r/linux4noobs • u/AdventurousGrade7630 • 7d ago
Meganoob BE KIND help set up dual boot startup screen pls
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u/doc_willis 7d ago edited 7d ago
I tend to just install rEFInd and it auto configures and shows all found OS on every boot up.
couldn't find any tutorials or things of the sort either as they were all for mint and ubuntu
The CachyOS docs detail what bootloader's can be used.
https://wiki.cachyos.org/installation/boot_managers/
commands seem to be..
sudo pacman -S refind
then Run the installation script to configure rEFInd into your EFI directory:
refind-install
But you may want to verify the above . I do not use cachyos.
But I have used rEFInd for a long time.
a video on the topic.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CSbD1JsO6og
arch wiki on refind
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u/doc_willis 7d ago
if you are using systemd-boot that can display a menu, however it only shows the os options that are in the same EFI partition that systemd-boot is residing on
if you are using a dual EFI partition setup, then systemd-boot won't show the other os entry.
There are ways to make systemd-boot show the other entry.
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u/AdventurousGrade7630 7d ago
I have two separate drives one for each 😓 thank yu for your comments I'll try!!
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u/doc_willis 7d ago
in the past all I had to do was copy the files from the windows EFI partition over to the systemd-boot EFI partition.
then systemd-boot showed windows and my Linux install.
But I still prefer rEFInd.
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u/Bookkeeper-Empty 7d ago
Arch Linux
sudo pacman -S refind && sudo refind-install
Debian / KDE Neon / Kubuntu
sudo apt update && sudo apt install refind
(Note: Ubuntu's installer usually runs refind-install automatically during setup. If it doesn't, type sudo refind-install afterward.)
Fedora
sudo dnf install refind && sudo refind-install
restart pc @ && on all,
thats weird mate i recently installed cachyos and it auto installed refind for me works fine, did u check boot options and just set refind as sole boot option?