from endeavourOS discovery guide
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Seems you are correct that what I ran is the default when running āgrub-installā Thanks for that link!
Because of running an Arch-based distribution, Iām still used to looking it up in the Achwiki just to be sure 
Just curious, why Grub?!
I was on Grub for a while after the Grub problem happened for some time.
I believe that with the help and guidance of our friends here, I could make a āhookā to automatically update/install Grub if there are any updates to be sure it wonāt ever break.
Here is the hook that fixes the issue (I called it grub_update.hook):
[Trigger]
Operation = Install
Operation = Upgrade
Type = Package
Target = grub
[Action]
Description = Re-generate Grub if Updated
When = PostTransaction
Depends = grub
Exec = /bin/sh -c "/usr/bin/grub-install && /usr/bin/grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg"
But I finally decided to convert to systemd-boot, and when I had a new fresh install on a new laptop I got a few months ago, EndeavourOS developers have decided to make the default systemd-boot, so I just followed the default.
I hope this helps.
Because systemd doesnāt have to do everything on my system 
But what advantage does systemd-boot give?
because iām using btrfs with snapper and grub supports snapshots and is the recommended way to do it in the arch wiki and endeavour install (for btrfs)
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so i just updated grub again and passed the commands to try
grub-install --efi-directory=/boot/efi
grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
the problem represented itself so this wonāt solve it at least for me
edit: downgraded grub again
Not sure then what it is.
It seemed to have done it on my end. At least after running that command the problem was gone.
We should wait and see if more reports on this will be coming in.
I forgot about this, thanks for reminding me that I have to install it.
Well, I have to admit it it that Grub seems to me to be more advanced and feature rich as compared to systemd-boot. Especially that you can boot from a previously working snapshot.
But why I chose systemd-boot despite this are a few reasons:
1- Grub, having this Grub update issue (as a matter of principle is not acceptable for me)
2- systemd-boot is just simpler, not affected by updates/upgrades to the system or sytemd-boot itself.
3- it boots much faster.
4- I didnāt even need to boot to a previous snapshot (my latest install on the new laptop like almost a year ago)
For me, it is simpler to manage, I donāt really care that any update might break the system.
It just works, and I feel much safer.
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yeah i understand you. initially i wanted systemd for those reasons too.
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I looked if I could switch my system to systemd-boot but it seems you need a larger efi partition when using systemd-boot and I donāt really want to have to reinstall my whole system again after having setup everything just about a week ago.
I booted from a flash drive and used gparted to enlarge the efi partition.
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Did you have space left on your disk to grow your efi partition or was all the space used by other partitions?
Had to shrink my / partition but everything workedout fine.
Will give it i go then and see what happens.
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Thatās the spirit!
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If you see what I said is convincing I believe it is worth it to have a system that just works and just boots. (especially if you have only one OS).
This might be the answer to you issue.
If I were in your place, and found out how āsafeā is systemd-boot I wont hesitate to make a fresh install. There is a thread here in the forum that explains how to convert from Grub to systemd-boot without the need to reinstall.
UPDATE: Here is the thread that the grand expert @dalto did some time ago. I used it myself and was amazing. [Tutorial] Convert to systemd-boot
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I havenāt had any issues with Grub ever, before I switched to EndeavourOS I was running Fedora. This last grub update didnāt even cause me trouble. Iām willing to try something new
Whatās the recommended size for efi when using systemd-boot, I canāt find it anywhere. I remember it was something like 500M or better to make it 1G?
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Make it 1GB especially when you have a Nvidia card
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