Grub-install: error: cannot find EFI directory | Linux Mint Community🍵 | Page 1

shadow pond May 10, 2026, 4:53 AM

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I'm stuck at grub-install, please help me

languid gorge May 10, 2026, 5:00 AM

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the efi partition looks to be sda1

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but it's mounted in 3 different places, strangely

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should just be set to mount at /boot/efi

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should also be FAT16 or FAT32

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run parted -l or fdisk -l to check

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unmount sda1, remount it to /boot/efi then use that path in the grub install command

shadow pond May 10, 2026, 5:03 AM

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just in case, I will send this here

languid gorge May 10, 2026, 5:05 AM

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unfortunately, drive sda scrolled up, off screen

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though, you could do parted -l | less

shadow pond May 10, 2026, 5:07 AM

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languid gorge May 10, 2026, 5:10 AM

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ctrl-c

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you might need to flag sda1 with the esp, and boot flags

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similar to how sdb1 is

shadow pond May 10, 2026, 5:13 AM

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Umm how am I gonna do that

languid gorge May 10, 2026, 5:13 AM

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im not sure how parted or fdisk work

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but see how this guy did it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rebJqWEiFvg

YouTube

EF - Linux Made Simple

How to install Arch Linux with a Swap file on UEFI and KDE - Part 1...

UPDATE: Since the kernel 5.7 the allocate command is not anymore working. Use the dd command instead as explained in the Wiki.

In this video I am installing Arch Linux with a Swap file instead of a Swap partition on a UEFI laptop and KDE. This is the base OS installation with a Swap file, the advantage being a Swap file can be resized and offer...

▶ Play video

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around 4:05 for a bit

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at 12:59 for a few minutes, he shows some stuff, and the grub thing

shadow pond May 11, 2026, 4:16 PM

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sorry at the moment I'm working on a group project so I switched back to Mint

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I will try installing Arch someday

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