[SOLVED] Having issues installing GRUB | Arch Linux Community | Page 1

graceful roost Jun 30, 2023, 6:48 AM

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I've been doing fixes and now grub syays it can't find a grub drive in sda1. It says to check device.map. What do I do?

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It says it can't find EFI directory???

low glacier Jun 30, 2023, 6:53 AM

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what does lsblk -f show when sda1 is mounted

graceful roost Jun 30, 2023, 6:54 AM

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sda1 is 0%

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mounted to /boot

low glacier Jun 30, 2023, 6:55 AM

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Answer with a screenshot

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Lsblk doesn’t just show 0% does it

graceful roost Jun 30, 2023, 6:56 AM

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I can't

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I'm installing from tty

low glacier Jun 30, 2023, 6:56 AM

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Picture on your phone then

round idol Jun 30, 2023, 6:57 AM

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upload command output with:
cat $file | curl -F 'file=@-' https://0x0.st
Or
$command | curl -F 'file=@-' https://0x0.st

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in your case its
lsblk | curl -F 'file=@-' https://0x0.st

graceful roost Jun 30, 2023, 6:58 AM

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low glacier Jun 30, 2023, 7:22 AM

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Why have you got two partitions mounted to /boot?

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Is your system installed as uefi or as bios? Have you got anything but grub being used as a bootloader (e.g. you don’t have windows on there at all)?
By the looks of things you don’t, that being the case pick 1 boot partition, if it’s just grub going on that partition just wipe it, and follow the commands on the aw page. If you want you can say the commands you’re doing to double check them

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.aw grub

cursive mauveBOT Jun 30, 2023, 7:28 AM

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Arch Wiki: Grub

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Grub

low glacier Jun 30, 2023, 7:29 AM

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Uefi or bios dictates which install commands you need to use

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Don’t forget after installing you need to do the grub-mkconfig command (let us know what commands you’re doing in full as I say)

graceful roost Jun 30, 2023, 5:02 PM

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I'm gonna start the installation over

graceful roost Jun 30, 2023, 5:50 PM

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WOOOOOOOOO!

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I did it

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Turns out the partition I should've been using was sda2

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oohhh dear

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when I hit grub on the boot menu it doesn't start

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not even the usb will start

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Oh shoot I forgot to run grub-mkconfig

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great I gotta reinstall now

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wait nvm I just need to use the usb to boot

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oh dear running grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg did not fix it

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I'll try remaking the EFI partition

hearty musk Jun 30, 2023, 6:32 PM

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graceful roost oh dear running grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg did not fix it

make sure you have your kernel image present in the /boot before running the grub-mkconfig

graceful roost Jun 30, 2023, 6:34 PM

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the vm-linuxz file? (paraphrasing I'm redoing pacstrap and cannot check)

hearty musk Jun 30, 2023, 6:35 PM

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graceful roost the vm-linuxz file? (paraphrasing I'm redoing pacstrap and cannot check)

yeah

graceful roost Jun 30, 2023, 6:35 PM

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alright

graceful roost Jun 30, 2023, 6:51 PM

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there's no space left on it after just making the filesystem?

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it just has the grub stuff and the kernel image on it

graceful roost Jun 30, 2023, 7:10 PM

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Oh wait it's cause I misread the amount of space in the partition like an idiot

graceful roost Jun 30, 2023, 7:47 PM

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I'm having issues making grub accept the drive

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like I need to attach a grub drive to the file system?

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yeah it keeps asking for grub drive

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I made the EFI partition according to the wiki

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with gdisk GPT with EF00 type

graceful roost Jun 30, 2023, 8:39 PM

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I made it again with fdisk ef type

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still doesn't work

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When I try to write an EFI partition it doesn't show up as EFI on fdisk -l

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just as empy

low glacier Jun 30, 2023, 9:05 PM

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graceful roost oh dear running grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg did not fix it

were you chrooted?

graceful roost Jun 30, 2023, 9:05 PM

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yeah

low glacier Jun 30, 2023, 9:06 PM

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tell us what the grub install command you did was

graceful roost Jun 30, 2023, 9:06 PM

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but now I'm past that and am trying to make a new partition

low glacier Jun 30, 2023, 9:06 PM

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lol what?

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you've started the entire installation process again to install a bootloader?

graceful roost Jun 30, 2023, 9:06 PM

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I hit the power button by mistake

low glacier Jun 30, 2023, 9:07 PM

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shouldn't matter

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it's the bootloader

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mount
# If you don't see efi partition mounted, mount it with mount <efi> <mountpoint>
pacman -S grub
grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --efi-directory=<mountpoint of efi> --bootloader_id=<my fancy new bootloader name>
grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

that should be all there is to it

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if you're making snapshots and putting them into grub then make sure bootloader is in the fstab (frankly worth doing anyway in my opinion)

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above is assuming uefi

graceful roost Jun 30, 2023, 9:12 PM

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/boot doesn't look like an EFI partition

low glacier Jun 30, 2023, 9:13 PM

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lsblk -f please

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[ -d /sys/firmware/efi ] && echo UEFI || echo BIOS - would also be of use

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actually that one doesn't work

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interesting

graceful roost Jun 30, 2023, 9:23 PM

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NAME         FSTYPE  FSVER  LAVEL UUID  FSAVAIL  FSUSE%  MOUNTPOINTS
loop0
sda
  sda1
  sda2
mmcblk0
  mmcblk0p1                             345.7M      20%  /boot
                                                         /boot
  mmcblk0p2                              16.4G      9%   /
  mmcblk0p3                              31.5G     10%   /home
mmcblk0boot0
mmcblk0boo1

low glacier Jun 30, 2023, 9:23 PM

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why have you got something mounted twice to the same place?

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and why do you think the partition isn't efi?

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sudo blkid -o list should tell you the filesystem types

graceful roost Jun 30, 2023, 9:25 PM

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it says it's ext4

low glacier Jun 30, 2023, 9:26 PM

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lol

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unmount it, and mkfs.fat -F32 that drive, then remount it (going off of memory)

graceful roost Jun 30, 2023, 9:27 PM

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alright I will

low glacier Jun 30, 2023, 9:27 PM

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then grub-install, then grub-mkconfig

graceful roost Jun 30, 2023, 9:28 PM

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/boot doesn't look like an EFI partition 💀

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I ran mkfs.fat on it and remounted it

low glacier Jun 30, 2023, 9:30 PM

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sudo blkid -o list again

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check you did it right

graceful roost Jun 30, 2023, 9:30 PM

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it's vfat???

low glacier Jun 30, 2023, 9:30 PM

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cool

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that's fine

graceful roost Jun 30, 2023, 9:30 PM

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oh ok

low glacier Jun 30, 2023, 9:31 PM

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show me the output of the grub-install command (as well as the grub install command you did)

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.s ix

cursive mauveBOT Jun 30, 2023, 9:32 PM

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low glacier .s ix

<command to print output> |& curl -F 'f:1=<-' ix.io

low glacier Jun 30, 2023, 9:32 PM

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might help

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you do the command followed by the pipe and ambersand etc.

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see how it spits a link out, and then I can share the output of the link

graceful roost Jun 30, 2023, 9:34 PM

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grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --efi-directory=/boot --bootloader-id=GRUB
Installing for x86_64-efi platform.
grub-install: error: /boot doesn't look like an EFI partition.

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that site comes in handy.

low glacier Jun 30, 2023, 9:35 PM

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lsblk -f again for me

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I have a feeling you still have /boot mounted multiple times

graceful roost Jun 30, 2023, 9:35 PM

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NAME         FSTYPE FSVER LABEL UUID FSAVAIL FSUSE% MOUNTPOINTS
loop0                                               
sda                                                 
├─sda1                                              
└─sda2                                              
mmcblk0                                             
├─mmcblk0p1                                         
├─mmcblk0p2                            16.4G     9% /
└─mmcblk0p3                            31.5G    10% /home
mmcblk0boot0                                        
mmcblk0boot1

low glacier Jun 30, 2023, 9:35 PM

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it's not mounted at all lol

graceful roost Jun 30, 2023, 9:35 PM

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wait shoot why isn't it mounted

low glacier Jun 30, 2023, 9:35 PM

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(:

graceful roost Jun 30, 2023, 9:36 PM

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now grub worked

low glacier Jun 30, 2023, 9:36 PM

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so, now you mounted it, any luck?

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lol

graceful roost Jun 30, 2023, 9:36 PM

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jeez sorry for the trouble

low glacier Jun 30, 2023, 9:36 PM

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mkconfig it

graceful roost Jun 30, 2023, 9:36 PM

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it's a learning experience for sure

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ok done

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can I reboot now

low glacier Jun 30, 2023, 9:37 PM

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graceful roost it's a learning experience for sure

100%, and what's great is if you need to install grub again, you now have that experience, so that you can more confidently get it wrong sooner and realise your mistake

graceful roost Jun 30, 2023, 9:37 PM

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yeah

low glacier Jun 30, 2023, 9:37 PM

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graceful roost can I reboot now

do you have a network manager installed so you can access the internet?

graceful roost Jun 30, 2023, 9:38 PM

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I installed systemd

low glacier Jun 30, 2023, 9:38 PM

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also I would love to know what:
mmcblk0boot0
mmcblk0boot1
are

graceful roost Jun 30, 2023, 9:38 PM

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low glacier also I would love to know what: mmcblk0boot0 ...

probably remnants from windows I need to fix

low glacier Jun 30, 2023, 9:38 PM

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reboot then!

graceful roost Jun 30, 2023, 9:38 PM

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Alright

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exiting chroot

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now to reboot

low glacier Jun 30, 2023, 9:39 PM

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graceful roost I installed systemd

I assume that means:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Systemd-networkd

Systemd-networkd

graceful roost Jun 30, 2023, 9:39 PM

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yeah

low glacier Jun 30, 2023, 9:39 PM

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cool

graceful roost Jun 30, 2023, 9:39 PM

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wait

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no resolve

low glacier Jun 30, 2023, 9:39 PM

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graceful roost no resolve

?

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wait, is it for the efi partition

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you probably need to edit the fstab

graceful roost Jun 30, 2023, 9:40 PM

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I have systemd-resolve

low glacier Jun 30, 2023, 9:40 PM

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ahh cool

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did it boot?

graceful roost Jun 30, 2023, 9:41 PM

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I haven't rebooted

low glacier Jun 30, 2023, 9:41 PM

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okay do cat /etc/fstab

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or if not chrooted /mnt/etc/fstab

graceful roost Jun 30, 2023, 9:42 PM

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📎 message.txt

low glacier Jun 30, 2023, 9:43 PM

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you said you hadn't rebooted 😛

graceful roost Jun 30, 2023, 9:43 PM

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I haven't

low glacier Jun 30, 2023, 9:43 PM

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what have you sent?

graceful roost Jun 30, 2023, 9:43 PM

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oh right it's case sensitive

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# /dev/mmcblk0p2
UUID=e7135251-d95a-4711-a19e-8c5ac0445114    /             ext4          rw,relatime    0 1

# /dev/sda2
UUID=C4A4-A68E          /boot         vfat          rw,relatime,fmask=0022,dmask=0022,codepage=437,iocharset=ascii,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro    0 2

# /dev/mmcblk0p3
UUID=30bd111b-681e-4681-b91a-5d461c9e51ff    /home         ext4          rw,relatime    0 2

low glacier Jun 30, 2023, 9:44 PM

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is sda2 where your /boot partition actually is?

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like is that what you mounted to /boot just now?

graceful roost Jun 30, 2023, 9:44 PM

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No I think I need to regen fstab

low glacier Jun 30, 2023, 9:44 PM

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check what is mounted by using the mount command, or lsblk -f

graceful roost Jun 30, 2023, 9:46 PM

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# /dev/mmcblk0p2
UUID=e7135251-d95a-4711-a19e-8c5ac0445114    /             ext4          rw,relatime    0 1

# /dev/mmcblk0p1
UUID=8D45-5D87          /boot         vfat          rw,relatime,fmask=0022,dmask=0022,codepage=437,iocharset=ascii,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro    0 2

# /dev/mmcblk0p3
UUID=30bd111b-681e-4681-b91a-5d461c9e51ff    /home         ext4          rw,relatime    0 2

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corrected now

low glacier Jun 30, 2023, 9:46 PM

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nice

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okay then yeah, reboot should be good

graceful roost Jun 30, 2023, 9:47 PM

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doing it now

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Uhhhhh

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grub starts all good but there's no boot option

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am I gonna need to write the boot option myself

low glacier Jun 30, 2023, 9:51 PM

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what did you do for grub-mkconfig?

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like write the whole thing out

graceful roost Jun 30, 2023, 9:51 PM

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grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

low glacier Jun 30, 2023, 9:52 PM

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hmmm

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when you've got out mounted cat the grub.cfg

graceful roost Jun 30, 2023, 9:53 PM

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out mounted?

graceful roost Jun 30, 2023, 10:11 PM

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what is out

low glacier Jun 30, 2023, 10:15 PM

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*it

graceful roost Jun 30, 2023, 10:17 PM

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I'm not familiar with grub shell

graceful roost Jun 30, 2023, 11:01 PM

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How do I boot

graceful roost Jun 30, 2023, 11:50 PM

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yeah I have no idea what to do

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do I need to use the usb to somehow fix ti

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What do I do

graceful roost Jul 1, 2023, 12:27 AM

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ok got in with reimaged usb

graceful roost Jul 1, 2023, 12:33 AM

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low glacier when you've got out mounted cat the grub.cfg

📎 message.txt

graceful roost Jul 1, 2023, 2:57 AM

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ok I just need to figure out what to fix

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Oh hadn't installed os-prober

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It still doesn't work?????

graceful roost Jul 1, 2023, 4:56 AM

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Alright it works now

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[SOLVED] Having issues installing GRUB

#[SOLVED] Having issues installing GRUB