Getting the following error while installing EndeavourOS:
The bootloader could not be installed. The installation command <pre>grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --efi-directory=/boot/efi --bootloader-id=endeavouros --force</pre> returned error code 1.
Install LOG: https://0x0.st/Xcfr.txt
Provided you’re happy for the drive you’re installing to, to to be completely wiped in the process, it’s best to start with a clean slate. So the drive should essentially be empty (and not already contain a boot loader).
An easy way to do this is launch Partition Manager (in the Endeavour installation media), find the drive you’re wanting to install to, and give it a New Partition Table (select GPT). Then apply.
Don’t do this if there’s currently data on that drive you value!
Now, try installing Endeavour OS.
still getting the same error:
From the live session post the output of:
efibootmgr
Also, do you flag your ESP partition as boot (esp) in the installer?
Edit:
Another thing to try could be to create a new GPT partition table on the disk before you launch the installer. I assume you have Gparted or another partition manager on the live iso.
Go with automatic partitioning this time.
yes I flagged the ESP partition as boot
How about:
Here is the output:
Timeout: 1 seconds
BootOrder: 0012,0013,0014,0000
Boot0000* Windows Boot Manager HD(1,GPT,f4d2b9e7-de11-4f31-aae8-9e6e8236e9b9,0x800,0x82000)/\EFI\MICROSOFT\BOOT\BOOTMGFW.EFI57494e444f5753000100000088000000780000004200430044004f0042004a004500430054003d007b00390064006500610038003600320063002d0035006300640064002d0034006500370030002d0061006300630031002d006600330032006200330034003400640034003700390035007d00000000000100000010000000040000007fff0400
Boot0012* UEFI: SanDisk, Partition 1 PciRoot(0x0)/Pci(0x14,0x0)/USB(13,0)/HD(1,GPT,eb470074-6de4-4485-bb00-b49037ae90b8,0x800,0x729b780)0000424f
Boot0013* UEFI: PXE IPv4 Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller PciRoot(0x0)/Pci(0x1c,0x3)/Pci(0x0,0x0)/MAC(fc34974b7abc,0)/IPv4(0.0.0.0,0,DHCP,0.0.0.0,0.0.0.0,0.0.0.0)0000424f
Boot0014* UEFI: PXE IPv6 Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller PciRoot(0x0)/Pci(0x1c,0x3)/Pci(0x0,0x0)/MAC(fc34974b7abc,0)/IPv6([::],0,Static,[::],[::],64)0000424f
[liveuser@eos-2024.04.20 ~]$
Again same error. I followed every mentioned steps
You could try a new install but this time with no bootlader.
When the installation is finished, reboot again into live usb.
Let’s see if we can install the bootloader afterwards by chrooting into the system.
ok i have rebooted using usb now how i can install the bootloader
We would need some info to begin with:
sudo parted -l
Please indicate what disk have you installed the system on.
Disk /dev/sda: 61.5GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: gpt
Disk Flags:
Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
1 1049kB 61.5GB 61.5GB fat32 Main Data Partition msftdata
Model: WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-256G-1002 (nvme)
Disk /dev/nvme0n1: 256GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: gpt
Disk Flags:
Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
1 17.4kB 1074MB 1074MB fat32 EFI boot, esp
2 1074MB 256GB 255GB ext4 endeavouros
Model: SAMSUNG MZVLQ512HBLU-00B00 (nvme)
Disk /dev/nvme1n1: 512GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: gpt
Disk Flags:
Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
1 1049kB 274MB 273MB fat32 EFI system partition boot, esp
2 274MB 290MB 16.8MB Microsoft reserved partition msftres
3 290MB 303GB 303GB ntfs Basic data partition msftdata
4 303GB 512GB 209GB ext4 endeavouros
Disk I am installing endevourous is: ```
nvme0n1
Run
sudo mount /dev/nvme0n1p2 /mnt
and post:
ls -al /mnt/boot
total 245296
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jun 14 12:58 .
drwxr-xr-x 18 root root 4096 Jun 14 12:57 ..
-rw------- 1 root root 140555668 Jun 14 12:58 initramfs-linux-fallback.img
-rw------- 1 root root 97683995 Jun 14 12:58 initramfs-linux.img
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 12927488 Apr 17 20:50 vmlinuz-linux
what next
Run:
sudo mkdir /mnt/boot/efi
sudo mount /dev/nvme0n1p1 /mnt/boot/efi
sudo arch-chroot /mnt
Inside chroot:
pacman -Syu to update the system.
pacman -S grub dracut eos-dracut
grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --efi-directory=/boot/efi --bootloader-id=EnOS
dracut-rebuild
grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
If you get any error message at any stage, stop and post the whole of the output here.
If not, type exit followed by enter to quit chroot.
Reboot.
Running the following command getting following error:
command : grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --efi-directory=/boot/efi --bootloader-id=EnOS
Output : Installing for x86_64-efi platform. Could not prepare Boot variable: No space left on device grub-install: error: efibootmgr failed to register the boot entry: Input/output error
It’s the same issue as with the installer.
For some reason, grub-install fails to write into your ESP. I don’t know why 
You could try the following but I am not sure if it will work:
grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --efi-directory=/boot/efi --bootloader-id=EnOS --force --removable
command worked. Thanks