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Mortem-Metallum

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Registered: 2026-02-17

Posts: 4

GRUB woes

"error: loader/efi/linux.c:grub_arch_efi_linux_boot_image:227:cannot load image"

I am getting this vague error while booting my new Arch system, and then it just brings me back to the GRUB menu. I noticed it only occurs upon loading the initramfs, it doesn't happen when loading the kernel, that works fine. But the moment I try to run initrd /initramfs-linux.img. Nope! Not happening!

I have never seen this before ever in GRUB so could someone try to explain wtf is happening?? Do I just have to rebuild an initramfs image? Because this reeks of initrd corruption

Last edited by Mortem-Metallum (2026-02-17 18:06:13)

5hridhyan

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From: Asia

Registered: 2025-12-25

Posts: 525

Re: GRUB woes

by chance, you have separate /boot? or make sure /boot was mounted correctly during installation and verify the path in the initrd line matches the actual file location.

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andrei1015

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Registered: 2022-05-19

Posts: 18

Re: GRUB woes

Would be useful to boot a live image, chroot into your installation and look at your /boot. A direct solution would be to maybe run grub-install  --efi-directory=/boot --bootloader-id=GRUB then grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg and maybe also mkinitcpio -P. Even if you end up not running those commands a complete stranger just gave you, chrooting would help get closer to a solution anyway.

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Mortem-Metallum

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Registered: 2026-02-17

Posts: 4

Re: GRUB woes

/boot looks fine to me. I tried rebuliding the initramfs but that didn't change anything

And the grub.cfg was already auto generated

cryptearth

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Registered: 2024-02-03

Posts: 2,026

Re: GRUB woes

how EXACTLY did you install arch? have you followed the manual guide or have you used archinstall?
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grub.cfg was already auto generated

does not happen until you call grub-mkconfig

Mortem-Metallum

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Registered: 2026-02-17

Posts: 4

Re: GRUB woes

how EXACTLY did you install arch? have you followed the manual guide or have you used archinstall?
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grub.cfg was already auto generated

does not happen until you call grub-mkconfig

yes I did manually install arch and ran grub-mkconfig

But I notice this happens on this laptop (the sheettop I call it because it specs are bordering on potato) specifically. If I boot a known working Arch install on the sheettop via sata-to-usb cable it also throws the same error

But said Arch install works fine on literally any other system. Something's up with the sheettop specifically

Last edited by Mortem-Metallum (2026-02-18 23:10:39)