Failed to mount /efi with timeshift restore

[lcr8]

Hello. I’ve been using EnOS for a month. Last time, due to some ridiculous configuration setting I decided to use the timeshift feature for the first time. The OS didn’t load, (failed to mount /efi) yeah… quite the same as the person’s posted there:

[SOLVED] Failed to mount /efi due to timeshift restore

Hello linux noob here, recently my plasma network configurations stopped working, and i didn’t wanna deal with it so i used timeshift to restore the system but when it finished i can only boot into emergency mode, when booting everything is green except for: [Failed] failed to mount /efi [Depend] dependency failed for local file systems i saw similar problems that mention needing to boot into live environment and mount and chroot, i have no idea how to do any of that, and i’m afraid of breaki…

Except I use ext4 file format. So I wanted to ask here and double check if the guide is still up to date / valid I have seen in the forums.

I had divided my 1TB disk into two parts when installing EnOs. (EFI partition, only 2GB) the rest is already the space I use (951,3GB)

To clarify the issued lines here:

[FAILED] Failed to mount /efi.
[DEPEND] Dependency failed for Local File Systems.

And the last lines:

You are in emergency mode. After logging in, type "journal -xb" to view system logs, "systemctl reboot" to reboot, or "exit" to continue to bootup.
Enter root password for system maintance (Or press Control-D to continue)

I usually solve Linux problems with ai but I only implement 20% of what it suggests. It just helps me to figure out what the issue is. I just brainstorm and come up with the right solution myself by considering forums + ai suggestions.

But … ahemm… it’s hard for me to be braining when I’m so stressed…

First, I have checked this guide:

https://discovery.endeavouros.com/system-rescue/arch-chroot/2022/12/

I’m curious. Can’t we do it via emergency mode? Wouldn’t it be sufficient for this or live usb is still required?

[ricklinux]

I’m no expert on this but I would think you would need to arch-chroot so that you are able to mount the proper /efi partition in order to fix your issue.

[Archie1]

@lcr8

Except I use ext4 file format. So I wanted to ask here and double check if the guide is still up to date / valid I have seen in the forums.

@lcr8, your EFI partition, i.e. /efi is a EXT4 and not a FAT32 partition? And you are able to boot of it?

I was working under the impression that /efi had to be a FAT32 partition.

[lcr8]

Got it figured out, and yeah you were right. Your suggestion was the easiest and safest play

[lcr8]

My EFI partition was FAT32, not ext4. ext4 was my main partition, which I created when I installed EndeavourOS on the first day