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Godofgrunts

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Registered: 2008-11-14

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[Solved] gummiboot --path=$esp install seems to fail.

[root@archiso ~]# gummiboot --path=$esp install
Failed to check file system type of : No such file or directory

[root@archiso ~]# pacman -S dosfstools efibootmgr

Completes successfully.

[root@archiso ~]# efibootmgr -v
BootCurrent: 000A
Timeout: 1 seconds
BootOrder: 0001,0000,0009,0002,0003,0008,000A
Boot0000* ubuntu        HD(1,800,5f000,c1137c43-857c-432e-89ce-e5da82eff575)File(\EFI\UBUNTU\SHIMX64.EFI)
Boot0001* Linux Boot Manager    HD(1,800,1ff801,353dfce8-93ad-4dc8-bff1-6db8a4d77bfa)File(\EFI\gummiboot\gummibootx64.efi)
Boot0002* UEFI: IP4 Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller  ACPI(a0341d0,0)PCI(2,3)PCI(0,0)MAC(MAC(d05099182004,0)..BO
Boot0003* UEFI: IP6 Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller  ACPI(a0341d0,0)PCI(2,3)PCI(0,0)MAC(MAC(d05099182004,0)030d3c000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000004000000000000000000000000000000000..BO
Boot0008* UEFI: WD Elements 10A8 1042   ACPI(a0341d0,0)PCI(2,4)PCI(0,0)USB(1,0)HD(1,1da644,1240,1b45097d)..BO
Boot0009* ubuntu        HD(1,800,5f000,c1137c43-857c-432e-89ce-e5da82eff575)File(\EFI\UBUNTU\GRUBX64.EFI)
Boot000A* UEFI: USB 2.0 USB Flash Drive 1100    ACPI(a0341d0,0)PCI(10,0)USB(3,0)HD(1,30,1d018d0,c3072e18)..BO

And $esp doesn't seem to be set.

Last edited by Godofgrunts (2015-03-31 17:28:48)

WonderWoofy

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From: Los Gatos, CA

Registered: 2012-05-19

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Re: [Solved] gummiboot --path=$esp install seems to fail.

$esp is a variable.  It is not something that is set within the system, it is just used as a placeholder in the wiki.  You need to replace $esp with the path to your actual EFI System Partition... or set the variable to said path.

Head_on_a_Stick

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Registered: 2014-02-20

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Re: [Solved] gummiboot --path=$esp install seems to fail.

If you only have one EFI system partition and you have your fstab set up correctly, that flag can be droppped:

# gummiboot install

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Are you infected with Wetiko?

Godofgrunts

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Registered: 2008-11-14

Posts: 43

Re: [Solved] gummiboot --path=$esp install seems to fail.

Wow... Someone didn't follow the other examples in the wiki then. That's not made clear at all. Every other instance where something needs to be changed includes a note that says something like:

Note:
Change /dev/sda to reflect the drive you installed Arch on. Do not append a partition number (do not use sdaX).

I'll see what I can do about changing that. Thanks for the help!

WonderWoofy

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From: Los Gatos, CA

Registered: 2012-05-19

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Re: [Solved] gummiboot --path=$esp install seems to fail.

Don't forget to mark as [Solved].

circleface

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Registered: 2012-05-26

Posts: 639

Re: [Solved] gummiboot --path=$esp install seems to fail.

replacing $esp with the location of your EFI System Partiton, usually /boot:

That is in the beginner's guide right before the command to install gummiboot.