[Solved]Fail boot due to vfat ..,after upgrade.Strangely LTS is fine

seth · 2026-01-28 15:11:55

So it's already mounted and doesn't have to be again and then we're still waiting for the io log.

rebornKidz · 2026-01-29 04:18:04

I think I try to see what's inside io.log , but empty file.
Let me double check.

http://0x0.st/PNk_.txt

how come my p4 still not found?

Last edited by rebornKidz (2026-01-29 04:33:02)

seth · 2026-01-29 09:29:16

Why does this abruptly end at

…
  -> Running bui

?

[plasma@narayana ~]$ cat /tmp/io.log

please don't print the log while scrip is still running.

bash: warning: setlocale: LC_CTYPE: cannot change locale (en-US.UTF-8): No such file or directory

Unrelated but fix your locale.

error: you cannot perform this operation unless you are root.

But you seem to be trying to run grub-install as unprivileged user?

Who installed the system for you?
Can we talk to them?

rebornKidz · 2026-01-29 12:23:35

I don't know for sure.
Okay, it's my first time using the script command. Even I am still a little bit shocked that such script as a cli command exists.

I tried twice to fix the locale, but the issue persists. I already read couple of forum posts to fix it.

yeah, post installation of KDE plasma the default terminal user become plasma right?
Oh man, I have the urge to call you Sire.
I am not sure add plasma to the sudoer group. I am using `su root` previously.

This guys who install it https://sukrosono.github.io/ . He say opensource is so awesome, you sould advancing civilization by using it, not use illegal / pirated software and operating system.
Ofcource I lie, I do it myself. Even failed many times along the way. but it will not stop me.

Hopefully as you expected. https://0x0.st/PqKA.txt

My last check it still unbootable with same error.

Last edited by rebornKidz (2026-01-30 18:53:32)

rebornKidz · 2026-02-27 16:07:50

bump

seth · 2026-02-27 16:35:03

Fwwi, the forum doesn't send notifications for edits so avoid "I'll edit in the actual information later" posts.

Found linux image: /vmlinuz-linux
Found initrd image: //initramfs-linux.img
Found fallback initrd image(s) in /:  initramfs-linux-fallback.img
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-linux-lts
Found initrd image: /boot/amd-ucode.img /boot/initramfs-linux-lts.img
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-linux
Found initrd image: /boot/amd-ucode.img /boot/initramfs-linux.img
Found fallback initrd image(s) in /boot:  amd-ucode.img initramfs-linux-fallback.img

Move away /vmlinuz-linux, /initramfs-linux.img and /initramfs-linux-fallback.img and re-run "grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg"
You're probably generating spurious entries for the residual kernel and initramfs on the root partition and end up selecting those on the boot menu.

rebornKidz · 2026-04-03 01:23:04

Kindly tell me, fwwi stand for?

Sorry, I just doing a couple things at same time.

I have been tried that one, but it seems the grub still knows the file?
I do rename the file with -bk , -back-up, but shortened.

reboot after `grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg` results:
unable to find the /boot/vmlinuz-linux .

As I recall, your judgment on #37 is perfectly correct; either I do a single command multiple times or I do a second command because I am unsure about the first one.

The good news is the installed LTS kernel was working great, I have performed an upgrade, and later, after reboot, `uname -a` yield that I have booted from recently downloaded package.

Thanks for the help.

seth · 2026-04-03 07:15:42

Misspelling of fwiw

unable to find the /boot/vmlinuz-linux

So your root partition is still doubling as boot partition??

sudo -v; (mount; sudo cat /boot/grub/grub.cfg) | nc termbin.com 9999

rebornKidz · 2026-04-04 05:47:38

yes, is that very very dangerous?

nc command not found

which package bring binary / executable of nc sire?

5hridhyan · 2026-04-04 06:05:53

which package bring binary / executable of nc

https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x8 … sd-netcat/ or
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/gnu-netcat
Edit:
No need to use the AUR unless you specifically want GNU netcat.

Last edited by 5hridhyan (2026-04-04 06:14:40)

seth · 2026-04-04 08:24:23

pacman -F nc

yes, is that very very dangerous?

To the extent where you're trying to delete data from your boot partition and don't realize it's the same data on your root partition and you just shredded your installation.
Other than that it's uncommon, needless and confusing.

rebornKidz · 2026-04-04 15:11:05

thanks , i actually want the gnu netcat, already try the aur, but something fails.

https://termbin.com/pgsc

Ah make sense sire, but it curable right?

seth · 2026-04-04 15:43:55

/dev/nvme0n1p1 on / type ext4 (rw,relatime)
/dev/nvme0n1p4 on /boot type vfat (rw,relatime,fmask=0022,dmask=0022,codepage=437,iocharset=ascii,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro)

You're currently mounting p4 to /boot and p1 as root partition.
The problem is

		search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 759f6fc2-0535-4342-9f93-5f6bb1486fb3
		linux	/vmlinuz-linux root=UUID=759f6fc2-0535-4342-9f93-5f6bb1486fb3 rw  loglevel=3 quiet
…
		search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 0F5A-6664
		linux	/vmlinuz-linux-lts root=UUID=759f6fc2-0535-4342-9f93-5f6bb1486fb3 rw  loglevel=3 quiet

The upper is from the main kernel entries, the lower the LTS one
Re-installing the main kernel (to have it in /boot on p4), removing the kernels and initramfs' from / (the root path of the root partition) and regenerating the grub config (into /boot/grub/grub.cfg) should™ change that.
In that case you can also remove the /grub directory from p1 (the root partition) - make sure to have some live system to boot from usb around in case you screw up

rebornKidz · 2026-04-05 04:50:09

Now i see the unwanted file you suggest to remove, I cannot see the p1/grub.
Here i do `ls -la` which yield :

[root@narayana /]# ls -la
total 169724
drwxr-xr-x   20 root   root        4096 Apr  5 18:38 .
drwxr-xr-x   20 root   root        4096 Apr  5 18:38 ..
lrwxrwxrwx    1 root   root           7 Oct 12 23:21 bin -> usr/bin
-rw-r--r--    1 root   root    15798784 Jun 23  2025 bk-vmlinuz-linux-bk
drwxr-xr-x    6 root   root        4096 Jan  1  1970 boot
drwxr-xr-x   21 root   root        4460 Apr  5 17:58 dev
drwxr-xr-x    2 root   root        4096 Jun 25  2025 efi
drwxr-xr-x   97 root   root        4096 Apr  5 18:28 etc
drwxr-xr-x    4 root   root        4096 Jan 17 02:26 home
-rw-------    1 root   root   120036509 Jun 23  2025 initramfs-linux-fallback-img.bk
-rw-------    1 root   root    37859279 Jun 23  2025 initramfs-linux-img.bk
-rw-r--r--    1 root   root        8512 Oct 30 19:24 installed_linux.md
lrwxrwxrwx    1 root   root           7 Oct 12 23:21 lib -> usr/lib
lrwxrwxrwx    1 root   root           7 Oct 12 23:21 lib64 -> usr/lib
drwx------    2 root   root       16384 Jun 22  2025 lost+found
drwxr-xr-x    8 root   root        4096 Nov 17 11:57 mnt
drwxr-xr-x    2 root   root        4096 May  4  2025 opt
drwx------   18 plasma plasma      4096 Nov 17 10:02 plasma
dr-xr-xr-x  486 root   root           0 Apr  6  2026 proc
-rwxr-xr-x    1 root   root         797 Jan 26 16:03 q.md
-rwxr-xr-x    1 root   root         294 Jan 26 00:32 q2.txt
drwxr-x---+  16 root   root        4096 Apr  4 19:43 root
drwxr-xr-x   28 root   root         620 Apr  5 17:58 run
lrwxrwxrwx    1 root   root           7 Oct 12 23:21 sbin -> usr/bin
drwxr-xr-x    4 root   root        4096 Jun 25  2025 srv
dr-xr-xr-x   13 root   root           0 Apr  6  2026 sys
drwxrwxrwt   17 root   root         400 Apr  5 18:29 tmp
drwxr-xr-x    9 root   root        4096 Apr  5 04:47 usr
drwxr-xr-x   12 root   root        4096 Apr  5 15:14 var
drwxr-xr-x    2 root   root        4096 Jun 30  2025 win-boot

is correct right if the /root folder here was a home folder for the root user?

bootable live system on usb is always ready, i leave it untouch for couple years

Executed, let see the result.

seth · 2026-04-05 07:38:42

is correct right if the /root folder here was a home folder for the root user?

Yes. The "efi" directory might be spurious

rebornKidz · 2026-04-05 09:05:59

what a catch sire, just empty folder. I will clean it up, surely i will need more disk space later.

I am astonished, now the lts become the default one.

Thanks all, closing this one.

Concluding that I have the dedicated partition to take care crucial boot file and the grub configuration.
Namely `/dev/nvme0n1p4` with vfat partion type and 1GB size, configured and examinable on /etc/fstab .

Arch Linux

#51 2026-01-28 15:11:55

Re: [Solved]Fail boot due to vfat ..,after upgrade.Strangely LTS is fine

#52 2026-01-29 04:18:04

Re: [Solved]Fail boot due to vfat ..,after upgrade.Strangely LTS is fine

#53 2026-01-29 09:29:16

Re: [Solved]Fail boot due to vfat ..,after upgrade.Strangely LTS is fine

#54 2026-01-29 12:23:35

Re: [Solved]Fail boot due to vfat ..,after upgrade.Strangely LTS is fine

#55 2026-02-27 16:07:50

Re: [Solved]Fail boot due to vfat ..,after upgrade.Strangely LTS is fine

#56 2026-02-27 16:35:03

Re: [Solved]Fail boot due to vfat ..,after upgrade.Strangely LTS is fine

#57 2026-04-03 01:23:04

Re: [Solved]Fail boot due to vfat ..,after upgrade.Strangely LTS is fine

#58 2026-04-03 07:15:42

Re: [Solved]Fail boot due to vfat ..,after upgrade.Strangely LTS is fine

#59 2026-04-04 05:47:38

Re: [Solved]Fail boot due to vfat ..,after upgrade.Strangely LTS is fine

#60 2026-04-04 06:05:53

Re: [Solved]Fail boot due to vfat ..,after upgrade.Strangely LTS is fine

#61 2026-04-04 08:24:23

Re: [Solved]Fail boot due to vfat ..,after upgrade.Strangely LTS is fine

#62 2026-04-04 15:11:05

Re: [Solved]Fail boot due to vfat ..,after upgrade.Strangely LTS is fine

#63 2026-04-04 15:43:55

Re: [Solved]Fail boot due to vfat ..,after upgrade.Strangely LTS is fine

#64 2026-04-05 04:50:09

Re: [Solved]Fail boot due to vfat ..,after upgrade.Strangely LTS is fine

#65 2026-04-05 07:38:42

Re: [Solved]Fail boot due to vfat ..,after upgrade.Strangely LTS is fine

#66 2026-04-05 09:05:59

Re: [Solved]Fail boot due to vfat ..,after upgrade.Strangely LTS is fine

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