First time installing, got an error while installing grub

Skayote · 2020-09-20 23:58:16

"grub-install: error: cannot find a GRUB drive for [drive]/[root partition]. Check your device.map."

Is there a way to install a grub drive for said partition from here or no?
Assistance may be required, and greatly appreciated here.

Trilby · 2020-09-20 23:59:31

Please post the complete command used and any other output that came with that error message.

Skayote · 2020-09-21 00:14:42

Trilby wrote:

Please post the complete command used and any other output that came with that error message.

the command was "grub-install --target=i386-pc /[drive]/[root]"

The full error was in the original post.

Trilby · 2020-09-21 00:18:57

And what is [drive]/[root]? Post the actual command and the output from `lsblk`. That command should specify a device, not a partition.

Last edited by Trilby (2020-09-21 00:19:41)

V1del · 2020-09-21 00:33:43

You aren't disclosing any sensitive information by stating your actual drive letters.

Mod note: Moving to NC

AYAYA_Clap · 2020-09-21 02:47:03

You can try " grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --efi-directory=/YOUR BOOT PARTITION --bootloader-id=GRUB "

Scimmia · 2020-09-21 02:56:00

AYAYA_Clap wrote:

You can try " grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --efi-directory=/YOUR BOOT PARTITION --bootloader-id=GRUB "

Except that makes no sense if it's a BIOS system, which the OP's command suggests.

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