# Need help: issues with booting, /efi not mounting **URL:** \ **Category:** Newbie\ **Created:** [August 29, 2026, 12:51pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/need-help-issues-with-booting-efi-not-mounting/81187 "2026-08-29T12:51:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Beisenberg](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/beisenberg/32/136668_2.png) [@Beisenberg](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/Beisenberg)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2026, 12:51pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/need-help-issues-with-booting-efi-not-mounting/81187/1 "2026-08-29T12:51:09Z")
-# currently running endeavourOS a while back i installed grub to test it out but after a week i uninstalled it again cuz i didnt like it (and felt slow compared to systemd-boot) after that, i had no issues with systemd-boot i ran `pacman -Syu` for a systemupdate (7.1.8 → 7.1.9) last week and that already broke something. i manage to fix it quite quickly with a live arch iso something like this, iirc ```auto mount /dev/nvme... /mnt mount /dev/nmve... /mnt/efi arch-chroot /mnt bootctl repair ``` that allowed me to boot again and i thought it was done yesterday i ran another `pacman -Syu` for kernel 7.1.11 and it broke again did the same as above but this time it didnt help i now believe i seriusly broke something on my bootloader but i dont want to reinstall my OS (i have 2 additional drive in my PC, so i can if i absolutely have to) (see image below for boot startup output) i did some research and also asked some LLMs for help without success it seems that the update maybe didnt properly install the kernel or something? since (from emergency mode) ```auto # uname -r 7.1.9-arch1-2 # ls /usr/lib/modules 7.1.11-arch1-1 ``` im unsure if anything else is needed for help, just lmk plz thanks in advance ![image](https://forum.endeavouros.com/uploads/default/original/3X/5/c/5ca811dba63fdfef3244ef800a9f73b85c08e879.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![ricklinux](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/ricklinux/32/110798_2.png) [@ricklinux](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/ricklinux)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2026, 1:41pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/need-help-issues-with-booting-efi-not-mounting/81187/2 "2026-08-29T13:41:08Z")
I’m not sure exactly what the issue is but you could try `sudo reinstall-kernels` 🤔 Edit: You’ll have to arch-chroot if you can’t boot the system. ---
**Author:** ![Beisenberg](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/beisenberg/32/136668_2.png) [@Beisenberg](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/Beisenberg)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2026, 2:19pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/need-help-issues-with-booting-efi-not-mounting/81187/3 "2026-08-29T14:19:47Z")
from a live iso it can mount the efi partition just fine and in arch-chroot it doesnt find the command reinstall-kernels tho i have tried `pacman -S linux`but that failed at step `5/5 checking which packages to rebuild` `fatal library error, lookup self` ---
**Author:** ![dalto](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/dalto/32/5577_2.png) [@dalto](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/dalto)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2026, 5:01pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/need-help-issues-with-booting-efi-not-mounting/81187/4 "2026-08-29T17:01:25Z")
> [@Beisenberg](#): > > and in arch-chroot it doesnt find the command reinstall-kernels tho Did you manually setup systemd-boot? It sounds like you aren’t using the EOS systemd-boot automation. Can you share the output of: ```t pacman -Q | grep -E "dracut|grub" ``` ---
**Author:** ![Beisenberg](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/beisenberg/32/136668_2.png) [@Beisenberg](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/Beisenberg)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2026, 5:36pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/need-help-issues-with-booting-efi-not-mounting/81187/5 "2026-08-29T17:36:21Z")
no, systemd-boot was installed when i first installed endeavourOS earlier this year, i dont recall uninstalling it output: ```auto # pacman -Q | grep -E "dracut|grub" dracut 112_eos-1 eos-dracut 1.7.1 ``` ---
**Author:** ![dalto](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/dalto/32/5577_2.png) [@dalto](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/dalto)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2026, 5:48pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/need-help-issues-with-booting-efi-not-mounting/81187/6 "2026-08-29T17:48:00Z")
systemd-boot is part of `systemd` so it will always be installed. However, you don’t have our automation. I guess you manually created the loader entries by hand? What you have right now definitely won’t work. Your initramfs are being generated in `/boot` because you are using the non-systemd-boot automation package. You have two choices(both in an arch-chroot): 1. Mount your ESP at `/boot` then reinstall your kernel packages 2. Switch to the EOS automation: - Delete everything in `/efi/loader/entries` - remove `eos-dracut` - install `kernel-install-for-dracut` - Run `reinstall-kernels` ---
**Author:** ![Beisenberg](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/beisenberg/32/136668_2.png) [@Beisenberg](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/Beisenberg)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2026, 12:49am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/need-help-issues-with-booting-efi-not-mounting/81187/7 "2026-08-30T00:49:37Z")
Thanks for your help, Option 2 worked ---
**Author:** ![system](https://forum.endeavouros.com/uploads/default/original/2X/9/9ea52f9fd5ef8e609e593c362d61a36295f48be8.png) [@system](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2026, 12:49am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/need-help-issues-with-booting-efi-not-mounting/81187/8 "2026-09-01T00:49:38Z")
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