Does Arch need a bootloader?
In order to boot Arch Linux, a Linux-capable boot loader must be set up. The boot loader is responsible for loading the kernel and initial ramdisk before initiating the boot process.
What is Linux GRUB boot loader?
(GRand Unified Bootloader) A program that calls a Unix/Linux operating system into memory. Officially GNU GRUB, GRUB is a popular boot loader due to its flexibility and configuration capabilities, allowing changes to be made at boot time and support for boot images from the network.
What are the 2 boot loaders for Linux?
For Linux, the two most common boot loaders are known as LILO (LInux LOader) and LOADLIN (LOAD LINux). An alternative boot loader, called GRUB (GRand Unified Bootloader), is used with Red Hat Linux. LILO is the most popular boot loader among computer users that employ Linux as the main, or only, operating system.
Is there a way to have Grub boot Windows this way?
Is there a way to have GRUB boot windows when installed this way? You could install os-prober and then regenerate your GRUB configuration: This should usually detect other operating systems and add entries for them. For Windows, it would typically add an entry for chain loading the Windows bootloader.
Can a grub installation be booted in UEFI?
When installing to use UEFI it is important to boot the installation media in UEFI mode, otherwise efibootmgr will not be able to add the GRUB UEFI boot entry. Installing to the fallback boot path will still work even in BIOS mode since it does not touch the NVRAM. To boot from a disk using UEFI, an EFI system partition is required.
How to generate Grub mkconfig in Arch Linux?
Use the grub-mkconfig tool to generate /boot/grub/grub.cfg : By default the generation scripts automatically add menu entries for all installed Arch Linux kernels to the generated configuration. After installing or removing a kernel, you just need to re-run the above grub-mkconfig command.
Do you need a BIOS boot partition for Grub?
Note: In the entire article esp denotes the mountpoint of the EFI system partition aka ESP. On a BIOS/ GPT configuration, a BIOS boot partition is required. GRUB embeds its core.img into this partition. Before attempting this method keep in mind that not all systems will be able to support this partitioning scheme.