I recently wanted to install Arch Linux, and I couldn't get into the system. I don't know where the problem was. I reset the BIOS to default settings, but it still wouldn't let me in. I did everything according to the arch wiki which works 100% (I tested on VirtualBox). So it's stupid that I made a mistake somewhere during the installation.
Install Ubuntu or similar and run Arch in a Virtualbox (or similar) environment. There are also many arch based distros available that should install without any problems.
You haven't provided any detail on your problem. What steps did you take, how far did you get, and what error messages did you encounter?
To try it, I created install media from the x86-64 ISO image using Rufus and booted it on my Vostro 5890. Per the installation guide, I had to switch off Secure Boot to get anywhere, as the boot image is not signed. (Perhaps this was your problem?) Unfortunately (from my viewpoint; yours may differ) the installation live environment provides neither a windowing environment nor a high-level executive; just a root console shell from which all configuration/install tasks must be run manually. I didn't have the patience to go through all the steps, but I didn't see anything to give me the impression I couldn't.
I met the same problem. I solved this problem by adding '--removable' in the 'grub-install' cmd, i.e., 'grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --efi-directory=/boot/efi --removable'.
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Posted April 27th, 2022 06:00
Install Ubuntu or similar and run Arch in a Virtualbox (or similar) environment. There are also many arch based distros available that should install without any problems.