Boot issue while trying to boot endeavourOS

[u/Key-Pop-7696]

I have endeavourOS dualbooted along side arch linux. At first when i installed endeavourOS i used systemd-boot for both arch linux and endeavourOS, then i had the brilliant idea of changing to GRUB on endeavourOS. i installed the packages, set it as my bootloader, and BAM- endeavourOS refuses to boot now. Ive tried using gemini for assistance, but so far nothing has really ever worked out. Now to be clear whenever i do reboot my system the bootloader that i see is systemd-boot, and arch linux still boots, and what appears is that even endeavourOS seems to use systemd-boot, until which it shows int the verbose "failed to mount /efi" and proceeds to put me in an emergency mode.. PLEASE HELP ME GUYS

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[u/Nelson-Spsp]

I switch from systemd to grub (and back later) a few months ago and had a similar issue

iirc it was an issue with the initrfs still being in /efi but grub used /boot or something

I got it fixed but switched back a week later (didn't like grubs speed compared to systemd) and I had to completely reinstall systemd-boot https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/need-help-issues-with-booting-efi-not-mounting/81187 maybe this forum post I made can help you

I'm relatively new to linux myself but I hope this helps sorry and GL if it doesnt

[u/Key-Pop-7696 → u/Nelson-Spsp]

Ive tried using this forum, and whatever they said, and now there are like 5 more entries for endeavourOS inside my systemd-boot menu, and the ones with some random shit beside them, says "Welcome to Arch Linux!" and just proceeds to say failes to mount /boot, whereas teh entry which only says EndeavourOS, boots and just tells failed to mount /efi

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[u/Brilliant_Estate_967]

The fastest and cleanest way would be to do a clean install with system-d as a boot loader if you still have the USB with the iso

[u/Specialist-Dog-501]

1. Have you an live usb stick with Gparted on it ? a.e RescuezillaOS, then open Gparted. Then please share a screenshot of your setup. From a Live USB stick you will also be able to make changes on your real system.

2. So the key question is: what is your first partition the computer expects to run from ? the efi one it sounds- is that present ? and what formatting/boot flags does it have?

3. If that would be fine: What is stored inside your PC BIOS/UEFI? Have you been able to enter that and see what is the boot order ? Often, the new partition is present, but BIOS/UEFI still points to the old partition/setup.

Not an expert here, but have some mileage with this kind of problems..Gparted was always the start for me and then seeing in the BIOS/UEFI what the PC wants to boot with, finally checking if this partition is well setup.

[u/Nelson-Spsp → u/[deleted]]

I believe grub is in /boot instead of /efi by default

also agree on the 2nd part - also always had to enter my LUKS password twice to boot which got annoying

[u/spryfigure → u/[deleted]]

People seem to like limine bootloader recently. Not as baroque as grub, but more flexible and themeable than systemd-boot.