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* 1. Download your preferred Manjaro version (XFCE, Openbox, Cinnamon, KDE, ...), must be 64-bits.
* 1. Download your preferred Manjaro version (XFCE, Openbox, Cinnamon, KDE, ...), must be 64-bits.


* 2. Burn the .iso to USB or DVD. See [[Burn_an_ISO_File]] for more details.
* 2. Burn the .iso to USB or DVD. See [[Special:MyLanguage/Burn_an_ISO_File|Burn an ISO File]] for more details.


* 3. Check your BIOS, UEFI must be ON and Secure boot OFF.
* 3. Check your BIOS, UEFI must be ON and Secure boot OFF.
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  * Partition your disk(s) as you want (Instructions on
  * Partition your disk(s) as you want (Instructions on
   manually partitioning are beyond the scope of this
   manually partitioning are beyond the scope of this
   guide, some deatils are available [[Cfdisk_Basic_Partitioning_Scenarios|here]]).
   guide, some deatils are available [[Special:MyLanguage/Cfdisk_Basic_Partitioning_Scenarios|here]]).
  * ''Important Step:'' Create a 50~250MB EFI Partition,
  * ''Important Step:'' Create a 50~250MB EFI Partition,
   mine is 100MB (code: ef00)
   mine is 100MB (code: ef00)
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  3. grub
  3. grub


[[Pacman_Overview | (How to install packages)]]
[[Special:MyLanguage/Pacman_Overview|(How to install packages)]]




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  path '/boot/grub' is not readable by Grub on boot. Installation is impossible. Aborting
  path '/boot/grub' is not readable by Grub on boot. Installation is impossible. Aborting


Then you will need to [https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Change_Root chroot] as described [[Restore_the_GRUB_Bootloader#Identify_and_Prepare_the_Installed_Partition.28s.29|here]], and then perform Step 5 again.
Then you will need to [https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Change_Root chroot] as described [[Special:MyLanguage/Restore_the_GRUB_Bootloader#Identify_and_Prepare_the_Installed_Partition.28s.29|here]], and then perform Step 5 again.


{{BoxInfo|note|If you get the following error:}}
{{BoxInfo|note|If you get the following error:


  EFI variables are not supported on this system.
  EFI variables are not supported on this system.
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then you could load the '''efivarfs''' module :
then you could load the '''efivarfs''' module :
{{UserCmd|command=sudo modprobe efivarfs}}
{{UserCmd|command=sudo modprobe efivarfs}}
 
}}


'''See also'''
'''See also'''


[[Restore the GRUB Bootloader]]
[[Special:MyLanguage/Restore the GRUB Bootloader|Restore the GRUB Bootloader]]


[https://forum.manjaro.org/t/using-livecd-v17-0-1-as-grub-to-boot-os-with-broken-bootloader/24916]
[https://forum.manjaro.org/t/using-livecd-v17-0-1-as-grub-to-boot-os-with-broken-bootloader/24916 Related Forum topic]


= Dual booting with Windows =
= Dual booting with Windows =
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There are two ways to install rEFInd-
There are two ways to install rEFInd-


1.Install rEFInd from its website [http://www.rodsbooks.com/refind/installing.html] (detailed) or '''install using pacman'''''(preferred)''-
1.Install rEFInd from its [https://www.rodsbooks.com/refind/installing.html website] (detailed) or '''install using pacman'''''(preferred)''-
{{UserCmd|command=sudo pacman -S refind}}
{{UserCmd|command=sudo pacman -S refind}}


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After adding the above entry, running '''sudo update-grub''' updates the GRUB configuration file so that an entry named '''Windows8 (UEFI)''' is added to the GRUB boot menu.
After adding the above entry, running '''sudo update-grub''' updates the GRUB configuration file so that an entry named '''Windows8 (UEFI)''' is added to the GRUB boot menu.


Related Forum thread: [https://forum.manjaro.org/t/detecting-efi-files-and-booting-them-from-grub/38083]
[https://forum.manjaro.org/t/detecting-efi-files-and-booting-them-from-grub/38083 Related Forum topic]


The chainloading will fail on some hardware (Lenovo Ideapad 110) with the "invalid signature" message - the Refind method will still work.
The chainloading will fail on some hardware (Lenovo Ideapad 110) with the "invalid signature" message - the Refind method will still work.
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= Feedback =
= Feedback =


Questions, suggestions, critics? Please post here: [http://forum.manjaro.org/]
Questions, suggestions, critics? Please post [https://forum.manjaro.org/ here]


= External Links =
= External Links =
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