Arch Linux

ytsejam

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Registered: 2012-02-10

Posts: 57

Another rEFInd pain

After windows11 update, I am unable to view Arch in Refind. I have tried to reinstall refind and update the conf file, I have added the line for arch

# Below is a more complex Linux example, specifically for Arch Linux.
# This example MUST be modified for your specific installation; if nothing
# else, the PARTUUID code must be changed for your disk. Because Arch Linux
# does not include version numbers in its kernel and initrd filenames, you
# may need to use manual boot stanzas when using fallback initrds or
# multiple kernels with Arch. This example is modified from one in the Arch
# wiki page on rEFInd (https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/rEFInd).
menuentry "Arch Linux" {
    icon     /EFI/refind/icons/os_arch.png
    volume   "Arch Linux"
    loader   /boot/vmlinuz-linux
    initrd   /boot/initramfs-linux.img
    options  "root=PARTUUID=0e6474c6-3625-4437-abfb-204267718317 rw add_efi_memmap"
    submenuentry "Boot using fallback initramfs" {
        initrd /boot/initramfs-linux-fallback.img
    }
    submenuentry "Boot to terminal" {
        add_options "systemd.unit=multi-user.target"
    }
    disabled
}

If I check with efibootmgr, I cannot see the arch linux in the system.

[root@archiso /]# efibootmgr

BootCurrent: 0003

Timeout: 2 seconds

BootOrder: 0003,0001,0004,0000

Boot0000* rEFInd Boot Manager VenHw (99e275e7-75a0-4b37-a2e6-c5385e6c00cb)

Boot0001* Windows Boot Manager HD(1,GPT,d827fb35-00bc-44fa-9861-28184dad7c3d,0x800,0x32000)/EFI/MICROSOFT BOOT BOOTMGFW.EF 157494e444f5753000100000 02d0035006300640064002000340065003700300020006100630063003100200066003300320062003300340034006400340037003900350070000000330001000000100000000400000

Boot0003

rEFInd Boot Manager HD (1,GPT,d827fb35-00bc-44fa-9861-e8184dad7c3d,0x800,0x32000)/EFI REFIND REFIND_X64.EFI

Boot0004 UEFI: Generic Flash Disk 8.07, Partition 1

PciRoot(0x0)/Pci (0x8,0x1)/Pci (0x0,0x4)/USB(3,0)/USB(0,0)/HD(1,MBR,0x1af45d87,0x800, 0x1d4b7d0

[root@archiso /]# ls -1/boot/

total 253076

-rw-r--r-- 1 root root

307200 Apr 10 23:14 amd-ucode.img

drwxr-xr-x 2 root root

4096 Νου 30 2023 efi

drwxr-xr-x 3 root root

I have tried to copy EFI under "boot/efi" did not work, scanfor options did not work. Can you help me ?
Thanks

5hridhyan

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Registered: 2025-12-25

Posts: 824

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Re: Another rEFInd pain

Try remove "disabled" from the menuentry in refind.conf
and also verify the `loader` path like if /boot is your EFI partition, the loader path should be /vmlinuz-linux, not /boot/vmlinuz-linux...

Edit:

If I check with efibootmgr, I cannot see the arch linux in the system

since Boot0003 (rEFInd) is already the first in BootOrder, you don't need to worry about Arch appearing in efibootmgr. rEFInd handles Arch/booting kernel; the BIOS only needs to handle rEFInd

Last edited by 5hridhyan (2026-04-26 13:23:12)