UEFI or Bios During Arch install?

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Here on my 2nd pc i used archfi to install Arch Linux/Xfce, I used auto partition during install with archfi. I noticed this

dad:~ $ lsblk
NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT
sda 8:0 0 232.9G 0 disk
└─sda1 8:1 0 232.9G 0 part
nvme0n1 259:0 0 476.9G 0 disk
├─nvme0n1p1 259:1 0 31M 0 part
├─nvme0n1p2 259:2 0 512M 0 part /boot
├─nvme0n1p3 259:3 0 16G 0 part [SWAP]
└─nvme0n1p4 259:4 0 460.4G 0 part /

├─nvme0n1p1 259:1 0 31M 0 part Saw that scratched my head and plugged forward lol. Just now I do a lsblk as posted above and i get the read out.

31mb bios boot, this is my 2nd or 3rd time using archfi and never had this ├─nvme0n1p1 259:1 0 31M 0 part, so i looked in /sys/firmware/ and I see no efi folder. So does this mean I’m booting with bios then efi? Is it possible to switch to efi without re-installing? Other then a faster boot and secure boot, would i gain anything from a potential re-install?

Thanks!

Edit:Think i figured out where i went wrong, at the auto partition section I selected Auto Partitions (gpt) instead of Auto Partitions (gpt, efi). :upside_down_face:

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This is using Archfi? Why did you not use EndeavourOS installer? :slightly_frowning_face:

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Precisely. There are a few arch install helpers but they don’t remain stable for long. Either do a straight arch install from the Arch Wiki or let Endeavouros do it for you.

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When using the archfi script it is best IMHO to not use automatic partitioning. Just do it manually and use cgdisk for a UEFI install.

The archfi Arch install script written by Matt Moul in collaboration with @FredBezies has been around for quite some time and works excellently. So does it’s counterpart archdi the desktop installer portion.

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You have much more control over what packages you install with the script is all.

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Archfi is excellent, and actively maintained.

@BONK Thank you for introducing it to me all those months ago. All of my installations are done with either Archfi or The Arch Way™.

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This is on my 2nd machine, EndeavourOS Xfce is on 3 other pc in my house. :wink:

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I’m just giving you a hard time. :wink: BTW i use EndeavourOS!

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OK, I may give it a try on my external SSD which I use to try out different tiling window managers.

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I know lol. :wink: