[arch-general] USB flash installation medium in BIOS machines

[David Runge]

On 2020-11-02 10:57:02 (+0100), Juergen Werner via arch-general wrote:
> I started working on my old Laptop again, which is a pre-EFI model and
> needed a live USB medium to do some repartitioning. I copied the
> current installation ISO to a USB flash. When I try to boot with it, I
> see the boot menu (which looks like systemd-boot menu) with only
> options for UEFI boot and EFI shell option.

It seems that your hardware does support UEFI, otherwise systemd-boot
would not be started.

You can check in your BIOS/Firmware. Many older models have both BIOS
and UEFI capabilities and usually you can select which should be used.

Syslinux will only be used if the hardware does not provide UEFI.

Best,
David

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