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endless

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Registered: 2025-09-06

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ESP mounting

I don't understand the process of mounting ESP to /efi/, then mount binding it with /boot. Please, I want to clarify as much as possible

gaelic

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Re: ESP mounting

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Last edited by gaelic (2025-09-07 08:52:38)

cryptearth

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Re: ESP mounting

do you have an extra

goto 10

line?
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=308099
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=308082

Head_on_a_Stick

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Re: ESP mounting

mount binding it with /boot

Why do you want to do that?

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Lone_Wolf

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Re: ESP mounting

I'm not aware of any boot method that does that.

Systemd by default mounts an Efi System Partition as /efi .
Some bootloader programs (like rEFInd) use that, some don't..
grub is often setup to look for an ESP at /boot/efi .

On such systems there are 2 ways to access the ESP : /efi AND /boot/efi .

An analogy that may help to understand this :
In your closet there's a drawer that holds socks and underwear .

One familiy member never wears socks, so refers to it as the underwear drawer.
Another family member always wears socks and refers to that drawer as the socks drawer.

Endless, if the posts in this thread sofar don't help, try to clarify your question.

Last edited by Lone_Wolf (2025-09-07 09:35:02)

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endless

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Registered: 2025-09-06

Posts: 24

Re: ESP mounting

Thanks for the clarification, now I understand what I have to do

endless

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Registered: 2025-09-06

Posts: 24

Re: ESP mounting

Do you have an extra

goto 10

line?
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=308099
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=308082

Sorry, I just added these topics, so I can ask more, shouldn't I?

endless

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Registered: 2025-09-06

Posts: 24

Re: ESP mounting

Endless, if the posts in this thread sofar don't help, try to clarify your question.

Help i created and /efi folder and mounted ESP to it
But when i wrote the grub-install you gave it said
Grub-install : error : /efi doesn't look like an EFI partition
What should i do?

endless

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Registered: 2025-09-06

Posts: 24

Re: ESP mounting

oh don't mind i fixed it and now i am in arch thanks for u all