[Solved] System no longer sees hard drive to boot UEFI

awatkins · 2019-06-13 01:15:13

I have a Dell 9370 that was working for about 6 months but it no longer sees the drive. It coincides with both a system update and using an ubuntu live cd mounting the root partition for extra space. The system is setup as LVM on LUKs with an unencrypted boot/EFI. The system checks in the Dell bios say everything is fine, I can boot my multiboot usb stick fine and mount the partitions. I tried going through the instructions again and redoing the grub-install portion, as it looks grub related to me, to no avail. Seems like it is something boot loader/efi related, not driver, or kernel, as it isn't making it that far. I also ran fsck and it found no errors on either the root or boot partitions. SMART checks show no issues. I updated the Dell BIOS to the latest just as a last ditch effort and it did nothing (of course it worked on the previous version, so...) I'm not sure what forum this belongs in, as it spans multiple topics, so I put it here since perhaps it is hardware related...

Any ideas on areas to retry/look besides what I've already done?

I re-ran

grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --efi-directory=/boot --bootloader-id=grub
grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

Don't think it is this, but I ran this too:

mkinitcpio -p linux

Last edited by awatkins (2019-06-13 12:46:59)

jasonwryan · 2019-06-13 01:59:30

Please post your blkid output and your grub conf.

Moving to NC...

awatkins · 2019-06-13 02:24:12

blkid

/dev/nvme0n1p1: UUID="62C7-52C1" TYPE="vfat" PARTUUID="7ee1ed75-3fbc-b24e-aa7f-616266c1da68"
/dev/nvme0n1p2: UUID="731dd8cd-42f5-4f3c-a1eb-e442c6572e80" TYPE="crypto_LUKS" PARTUUID="d4c98361-fb9e-7c45-bd4b-fe02ef90d948"
/dev/sda1: UUID="A524-7A4B" TYPE="vfat" PARTLABEL="UsbKingston" PARTUUID="06fac61f-57dc-4214-8ce0-207ab6e7e424"
/dev/loop0: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/mapper/cryptlvm: UUID="G73f8I-TLJI-WZCE-czBu-0Gdw-HQAp-ARYxn3" TYPE="LVM2_member"
/dev/mapper/vg-swap: UUID="4f777260-8587-436b-b6fc-5e01d2f8ed29" TYPE="swap"
/dev/mapper/vg-root: UUID="da7d40f8-15e6-421d-b8e5-54524b1fdcc2" UUID_SUB="83ea53bb-1ddf-4a49-83f5-c5b2a33e4ac9" TYPE="btrfs"
/dev/nvme0n1: PTUUID="6b242562-3b8f-4547-9740-85ffee5fd64c" PTTYPE="gpt"

/etc/default/grub

# GRUB boot loader configuration

GRUB_DEFAULT=0
GRUB_TIMEOUT=5
GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR="Arch"
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet cryptdevice=UUID=731dd8cd-42f5-4f3c-a1eb-e442c6572e80:cryptlvm root=/dev/vg/root"
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=""

# Preload both GPT and MBR modules so that they are not missed
GRUB_PRELOAD_MODULES="part_gpt part_msdos"

# Uncomment to enable booting from LUKS encrypted devices
#GRUB_ENABLE_CRYPTODISK=y

# Uncomment to enable Hidden Menu, and optionally hide the timeout count
#GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT=5
#GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT_QUIET=true

# Uncomment to use basic console
GRUB_TERMINAL_INPUT=console

# Uncomment to disable graphical terminal
#GRUB_TERMINAL_OUTPUT=console

# The resolution used on graphical terminal
# note that you can use only modes which your graphic card supports via VBE
# you can see them in real GRUB with the command `vbeinfo'
GRUB_GFXMODE=auto

# Uncomment to allow the kernel use the same resolution used by grub
GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=keep

# Uncomment if you want GRUB to pass to the Linux kernel the old parameter
# format "root=/dev/xxx" instead of "root=/dev/disk/by-uuid/xxx"
#GRUB_DISABLE_LINUX_UUID=true

# Uncomment to disable generation of recovery mode menu entries
GRUB_DISABLE_RECOVERY=true

# Uncomment and set to the desired menu colors.  Used by normal and wallpaper
# modes only.  Entries specified as foreground/background.
#GRUB_COLOR_NORMAL="light-blue/black"
#GRUB_COLOR_HIGHLIGHT="light-cyan/blue"

# Uncomment one of them for the gfx desired, a image background or a gfxtheme
#GRUB_BACKGROUND="/path/to/wallpaper"
#GRUB_THEME="/path/to/gfxtheme"

# Uncomment to get a beep at GRUB start
#GRUB_INIT_TUNE="480 440 1"

# Uncomment to make GRUB remember the last selection. This requires to
# set 'GRUB_DEFAULT=saved' above.
#GRUB_SAVEDEFAULT="true"

/boot/grub/grub.cnf

#
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
#
# It is automatically generated by grub-mkconfig using templates
# from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
#

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
insmod part_gpt
insmod part_msdos
if [ -s $prefix/grubenv ]; then
  load_env
fi
if [ "${next_entry}" ] ; then
   set default="${next_entry}"
   set next_entry=
   save_env next_entry
   set boot_once=true
else
   set default="0"
fi

if [ x"${feature_menuentry_id}" = xy ]; then
  menuentry_id_option="--id"
else
  menuentry_id_option=""
fi

export menuentry_id_option

if [ "${prev_saved_entry}" ]; then
  set saved_entry="${prev_saved_entry}"
  save_env saved_entry
  set prev_saved_entry=
  save_env prev_saved_entry
  set boot_once=true
fi

function savedefault {
  if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then
    saved_entry="${chosen}"
    save_env saved_entry
  fi
}

function load_video {
  if [ x$feature_all_video_module = xy ]; then
    insmod all_video
  else
    insmod efi_gop
    insmod efi_uga
    insmod ieee1275_fb
    insmod vbe
    insmod vga
    insmod video_bochs
    insmod video_cirrus
  fi
}

if [ x$feature_default_font_path = xy ] ; then
   font=unicode
else
insmod lvm
insmod btrfs
set root='lvmid/i5e7dm-op8l-HLY8-Aywl-Ep04-1L9y-sfWqD0/x5buV3-fxtI-u0N2-5d1W-UDqc-xypf-6dtkO5'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint='lvmid/i5e7dm-op8l-HLY8-Aywl-Ep04-1L9y-sfWqD0/x5buV3-fxtI-u0N2-5d1W-UDqc-xypf-6dtkO5'  da7d40f8-15e6-421d-b8e5-54524b1fdcc2
else
  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root da7d40f8-15e6-421d-b8e5-54524b1fdcc2
fi
    font="/usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2"
fi

if loadfont $font ; then
  set gfxmode=auto
  load_video
  insmod gfxterm
  set locale_dir=$prefix/locale
  set lang=en_US
  insmod gettext
fi
terminal_input console
terminal_output gfxterm
if [ x$feature_timeout_style = xy ] ; then
  set timeout_style=menu
  set timeout=5
# Fallback normal timeout code in case the timeout_style feature is
# unavailable.
else
  set timeout=5
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
menuentry 'Arch Linux' --class arch --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-simple-da7d40f8-15e6-421d-b8e5-54524b1fdcc2' {
        load_video
        set gfxpayload=keep
        insmod gzio
        insmod part_gpt
        insmod fat
        if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
          search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root  62C7-52C1
        else
          search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 62C7-52C1
        fi
        echo    'Loading Linux linux ...'
        linux   /vmlinuz-linux root=/dev/mapper/vg-root rw  quiet cryptdevice=UUID=731dd8cd-42f5-4f3c-a1eb-e442c6572e80:cryptlvm root=/dev/vg/root
        echo    'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
        initrd  /intel-ucode.img /initramfs-linux.img
}
submenu 'Advanced options for Arch Linux' $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-advanced-da7d40f8-15e6-421d-b8e5-54524b1fdcc2' {
        menuentry 'Arch Linux, with Linux linux' --class arch --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-linux-advanced-da7d40f8-15e6-421d-b8e5-54524b1fdcc2' {
                load_video
                set gfxpayload=keep
                insmod gzio
                insmod part_gpt
                insmod fat
                if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
                  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root  62C7-52C1
                else
                  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 62C7-52C1
                fi
                echo    'Loading Linux linux ...'
                linux   /vmlinuz-linux root=/dev/mapper/vg-root rw  quiet cryptdevice=UUID=731dd8cd-42f5-4f3c-a1eb-e442c6572e80:cryptlvm root=/dev/vg/root
                echo    'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
                initrd  /intel-ucode.img /initramfs-linux.img
        }
        menuentry 'Arch Linux, with Linux linux (fallback initramfs)' --class arch --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-linux-fallback-da7d40f8-15e6-421d-b8e5-54524b1fdcc2' {
                load_video
                set gfxpayload=keep
                insmod gzio
                insmod part_gpt
                insmod fat
                if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
                  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root  62C7-52C1
                else
                  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 62C7-52C1
                fi
                echo    'Loading Linux linux ...'
                linux   /vmlinuz-linux root=/dev/mapper/vg-root rw  quiet cryptdevice=UUID=731dd8cd-42f5-4f3c-a1eb-e442c6572e80:cryptlvm root=/dev/vg/root
                echo    'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
                initrd  /initramfs-linux-fallback.img
        }
}

### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
### END /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries.  Simply type the
# menu entries you want to add after this comment.  Be careful not to change
# the 'exec tail' line above.
### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
if [ -f  ${config_directory}/custom.cfg ]; then
  source ${config_directory}/custom.cfg
elif [ -z "${config_directory}" -a -f  $prefix/custom.cfg ]; then
  source $prefix/custom.cfg;
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###

awatkins · 2019-06-13 12:42:34

I'm fairly certain I never did this before, so I'm not sure why I need to now, but there is a section for a special EFI entry for Dell. I copied grubx64.efi there with the different name and it now sees the drive.

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GR … workaround

Arch Linux

#1 2019-06-13 01:15:13

[Solved] System no longer sees hard drive to boot UEFI

#2 2019-06-13 01:59:30

Re: [Solved] System no longer sees hard drive to boot UEFI

#3 2019-06-13 02:24:12

Re: [Solved] System no longer sees hard drive to boot UEFI

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Re: [Solved] System no longer sees hard drive to boot UEFI

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