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Belph

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Registered: 2018-04-08

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[solved] Grub: Error: Cannot find EFI directory

Aloha,

I am currently on the brink of madness because I installed Arch many times on this exact Computer before without ever getting a Problem with grub.

The boot_mode in my bios is set to Legacy + UEFI

After using using pacstrap /mnt base I used arch-chroot /mnt and then instantly downloaded grub via pacman -S grub-bios (There is also the option of only typing grub instead of grub-bios but it seems to be the same thing).

The next step I usually do differs from what many people do I think since I only type "grub-install /dev/sda" I've seen other people type out longer commands but since that always work I tried it as well today.

I then get Grub: Error: Cannot find EFI directory

I don't get why I would get that error now after literally installing Arch over and over for practice like a month ago...

Regards and sorry if I forgot to post important information

<3  Belph

Last edited by Belph (2019-01-05 19:38:55)

zezu

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Registered: 2017-12-25

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Re: [solved] Grub: Error: Cannot find EFI directory

Is your disk using a dos partiton table or gpt?
Did you try this:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GRUB#UEFI_systems

Belph

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Re: [solved] Grub: Error: Cannot find EFI directory

Is your disk using a dos partiton table or gpt?
Did you try this:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GRUB#UEFI_systems

It was set to "loop" but now I was able to set it to gpt by using mkfs /dev/sda
I still get the same error. I also don't have a little partition with FAT32 format on my list, when using parted /dev/sda print, I am actually having trouble creating one.

And I still don't get why I get this Problem now and didn't get it a month ago.

loqs

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Re: [solved] Grub: Error: Cannot find EFI directory

A month ago everything was the same?  Is the system booting in EFI or BIOS mode?

Belph

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Re: [solved] Grub: Error: Cannot find EFI directory

A month ago everything was the same?  Is the system booting in EFI or BIOS mode?

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loqs

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Re: [solved] Grub: Error: Cannot find EFI directory

What is the output of `parted -l` and `findmnt`

zezu

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Re: [solved] Grub: Error: Cannot find EFI directory

try to use dos partition table

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Re: [solved] Grub: Error: Cannot find EFI directory

zezu, while it is entirely possible to have an ESP on a disk with MBR (msdos) partition tables, it isn't generally very well supported, and it certainly isn't what the ArchWiki recommends. If you have a good reason for suggesting that Belph switch to a MBR partition table, please share it, otherwise please don't make random suggestions which will only serve to confuse the matter.

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Re: [solved] Grub: Error: Cannot find EFI directory

I also don't have a little partition with FAT32 format on my list

If your system is booting in UEFI mode, you will have to have a partition with FAT32 for the EFI partition.

Belph

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Re: [solved] Grub: Error: Cannot find EFI directory

I thought I succeeded in changing the partition table to gpt but it still is loop. I would like to post the output to make it easier for you guys but I don't know how this works.

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Re: [solved] Grub: Error: Cannot find EFI directory

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Belph

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Re: [solved] Grub: Error: Cannot find EFI directory

I thought I succeeded in changing the partition table to gpt but it still is loop. I would like to post the output to make it easier for you guys but I don't know how this works.

Btw, I've been using cfdisk to make the partitions and I just noticed that is says label: dos at the top of the fake GUI