[SOLVED] Can't boot into windows

aggressive-support35 · 2021-05-23 14:28:20

I messed with grub-customizer because i wanted to set an image as background, making sure to run os-prober before and check so that windows was displayed as an option

After I reboot and select windows it gives me an error

 invalid EFI file path

Now when I open grub-customizer i can't find windows there anymore. And when closing it without me making changes it tells me the config file was updated.

Last edited by aggressive-support35 (2021-05-28 07:15:36)

ewaller · 2021-05-23 15:00:37

What is the output of lsblk -f ?

aggressive-support35 · 2021-05-23 18:55:24

I mean it is there, I can boot into windows just not from grub. I am sorry I didn't make that clear.
If I press <ESC> before grub starts i can boot into windows.

anyway given this lblk-f output might not be useful but here it is

NAME        FSTYPE FSVER LABEL UUID                                 FSAVAIL FSUSE% MOUNTPOINT
nvme0n1
|-nvme0n1p1 vfat   FAT32       660B-630D
|-nvme0n1p2
|-nvme0n1p3 ntfs         OS    C2D61DADD61DA2A9
|-nvme0n1p4 vfat   FAT32       7091-3E72                             439.6M    12% /boot
|-nvme0n1p5 swap   1           fb59a9a8-7666-4b10-98ac-34705991a218                [SWAP]
|-nvme0n1p6 ext4   1.0         b5c5b3d7-b898-4a3e-b292-36df390fcf26  108.3G    38% /
`-nvme0n1p7 ntfs               EE624EFF624ECC51
➜

seth · 2021-05-23 19:15:49

Now when I open grub-customizer

Please post the actual grub config.
Do you have os-prober installed and does it find the windows partition?

aggressive-support35 · 2021-05-23 19:33:23

this is the /etc/default/grub file. I have os-prober installed but idk how to check if it is detecting the windows partition, when i just run sudo os-prober it doesn't give me an error.

# GRUB boot loader configuration

GRUB_DEFAULT="0"
GRUB_TIMEOUT="5"
GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR="Arch"
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="loglevel=3 quiet"
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"

# Set to 'countdown' or 'hidden' to change timeout behavior,
# press ESC key to display menu.
GRUB_TIMEOUT_STYLE="menu"

# 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.
export GRUB_COLOR_NORMAL="black/yellow"
export GRUB_COLOR_HIGHLIGHT="white/blue"

# Uncomment one of them for the gfx desired, a image background or a gfxtheme
GRUB_BACKGROUND="/home/additional_pumpkin/Downloads/grubification.jpg"
#GRUB_THEME="/boot/grub/themes/starfield/theme.txt"

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

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

# Uncomment to disable submenus in boot menu
#GRUB_DISABLE_SUBMENU="y"


GRUB_FONT="/boot/grub/unicode.pf2"

seth · 2021-05-23 19:39:30

That's not your grub config.
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/GRUB#Configuration

Does os-prober print anything at all?
Is windows encrypted?
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/GRUB#D … ng_systems

aggressive-support35 · 2021-05-24 08:44:57

#
# 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
}

set menu_color_normal=black/yellow
set menu_color_highlight=white/blue

insmod part_gpt
insmod fat
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root  7091-3E72
else
  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 7091-3E72
fi
if loadfont /grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
  set gfxmode=auto
  load_video
  insmod gfxterm
fi
terminal_input console
terminal_output gfxterm
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root  b5c5b3d7-b898-4a3e-b292-36df390fcf26
else
  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root b5c5b3d7-b898-4a3e-b292-36df390fcf26
fi
insmod jpeg
background_image -m stretch /home/additional_pumpkin/Downloads/grubification.jpg
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/06_grub-customizer_menu_color_helper ###
set color_normal=black/yellow
set color_highlight=white/blue
### END /etc/grub.d/06_grub-customizer_menu_color_helper ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux_proxy ###




menuentry "Arch Linux" --class arch --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-simple-b5c5b3d7-b898-4a3e-b292-36df390fcf26' {
	load_video
	set gfxpayload=keep
	insmod gzio
	insmod part_gpt
	insmod fat
	if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
	  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root  7091-3E72
	else
	  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 7091-3E72
	fi
	echo	'Loading Linux linux ...'
	linux	/vmlinuz-linux root=UUID=b5c5b3d7-b898-4a3e-b292-36df390fcf26 rw  loglevel=3 quiet
	echo	'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
	initrd	/initramfs-linux.img
}
submenu "Advanced options for Arch Linux"{
menuentry "Arch Linux, with Linux linux (fallback initramfs)" --class arch --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-linux-fallback-b5c5b3d7-b898-4a3e-b292-36df390fcf26' {
		load_video
		set gfxpayload=keep
		insmod gzio
		insmod part_gpt
		insmod fat
		if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
		  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root  7091-3E72
		else
		  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 7091-3E72
		fi
		echo	'Loading Linux linux ...'
		linux	/vmlinuz-linux root=UUID=b5c5b3d7-b898-4a3e-b292-36df390fcf26 rw  loglevel=3 quiet
		echo	'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
		initrd	/initramfs-linux-fallback.img
}
}
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux_proxy ###

### 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.
menuentry "Windows 10" {
   set root='(hd0,1)'
   chainloader +1
}
### 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 ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/42_linux_proxy ###
submenu "Advanced options for Arch Linux"{
menuentry "Arch Linux, with Linux linux" --class arch --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-linux-advanced-b5c5b3d7-b898-4a3e-b292-36df390fcf26' {
		load_video
		set gfxpayload=keep
		insmod gzio
		insmod part_gpt
		insmod fat
		if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
		  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root  7091-3E72
		else
		  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 7091-3E72
		fi
		echo	'Loading Linux linux ...'
		linux	/vmlinuz-linux root=UUID=b5c5b3d7-b898-4a3e-b292-36df390fcf26 rw  loglevel=3 quiet
		echo	'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
		initrd	/initramfs-linux.img
}
menuentry "Arch Linux, with Linux linux (fallback initramfs)" --class arch --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-linux-fallback-b5c5b3d7-b898-4a3e-b292-36df390fcf26' {
		load_video
		set gfxpayload=keep
		insmod gzio
		insmod part_gpt
		insmod fat
		if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
		  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root  7091-3E72
		else
		  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 7091-3E72
		fi
		echo	'Loading Linux linux ...'
		linux	/vmlinuz-linux root=UUID=b5c5b3d7-b898-4a3e-b292-36df390fcf26 rw  loglevel=3 quiet
		echo	'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
		initrd	/initramfs-linux-fallback.img
}
}
### END /etc/grub.d/42_linux_proxy ###

os-prober prints nothing when run

windows is not encrypted

Last edited by aggressive-support35 (2021-05-24 08:45:47)

GeorgeJP · 2021-05-24 08:55:50

Usually there should be only one EFI system partition on the drive. You have two.

aggressive-support35 · 2021-05-24 09:09:57

well it used to work i don't remember how I did the grub-install but how can I fix it

aggressive-support35 · 2021-05-24 09:11:37

these are my partitions

Device             Start        End   Sectors   Size Type
/dev/nvme0n1p1      2048     206847    204800   100M EFI System
/dev/nvme0n1p2    206848     239615     32768    16M Microsoft reserved
/dev/nvme0n1p3    239616  589589207 589349592   281G Microsoft basic data
/dev/nvme0n1p4 589590528  590614527   1024000   500M EFI System
/dev/nvme0n1p5 590614528  591638527   1024000   500M Linux swap
/dev/nvme0n1p6 591638528  999190527 407552000 194.3G Linux filesystem
/dev/nvme0n1p7 999190528 1000215182   1024655 500.3M Windows recovery environment

aggressive-support35 · 2021-05-24 09:15:15

If I can choose to boot into windows when I press <ESC> I think it means that the EFI isn't broken it just isn't linked in the grub

so how can I add a new boot entry (or use the one I already have which doesn't work) which boots the other EFI (nvmen1p1?)?

Last edited by aggressive-support35 (2021-05-24 09:15:43)

V1del · 2021-05-24 10:24:44

Mount all partitions you want involved somewhere, so your linux esp your windows esp and the root file system of your linux and have os-prober installed and regenerate your grub config. It doesn't matter where you mount it but you need to mount the ESP somewhere that os-prober can detect it needs to add another entry.

Last edited by V1del (2021-05-24 10:25:19)

aggressive-support35 · 2021-05-25 11:05:15

ok thank you os-prober printed found windows whatever and it all worked

I can boot into windows

I also want to know, why does the picture I set not work?
in the /etc/default/grub file i specified the path to a picture and it just won't display it, for some reason it displays a yellow screen instead

seth · 2021-05-25 11:50:43

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/GRUB/T … tmap_fonts
GRUB_BACKGROUND="/home/additional_pumpkin/Downloads/grubification.jpg"

/home is probably not an available path.

In general, please don't create shopping list threads, but open one thread per topic/problem.

Edit: And also please always remember to mark resolved threads by editing your initial posts subject - so others will know that there's no task left, but maybe a solution to find.
Thanks.

Last edited by seth (2021-05-25 11:51:10)

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