 12class-ID 0280
12IF wlp3s0 12state up 12mac <filter>
12Info 12services No services found.
12Bluetooth:
12Device-1 Intel Bluetooth wireless interface 12driver btusb 12v 0.8 12type USB
12rev 2.0 12speed 12 Mb/s 12lanes 1 12mode 1.1 12bus-ID 2-7:5 12chip-ID 8087:07dc
12class-ID e001
12Report rfkill 12ID hci0 12rfk-id 2 12state down 12bt-service N/A 12rfk-block
12hardware no 12software no 12address see --recommends
12Drives:
12Local Storage 12total 149.48 GiB 12used 8.39 GiB (5.6%)
12SMART Message Required tool smartctl not installed. Check --recommends
12ID-1 /dev/sda 12maj-min 8:0 12vendor Samsung 12model MZYLF128HCHP-000L2
12size 119.24 GiB 12block-size 12physical 512 B 12logical 512 B 12speed 6.0 Gb/s
12tech N/A 12serial <filter> 12fw-rev 3L1Q
12ID-2 /dev/sdb 12maj-min 8:16 12vendor Transcend 12model JetFlash 32GB
12size 30.23 GiB 12block-size 12physical 512 B 12logical 512 B 12type USB 12rev 2.0
12spd 480 Mb/s 12lanes 1 12mode 2.0 12tech SSD 12serial <filter> 12fw-rev 1100
12Message No optical or floppy data found.
12Partition:
12ID-1 / 12raw-size 90.75 GiB 12size 88.77 GiB (97.82%) 12used 8.36 GiB (9.4%)
12fs ext4 12block-size 4096 B 12dev /dev/sda3 12maj-min 8:3 12label N/A
12uuid 246c97a2-6cba-457a-97dd-b55f1571da60
12ID-2 /boot/efi 12raw-size 500 MiB 12size 500 MiB (100.00%) 12used 28.9 MiB (5.8%)
12fs fuseblk 12block-size 4096 B 12dev /dev/sda1 12maj-min 8:1 12label System Reserved
12uuid 140AE4120AE3EF24
12Swap:
12Alert No swap data was found.
12Sensors:
12System Temperatures 12cpu 37.0 C 12mobo N/A
12Fan Speeds (rpm) N/A
12Info:
12Processes 0 12Power 12uptime 27m 12states freeze,mem,disk 12suspend deep 12avail s2idle
12wakeups 0 12hibernate platform 12avail shutdown, reboot, suspend, test_resume
12image 3.03 GiB 12Init systemd 12v 256 12default graphical 12tool systemctl
12Packages 12pm pacman 12pkgs 1205 12libs 351 12tools pamac 12pm flatpak 12pkgs 0
12Compilers N/A 12Client systemd 12inxi 3.3.36
Kobold
28 October 2024 19:16
4
Can you repost your system settings, with or without chroot?
To get a better result without the 12 everywhere.
Here I’ve exited chroot:
~ inxi --admin --verbosity=5 --filter --no-host --width 1 ✘
System:
Kernel: 6.10.13-3-MANJARO arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 14.2.1
clocksource: tsc avail: acpi_pm parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-x86_64
lang=en_US keytable=no tz=UTC misobasedir=manjaro
misolabel=MANJARO_KDE_2411 quiet systemd.show_status=1 splash driver=free
nouveau.modeset=1 i915.modeset=1 radeon.modeset=1
Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.1.5 tk: Qt v: N/A info: frameworks v: 6.6.0
wm: kwin_x11 vt: 2 dm: SDDM Distro: Manjaro base: Arch Linux
Machine:
Type: Laptop System: LENOVO product: 80E5 v: Lenovo G50-80
serial: <superuser required> Chassis: type: 10 v: Lenovo G50-80
serial: <superuser required>
Mobo: LENOVO model: Lenovo G50-80 v: 31900058 WIN
serial: <superuser required> part-nu: LENOVO_MT_80E5_BU_idea_FM_Lenovo G50-80
uuid: <superuser required> UEFI: LENOVO v: B0CN80WW date: 05/18/2015
Battery:
ID-1: BAT0 charge: 18.8 Wh (81.0%) condition: 23.2/28.5 Wh (81.5%)
power: 7.9 W volts: 15.2 min: 14.4 model: Lenovo IdeaPad type: Unknown
serial: <filter> status: discharging
Memory:
System RAM: total: 8 GiB available: 7.67 GiB used: 2.93 GiB (38.2%)
Message: For most reliable report, use superuser + dmidecode.
Array-1: capacity: 16 GiB slots: 2 modules: 1 EC: None
max-module-size: 8 GiB note: est.
Device-1: ChannelA-DIMM0 type: no module installed
Device-2: ChannelB-DIMM0 type: DDR3 detail: synchronous size: 8 GiB
speed: 1600 MT/s volts: N/A width (bits): data: 64 total: 64
manufacturer: Hynix/Hyundai part-no: HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB serial: <filter>
CPU:
Info: model: Intel Celeron 3205U bits: 64 type: MCP arch: Broadwell level: v2
built: 2015-18 process: Intel 14nm family: 6 model-id: 0x3D (61) stepping: 4
microcode: 0x2F
Topology: cpus: 1x dies: 1 clusters: 2 cores: 2 smt: <unsupported> cache:
L1: 128 KiB desc: d-2x32 KiB; i-2x32 KiB L2: 512 KiB desc: 2x256 KiB
L3: 2 MiB desc: 1x2 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 1491 min/max: 500/1500 scaling: driver: intel_cpufreq
governor: schedutil cores: 1: 1491 2: 1491 bogomips: 5989
Flags: ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3
Vulnerabilities:
Type: gather_data_sampling status: Not affected
Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: VMX unsupported
Type: l1tf mitigation: PTE Inversion
Type: mds mitigation: Clear CPU buffers; SMT disabled
Type: meltdown mitigation: PTI
Type: mmio_stale_data status: Unknown: No mitigations
Type: reg_file_data_sampling status: Not affected
Type: retbleed status: Not affected
Type: spec_rstack_overflow status: Not affected
Type: spec_store_bypass mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via
prctl
Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer
sanitization
Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Retpolines; IBPB: conditional; IBRS_FW;
STIBP: disabled; RSB filling; PBRSB-eIBRS: Not affected; BHI: Not affected
Type: srbds mitigation: Microcode
Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel HD Graphics vendor: Lenovo driver: i915 v: kernel arch: Gen-8
process: Intel 14nm built: 2014-15 ports: active: eDP-1
empty: DP-1,HDMI-A-1,HDMI-A-2 bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:1606
class-ID: 0300
Device-2: IMC Networks Lenovo EasyCamera driver: uvcvideo type: USB
rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 2-6:4 chip-ID: 13d3:5727
class-ID: 0e02 serial: <filter>
Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.13 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.2
compositor: kwin_x11 driver: X: loaded: modesetting alternate: fbdev,vesa
dri: iris gpu: i915 display-ID: :0 screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1366x768 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 361x203mm (14.21x7.99")
s-diag: 414mm (16.31")
Monitor-1: eDP-1 model: ChiMei InnoLux 0x15b7 built: 2013 res: 1366x768
hz: 60 dpi: 101 gamma: 1.2 size: 344x193mm (13.54x7.6") diag: 394mm (15.5")
ratio: 16:9 modes: 1366x768
API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: intel iris platforms: device: 0 drv: iris
device: 1 drv: swrast gbm: drv: iris surfaceless: drv: iris x11: drv: iris
inactive: wayland
API: OpenGL v: 4.6 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: intel mesa v: 24.2.4-arch1.0.1
glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: Mesa Intel HD Graphics (BDW GT1)
device-ID: 8086:1606 memory: 3.75 GiB unified: yes
API: Vulkan v: 1.3.295 layers: N/A device: 0 type: integrated-gpu
name: Intel HD Graphics (BDW GT1) driver: mesa intel v: 24.2.4-arch1.0.1
device-ID: 8086:1606 surfaces: xcb,xlib
Audio:
Device-1: Intel Broadwell-U Audio vendor: Lenovo driver: snd_hda_intel
v: kernel bus-ID: 00:03.0 chip-ID: 8086:160c class-ID: 0403
Device-2: Intel Wildcat Point-LP High Definition Audio vendor: Lenovo
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1b.0 chip-ID: 8086:9ca0
class-ID: 0403
API: ALSA v: k6.10.13-3-MANJARO status: kernel-api with: aoss
type: oss-emulator tools: alsactl,alsamixer,amixer
Server-1: JACK v: 1.9.22 status: off tools: N/A
Server-2: PipeWire v: 1.2.5 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse
status: active 2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin
tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8211/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
vendor: Lenovo driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1
port: 3000 bus-ID: 02:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8168 class-ID: 0200
IF: enp2s0 state: down mac: <filter>
Device-2: Intel Wireless 3160 driver: iwlwifi v: kernel pcie: gen: 1
speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 03:00.0 chip-ID: 8086:08b4 class-ID: 0280
IF: wlp3s0 state: up mac: <filter>
Info: services: NetworkManager, systemd-timesyncd, wpa_supplicant
Bluetooth:
Device-1: Intel Bluetooth wireless interface driver: btusb v: 0.8 type: USB
rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 bus-ID: 2-7:5 chip-ID: 8087:07dc
class-ID: e001
Report: rfkill ID: hci0 rfk-id: 2 state: up address: see --recommends
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 149.48 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%)
SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Samsung model: MZYLF128HCHP-000L2
size: 119.24 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s
tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: 3L1Q scheme: MBR
ID-2: /dev/sdb maj-min: 8:16 vendor: Transcend model: JetFlash 32GB
size: 30.23 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B type: USB rev: 2.0
spd: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: 1100
scheme: MBR
SMART Message: Unknown USB bridge. Flash drive/Unsupported enclosure?
Message: No optical or floppy data found.
Partition:
Message: No partition data found.
Swap:
Alert: No swap data was found.
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 40.0 C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A
Info:
Processes: 179 Power: uptime: 34m states: freeze,mem,disk suspend: deep
avail: s2idle wakeups: 0 hibernate: platform avail: shutdown, reboot,
suspend, test_resume image: 3.03 GiB services: org_kde_powerdevil,
power-profiles-daemon, upowerd Init: systemd v: 256 default: graphical
tool: systemctl
Packages: pm: pacman pkgs: 1268 libs: 331 tools: pamac pm: flatpak pkgs: 0
Compilers: N/A Shell: Zsh v: 5.9 default: Bash v: 5.2.37 running-in: konsole
inxi: 3.3.36
Kobold
28 October 2024 19:31
6
How did you created this Bootstick? Was it with Rufus or Ventoy?
I remember that Rufus created 2 different boot entry’s for the Live Boot Environment, to install in UEFI or for MBR.
Im still prefer to use MBR today and if you use EFI as your EFI Partitions looks like, im not sure whats going on.
Besides the information that you first should install Windows and then Linux, because Windows loves to overwrite your Boot Files.
Edit: Did you disabled Fast Boot under Windows and in Bios?disable Secure Boot in Bios, is very important.
I used Rufus to create the bootstick. Windows was already on the machine when I installed Manjaro.
I could try to use MBR instead of UEFI creating the bootable USB, and reinstall.
I’ve disabled fastboot in Bios, but do I have to do that in Windows as well?
Secure boot is also disabled
Kobold
28 October 2024 19:45
8
The problem is, that Windows is maybe already installed in EFI Mode, im not sure if this is a good idea now, to change this.
You may need to reinstall Windows then also too, probably you should stick to UEFI then, normally there are enough people around that use EFI,
I also created a little gamer guide/overview under Steam, it gives a few points how to make a good transition from Windows to Linux:
Hello,
I try to reach more Windows Gamer to convert them into the Linux Community. Breaking the Chains of Windows to let them taste for the first time in their life, a little Freedom
Yeah in Energy Settings, i think somewhere under Hibernation under Win10?
I’ve booted into windows and disabled fast startup already. I still don’t get Grub, or should i proceed to reinstall Manjaro at this point?
Kobold
28 October 2024 19:56
10
Possible thats it , maybe look closer if you install Manjaro the right way which the auto install suggested (MBR or EFI?) and give it a try…
I can recommend a Home Partition btw. its easier to backup in future.
But im still not sure if that helps, maybe another forum member has a better idea.
You have the newest ISO?
dmt
28 October 2024 19:59
11
Can you boot Manjaro? If not then you may have to set the boot priority in the UEFI.
Grub is hidden by default unless it has detected more than one OS, which it hasn’t according to your output.
To show the grub menu, you can press either Shift or Esc after POST (it depends if it’s BIOS or UEFI, but I can’t remember which so alternate Shift and Esc).
To have it shown permanently you can edit /etc/default/grub and set GRUB_TIMEOUT_STYLE to menu.
Kobold
28 October 2024 20:00
12
I think you mean SHIFT.
Edit:
Ah i should open my eyes: you initialised your drive as MBR related to your logs… but you installed it with EFI and thats may should the reason why it can’t find the GRUB.
Carefully watch the right Rufus entry, there should be 2 Boot entrys available when you boot from your Manjaro Bootstick.
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Ok, let me try to create the USB image one more time
I can chose between MBR and GPT. Which one should I use?
MBR= BIOS & UEFI
Kobold
28 October 2024 20:12
14
I think it depends on the Rufus version… i haven’t used Rufus for a long time.
Some versions gave option to use it for MBR and the other to create it with EFI, but as far i remember. The Bootstick gaves me 2 option in Bios to choose.
One was EFI and the other was MBR… and you see the result later at the auto install which the installer recommend. If you choosed the wrong boot entry… choose the other one next.
Ok, then I’ll give it a go with GPT. I’ll let you know how it went after I’ve installed.
dmt
28 October 2024 20:14
16
I’d say UEFI/GPT is to be preferred. sda would need a new partition table.
What is Windows installed as? Probably best to stick with the same as windows. If windows is there, then presumably it’s MBR, since you only have one drive and it’s MBR. Unless you disconnected a drive with windows on.
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Kobold
28 October 2024 20:16
17
Henning:
MBR= BIOS & UEFI
Since your SSD is already initialised in this mode… but its up to you.
As i said, you may need to reinstall Windows if you want to switch to GPT/UEFI now.
A New Partition Table, would reset the whole drive and you need probably a backup.
I personally prefer MBR because of higher security. But you have less Partitions… only max 4 Partitions per drive, is a downside.
So its a trade off… choose your poison
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Ok, thanks a lot for your help both of you. I’ll get back to this again tomorrow as it’s getting late here.
I’ll post an update here.
Cheers
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dmt
28 October 2024 20:20
19
Go with whatever windows is installed as.
@Kobold
Never heard of MBR providing better security, any links?
Kobold
28 October 2024 20:26
20
I think its a old battle, UEFI was highly criticised since it firstly was introduced.
A Bios and a OS should be separated.
A Bootvirus which can hidden in EFI and possible a Virus infection, can do changes around your Bios settings… no thanks.
But i have not right now a link… sry.
Last big news, was AMD Driver settings was messing around with AMD Mainboards and was Overclocking their CPU… which lead to massive instability AMD PC’s (and who knows, how many peoples PC’s gets destroyed from this secretly changes, AMD won’t pay the bills
I already posted a few times a link about that… in our forum:
I only have this german news article here, maybe you have a translation tool:
).