Difference between revisions of "UEFI - Install Guide"

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Some manufactures EFI implementations cause GRUB not to be showed in the Boot Menu, or even if its there it can't be made default.
Some manufactures EFI implementations cause GRUB not to be showed in the Boot Menu, or even if its there it can't be made default.


In such cases install '''[http://www.rodsbooks.com/refind/index.html rEFInd]'''
In such cases install '''[http://www.rodsbooks.com/refind/index.html rEFInd]'''


[[File:Refind.png]]
[[File:Refind.png]]


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 use pacman-
1.Install rEFInd from its website [http://www.rodsbooks.com/refind/installing.html] (detailed) or '''install using pacman'''''(preferred)''-
  sudo pacman -S refind-efi
  sudo pacman -S refind-efi


Files will be present in  /usr/share/refind .
Files will be present in  /usr/share/refind .


2.Or just use mine [https://www.dropbox.com/s/bafo0sp432pw2tj/refind.zip here]
2.Or use mine [https://www.dropbox.com/s/bafo0sp432pw2tj/refind.zip here]
Extract the contents of the zip file.
Extract the contents of the zip file.


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The bootx64.efi files boot by default, hence rEFInd would now boot by default, and would detect your grubx64.efi(linux-manjaro) and efibootmgfw.efi (windows) automatically.
The bootx64.efi files boot by default, hence rEFInd would now boot by default, and would detect your grubx64.efi(linux-manjaro) and efibootmgfw.efi (windows) automatically.


''Note''-
'''Note'''-


a folder Manjaro(name could be some other also) containing the file grubx64.efi should also be present in /boot/efi/EFI/ folder
A folder Manjaro(name could be some other also) containing the file grubx64.efi should also be present in /boot/efi/EFI/ folder, which should contain the grubx64.efi file which will be used by rEFInd to boot Grub.


The rEFInd doesnt contain an icon for manjaro, so i customised one myself from an existing one on the net and upload it here as well. It should be placed in the Manjaro directory referred to earlier.
The rEFInd package currently doesnt contain an icon for Manjaro, so I customised one myself from an existing one on the net and upload it here as well. It should be placed in the Manjaro directory referred to earlier, and is named as grubx64.png [http://www.rodsbooks.com/refind/themes.html#icons]


[https://www.dropbox.com/s/5so73fkyam8vqu2/grubx64.png rEFInd Manjaro Icon]
[https://www.dropbox.com/s/5so73fkyam8vqu2/grubx64.png rEFInd Manjaro Icon]
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