[arch-general] Install Archlinux on HP Elitebook

2017-12-18 Thread news
Hi everyone, I'm struggeling with my laptop : I can't manage to boot into any Linux distribution. My laptop is an HP Elitebook x360 G2 ; BIOS P80 01.09 Rev.A (up to date). By turning off every "protection" I'm able to select the USB stick in the boot menu ; but I can't pass this step. I immedi

Re: [arch-general] Install Archlinux on HP Elitebook

2017-12-18 Thread Beta Smollner via arch-general
> Am 18.12.2017 um 15:36 schrieb n...@contrepoison.ch: > > Hi everyone, > > I'm struggeling with my laptop : I can't manage to boot into any Linux > distribution. > My laptop is an HP Elitebook x360 G2 ; BIOS P80 01.09 Rev.A (up to date). > By turning off every "protection" I'm able to select t

Re: [arch-general] Install Archlinux on HP Elitebook

2017-12-18 Thread Ken OKABE via arch-general
Here is my experience. 1. Ubuntu live image is the most stably working distribution among others, so it's good for base to install Arch. 2. If your laptop is UEFI, it's good to have reEFInd USB stick. www.rodsbooks.com/refind/ If your PC cannot boot reEFInd USB stick, your bios setup is very wrong

Re: [arch-general] Install Archlinux on HP Elitebook

2017-12-18 Thread news
Le 2017-12-18 16:24, Ken OKABE via arch-general a écrit : Here is my experience. 1. Ubuntu live image is the most stably working distribution among others, so it's good for base to install Arch. 2. If your laptop is UEFI, it's good to have reEFInd USB stick. www.rodsbooks.com/refind/ If your PC

Re: [arch-general] Install Archlinux on HP Elitebook

2017-12-18 Thread Marcel Hoppe via arch-general
Hey Tom, i have a little question, how do you create your install stick? if i need one for an uefi system, i only copy the content of the iso to a fat formated stick and name the partition like the iso is named. i don't use arch direct, i'm using antergos but i'm sure the arch iso is also efi boot

Re: [arch-general] Install Archlinux on HP Elitebook

2017-12-18 Thread brent s.
On 12/18/2017 09:36 AM, n...@contrepoison.ch wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I'm struggeling with my laptop : I can't manage to boot into any Linux > distribution. > My laptop is an HP Elitebook x360 G2 ; BIOS P80 01.09 Rev.A (up to date). > By turning off every "protection" I'm able to select the USB s

[arch-general] "Failed to start Light Display Manager"

2017-12-18 Thread Ralf Mardorf
Hi, https://git.archlinux.org/svntogit/packages.git/commit/trunk?h=packages/lightdm&id=aca8e3c06dc550e6cf0f011cb69e4e2c488e63cc does cause lightdm failing to start. Just downgrading fixed the issue. I don't know how useful my logfiles are, since I booted Arch Linux from an Ubuntu install in a sys

Re: [arch-general] Install Archlinux on HP Elitebook

2017-12-18 Thread news
Le 2017-12-18 17:13, brent s. a écrit : On 12/18/2017 09:36 AM, n...@contrepoison.ch wrote: Hi everyone, I'm struggeling with my laptop : I can't manage to boot into any Linux distribution. My laptop is an HP Elitebook x360 G2 ; BIOS P80 01.09 Rev.A (up to date). By turning off every "protect

Re: [arch-general] Install Archlinux on HP Elitebook

2017-12-18 Thread news
Hey Sorry for the previous mail, mishandling on my side... Brent, your assumptions are right. I even tried the wiki page about the 840 G1 [1] as it is another Elitebook. Not better unfortunately... Marcel : in the easiest way possible with dd. Thereafter all the others possible ways :/ mar77i