linux install scripts

• follow steps below

On EFI boot

• make sure you have internet connection
  • check: ip -c a
  • for wireless connection: iwctl

Partition

• check: lsblk
• require 2 Partition
  • EFI System: 350M
  • Linux filesystem: rest of disk space
• action: cfdisk /dev/the_disk_to_be_partitioned

Run main.sh

• supply 2 arg
  • 1: EFI System Partition
  • 2: Linux Filesystem Partition
  • e.g. ./main.sh /dev/sda1 /dev/sda2

Common problems

• Black screen after boot
  • at the grub menu, press e
  • find the line with starting word linux
  • add nomodeset to the end that line
  • after installation, add nomodeset to GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT and rebuild grub
• nvidia graphics card display issue
  • do sudo pacman -Syu nvidia after installation
• USB ports not working during grub selection
  • go to BIOS, disable Fast Boot

Windows OS to appear in GRUB menu

• install ntfs-3g
• mount windows partition
  • eg sudo mount /dev/nvme0n1p3 /win
• rerun grub-mkconfig
  • sudo grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg