I got an error when tryin to use the online installer claiming the bootloader could not be installed. Im usin the newest iso available and tryin to install Reborn with kde plasma , the exact error link is posted here:
The bootloader could not be installed. The installation command
grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --efi-directory=/boot/efi --bootloader-id=RebornOS --forcereturned error code 1.
Hi @clynical
Are you able to share or upload the logs to a paste site?
I see from the logs that the main problem is that the directory /boot/efi/RebornOS could not be created. Was this a manual partitioning? Could you share the output of the below commands on the ISO?
sudo fdisk -l
sudo lsblk
sdb 2(relevant disk) fdisk:
Disk /dev/sdb: 931.51 GiB, 1000204886016 bytes, 1953525168 sectors
Disk model: WDC WD10EZEX-08W
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: 121BB06E-F1F6-4F41-A3F1-07F18BDA9A7E
Device Start End Sectors Size Type
/dev/sdb1 2048 519809929 519807882 247.9G Linux filesystem
/dev/sdb2 519811072 521908223 2097152 1G Linux filesystem
/dev/sdb3 1497944064 1500041213 2097150 1024M EFI System
/dev/sdb4 986740736 987789308 1048573 512M EFI System
/dev/sdb5 1260003328 1491652606 231649279 110.5G Linux filesystem
/dev/sdb6 987789312 1260002284 272212973 129.8G Linux filesystem
/dev/sdb7 1491652608 1497943623 6291016 3G EFI System
/dev/sdb8 1500041216 1502138367 2097152 1G Linux filesystem
/dev/sdb9 1502138368 1953523133 451384766 215.2G Linux filesystem
/dev/sdb10 521908224 524005375 2097152 1G Linux filesystem
/dev/sdb11 524005376 526102527 2097152 1G Linux filesystem
/dev/sdb12 526102528 986740734 460638207 219.6G Linux filesystem
Partition table entries are not in disk order.
lsblk for sdb 2
sdb 8:16 0 931.5G 0 disk
├─sdb1 8:17 0 247.9G 0 part
├─sdb2 8:18 0 1G 0 part
├─sdb3 8:19 0 1024M 0 part
├─sdb4 8:20 0 512M 0 part
├─sdb5 8:21 0 110.5G 0 part
├─sdb6 8:22 0 129.8G 0 part
├─sdb7 8:23 0 3G 0 part
├─sdb8 8:24 0 1G 0 part
├─sdb9 8:25 0 215.2G 0 part /tmp/calamares-root-hyrizauf
├─sdb10 8:26 0 1G 0 part
├─sdb11 8:27 0 1G 0 part
└─sdb12 8:28 0 219.6G 0 part
i used reborn to replace a previously used partition
The mount at /boot/efi in the logs appears to be taken from /dev/sda2. Could you share details about that partition please?
The installer was not able to create a directory there, so one has to check what is going on with it
/dev/sda2 1085440 1288191 202752 99M EFI System
I see. It might be too small for use. Would you be able to create a partition for EFI that is at least 300 MB (500MB or more preferred) anywhere on any disk, where you have free space, format it as FAT32, and then choose the bootloader to be there? You will need to select the manual method when asked for where to install RebornOS
Let me know if you need any assistance in doing manual partitioning and selecting mount points on the installer.
I could use the help and i think i already found a partition for the bootloader, size 1 GB
Alright. Do you prefer the forum, or would you be okay with live chat on Discord?
not a huge fan of discord but would be fine if u dont use somethin like matrix
If you are on Matrix, that works too: https://matrix.to/#/#rebornos:matrix.org