UEFI Laptop Doesn't Detect Bootable Device

Topic: UEFI Laptop Doesn't Detect Bootable Device (Read 728 times) previous topic - next topic

0 Members and 2 Guests are viewing this topic.

UEFI Laptop Doesn't Detect Bootable Device

20 January 2024, 23:37:39

I'm almost done installing Artix but my Dell XPS 13 (~2019) laptop computer isn't able to detect it on its own.

Current behavior with the USB containing the artix iso plugged in:
1. Laptop boots to the iso launch menu
2. "Detect EFI boot loaders" option finds "(hd2,gpt1)/efi/efi/grub/grubx64.efi"
3. I can boot into the installation that way.

Current behavior without the artix iso available:
1. Boots to an error message "No bootable devices found"

In the F12 menu:
Boot mode is set to : UEFI; Secure Boot: OFF
...
UEFI BOOT:
grub
Linux Boot Manager

Manually selecting either UEFI boot options results in the same error.

I made sure to set the boot partition's label to EFI System (https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/EFI_system_partition) and followed the instructions for a UEFI installation in the installation guide. The deviations from the guide are that I have only 2 partitions - boot and encrypted storage.

I don't know what else to check or look for. I'd really like to solve this issue.
Any advice or pointers appreciated.

Re: UEFI Laptop Doesn't Detect Bootable Device

Reply #1 – 21 January 2024, 16:17:11

That page explains you must have an EFI partition, you say you don't have one? It could be the problem. Before EFI, using BIOS boot, the boot loader first stage was located in the MBR, now it resides in the EFI partition. Rough guide to boot process: HW chip built in software (commonly termed BIOS) > MBR or EFI partition > /boot/somebootloader > kernel cpio or whatever. The usb drive Artix has an EFI partition which is allowing it to boot then it can direct things to the /boot part of your install.

Re: UEFI Laptop Doesn't Detect Bootable Device

Reply #2 – 21 January 2024, 19:56:10

After booting from the cd try running

Code: [Select]

sudo efibootmgr

from the package of the same name and post the output.

Re: UEFI Laptop Doesn't Detect Bootable Device

Reply #3 – 21 January 2024, 23:46:52

Quote from: ####### – on 21 January 2024, 16:17:11

That page explains you must have an EFI partition, you say you don't have one?

I think I have one. I have a 1G partition of type EFI System with a FAT32 filesystem that I mounted on /boot during the installation process.

Quote from: gripped – on 21 January 2024, 19:56:10

After booting from the cd try running
Code: [Select]
sudo efibootmgr

This better not be hazing, I'm hand typing the entire output

Code: [Select]

$ sudo efibootmgr
BootCurrent: 000C
Timeout: 0 seconds
BootOrder: 0002,0001,0009,000A,000B,000C,000D
Boot0000* ubuntu                     HD(1,GPT,acf82dc5-fbe6-490b-a237-f015f42bc758,0x800,0x177000)/File(\EFI\ubuntu\shimx64.efi)
Boot0001* Linux Boot Manager         HD(1,GPT,5ad2a131-351c-4af0-bc66-2e59d275e211,0x800,0x100000)/File(\EFI\systemd\systemd-bootx64.efi)
Boot0002* grub                       HD(1,GPT,5ad2a131-351c-4af0-bc66-2e59d275e211,0x800,0x100000)/File(\EFI\grub\grubx64.efi)
Boot0009* Diskette Drive             BBS(Floppy,Diskette Drive,0x0)0000424f
Boot000A* USB Storage Device         BBS(USB,USB Flash Disk 1100,0x0)0000424f
Boot000B* CD/DVD/CD-RW Drive         BBS(CDROM,CD/DVD/CD-RW Drive,0x0)0000424f
Boot000C* UEFI: USB Flash Disk 1100             PciRoot(0x0)/Pci(0x14,0x0)/USB(8,0)/USB(1,0)/CDROM(1,0x18a85c,0x8000)0000424f
Boot000D* USB Flash Disk 1100, Partition 2      PciRoot(0x0)/Pci(0x14,0x0)/USB(8,0)/USB(1,0)/HD(2,MBR,0x0,0x18a85c,0x2000)0000424f

Plus some of my boot partition for reference

Code: [Select]

# from inside the artix-linux on the laptop's SSD (/dev/nvme0n1p2)
$ tree /boot/efi
/boot/efi
|-- Dell
|    `-- logs
|        |-- diags_current.xml
|.       `-- diags_previous.xml
`-- EFI
    `-- grub
        `-- grubx64.efi

Re: UEFI Laptop Doesn't Detect Bootable Device

Reply #4 – 22 January 2024, 00:30:25

Double check the UUID 5ad2a131-351c-4af0-bc66-2e59d275e211 is correct.

Other than that if I liked grub I suggest using grub-install again.
Maybe get rid of what I assume is the stale 'Ubuntu' entry. Shouldn't make a difference though?

But imho a better idea, unless you use certain forms of full disk encryption, Is test rEFInd with a USB drive and then once you realise it's better than Grub replace it.

Re: UEFI Laptop Doesn't Detect Bootable Device

Reply #5 – 26 January 2024, 02:55:25

Quote from: ixb – on 21 January 2024, 23:46:52

think I have one. I have a 1G partition of type EFI System with a FAT32 filesystem that I mounted on /boot during the installation process.

/boot/efi

Code: [Select]

[sudo] password for ruben: 
NAME   MAJ:MIN RM   SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINTS
sda      8:0    0 931.5G  0 disk 
├─sda1   8:1    0  32.6G  0 part 
├─sda2   8:2    0 898.4G  0 part /
└─sda3   8:3    0   500M  0 part /boot/efi

Code: [Select]

Disk /dev/sda: 931.51 GiB, 1000204886016 bytes, 1953525168 sectors
Disk model: TOSHIBA DT01ACA1
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 4096 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 4096 bytes / 4096 bytes
Disklabel type: gpt
Disk identifier: A1F7BA0F-C8ED-F24E-B942-45591B645CAB

fdisk 
Device          Start        End    Sectors   Size Type
/dev/sda1  1885186048 1953520031   68333984  32.6G Linux swap
/dev/sda2     1026048 1885186047 1884160000 898.4G Linux filesystem
/dev/sda3        2048    1026047    1024000   500M BIOS boot

Partition table entries are not in disk order.