# Update-grub failed. someone help please **URL:** \ **Category:** General system\ **Created:** [January 16, 2021, 9:22pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/update-grub-failed-someone-help-please/11339 "2021-01-16T21:22:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![LizziAS](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/lizzias/32/11692_2.png) [@LizziAS](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/LizziAS)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2021, 9:22pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/update-grub-failed-someone-help-please/11339/1 "2021-01-16T21:22:05Z")
```auto sudo update-grub Generating grub configuration file ... Found theme: /boot/grub/themes/EndeavourOS/theme.txt Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-linux-clear-bin.cmdline Found initrd image: /boot/amd-ucode.img Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-linux-clear-bin Found initrd image: /boot/amd-ucode.img /boot/initramfs-linux-clear-bin.img Found fallback initrd image(s) in /boot: initramfs-linux-clear-bin-fallback.img Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-linux Found initrd image: /boot/amd-ucode.img /boot/initramfs-linux.img Found fallback initrd image(s) in /boot: initramfs-linux-fallback.img rmdir: failed to remove '/var/lib/os-prober/mount': Device or resource busy rmdir: failed to remove '/var/lib/os-prober/mount': Device or resource busy rmdir: failed to remove '/var/lib/os-prober/mount': Device or resource busy rmdir: failed to remove '/var/lib/os-prober/mount': Device or resource busy rmdir: failed to remove '/var/lib/os-prober/mount': Device or resource busy rmdir: failed to remove '/var/lib/os-prober/mount': Device or resource busy rmdir: failed to remove '/var/lib/os-prober/mount': Device or resource busy rmdir: failed to remove '/var/lib/os-prober/mount': Device or resource busy rmdir: failed to remove '/var/lib/os-prober/mount': Device or resource busy rmdir: failed to remove '/var/lib/os-prober/mount': Device or resource busy ``` ---
**Author:** ![anon53396576](https://forum.endeavouros.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/a698b9/32.png) [@anon53396576](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/anon53396576)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2021, 9:23pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/update-grub-failed-someone-help-please/11339/2 "2021-01-16T21:23:38Z")
EndeavourOS dos not have an `update-grub` command? ---
**Author:** ![LizziAS](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/lizzias/32/11692_2.png) [@LizziAS](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/LizziAS)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2021, 9:25pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/update-grub-failed-someone-help-please/11339/3 "2021-01-16T21:25:48Z")
its just a script for the default grub command thats all nothing else. wether or not i use the script or the default the outcome is the same. please don’t get hung up on it ```auto Packages (2) mtools-4.0.26-1 os-prober-1.77-2 Total Installed Size: 0.43 MiB Net Upgrade Size: 0.00 MiB :: Proceed with installation? [Y/n] (2/2) checking keys in keyring [----------------------------------------------] 100% (2/2) checking package integrity [----------------------------------------------] 100% (2/2) loading package files [----------------------------------------------] 100% (2/2) checking for file conflicts [----------------------------------------------] 100% :: Processing package changes... (1/2) reinstalling mtools [----------------------------------------------] 100% (2/2) reinstalling os-prober [----------------------------------------------] 100% :: Running post-transaction hooks... (1/3) Arming ConditionNeedsUpdate... (2/3) Fix 'grub' and 'os-prober' after upgrading either of them. ===> INFO: grub-tools / grub-fix-initrd-generation: ===> INFO: /usr/lib/linux-boot-probes/mounted/40grub2 changed. See file /var/log/grub-fix-initrd-generation.log. Generating grub configuration file ... Found theme: /boot/grub/themes/EndeavourOS/theme.txt Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-linux-zen Found initrd image: /boot/amd-ucode.img /boot/initramfs-linux-zen.img Found fallback initrd image(s) in /boot: initramfs-linux-zen-fallback.img Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-linux-lts Found initrd image: /boot/amd-ucode.img /boot/initramfs-linux-lts.img Found fallback initrd image(s) in /boot: initramfs-linux-lts-fallback.img Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-linux-lqx Found initrd image: /boot/amd-ucode.img /boot/initramfs-linux-lqx.img Found fallback initrd image(s) in /boot: initramfs-linux-lqx-fallback.img Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-linux-clear-bin.cmdline Found initrd image: /boot/amd-ucode.img Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-linux-clear-bin Found initrd image: /boot/amd-ucode.img /boot/initramfs-linux-clear-bin.img Found fallback initrd image(s) in /boot: initramfs-linux-clear-bin-fallback.img Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-linux Found initrd image: /boot/amd-ucode.img /boot/initramfs-linux.img Found fallback initrd image(s) in /boot: initramfs-linux-fallback.img rmdir: failed to remove '/var/lib/os-prober/mount': Device or resource busy rmdir: failed to remove '/var/lib/os-prober/mount': Device or resource busy rmdir: failed to remove '/var/lib/os-prober/mount': Device or resource busy rmdir: failed to remove '/var/lib/os-prober/mount': Device or resource busy rmdir: failed to remove '/var/lib/os-prober/mount': Device or resource busy rmdir: failed to remove '/var/lib/os-prober/mount': Device or resource busy rmdir: failed to remove '/var/lib/os-prober/mount': Device or resource busy rmdir: failed to remove '/var/lib/os-prober/mount': Device or resource busy rmdir: failed to remove '/var/lib/os-prober/mount': Device or resource busy rmdir: failed to remove '/var/lib/os-prober/mount': Device or resource busy done (3/3) Updating the info directory file... ``` picky nonsense ```auto sudo grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg [sudo] password for lizzias: Generating grub configuration file ... Found theme: /boot/grub/themes/EndeavourOS/theme.txt Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-linux-zen Found initrd image: /boot/amd-ucode.img /boot/initramfs-linux-zen.img Found fallback initrd image(s) in /boot: initramfs-linux-zen-fallback.img Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-linux-lts Found initrd image: /boot/amd-ucode.img /boot/initramfs-linux-lts.img Found fallback initrd image(s) in /boot: initramfs-linux-lts-fallback.img Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-linux-lqx Found initrd image: /boot/amd-ucode.img /boot/initramfs-linux-lqx.img Found fallback initrd image(s) in /boot: initramfs-linux-lqx-fallback.img Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-linux-clear-bin.cmdline Found initrd image: /boot/amd-ucode.img Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-linux-clear-bin Found initrd image: /boot/amd-ucode.img /boot/initramfs-linux-clear-bin.img Found fallback initrd image(s) in /boot: initramfs-linux-clear-bin-fallback.img Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-linux Found initrd image: /boot/amd-ucode.img /boot/initramfs-linux.img Found fallback initrd image(s) in /boot: initramfs-linux-fallback.img rmdir: failed to remove '/var/lib/os-prober/mount': Device or resource busy rmdir: failed to remove '/var/lib/os-prober/mount': Device or resource busy rmdir: failed to remove '/var/lib/os-prober/mount': Device or resource busy rmdir: failed to remove '/var/lib/os-prober/mount': Device or resource busy rmdir: failed to remove '/var/lib/os-prober/mount': Device or resource busy rmdir: failed to remove '/var/lib/os-prober/mount': Device or resource busy rmdir: failed to remove '/var/lib/os-prober/mount': Device or resource busy rmdir: failed to remove '/var/lib/os-prober/mount': Device or resource busy rmdir: failed to remove '/var/lib/os-prober/mount': Device or resource busy rmdir: failed to remove '/var/lib/os-prober/mount': Device or resource busy done ``` ---
**Author:** ![ReemZ](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/reemz/32/20301_2.png) [@ReemZ](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/ReemZ)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2021, 9:32pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/update-grub-failed-someone-help-please/11339/4 "2021-01-16T21:32:05Z")
Should the script be called with `sudo`? Perhaps `sudo` is already being, or should be, called from within the script? @anon53396576 It’s in the AUR: ```auto aur/update-grub 0.0.1-7 (+81 1.45) Simple wrapper around grub-mkconfig ``` ---
**Author:** ![ReemZ](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/reemz/32/20301_2.png) [@ReemZ](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/ReemZ)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2021, 9:32pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/update-grub-failed-someone-help-please/11339/5 "2021-01-16T21:32:51Z")
> [@LizziAS](#): > > wether or not i use the script or the default the outcome is the same Hmm. Maybe shutdown, boot into live, `chroot` and fix? ---
**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:** [January 16, 2021, 9:34pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/update-grub-failed-someone-help-please/11339/6 "2021-01-16T21:34:15Z")
Looks like something has that directory locked. Do you have any terminals, file managers or editors looking there? ---
**Author:** ![LizziAS](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/lizzias/32/11692_2.png) [@LizziAS](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/LizziAS)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2021, 9:34pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/update-grub-failed-someone-help-please/11339/7 "2021-01-16T21:34:56Z")
one terminal is open and one web browser to come here to get help. i have never seen this before @dalto in 17 years of using linux i have NEVER seen this error ---
**Author:** ![freebird54](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/freebird54/32/83106_2.png) [@freebird54](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/freebird54)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2021, 9:37pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/update-grub-failed-someone-help-please/11339/8 "2021-01-16T21:37:20Z")
One question - were you browsing in a drive that ‘belongs’ to another system? If it was unexpectedly mounted at the time… Just wondering… ---
**Author:** ![xircon](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/xircon/32/9124_2.png) [@xircon](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/xircon)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2021, 9:38pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/update-grub-failed-someone-help-please/11339/9 "2021-01-16T21:38:04Z")
```auto sudo lslocks | grep -i var ``` Can’t test, but won’t hurt. ---
**Author:** ![LizziAS](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/lizzias/32/11692_2.png) [@LizziAS](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/LizziAS)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2021, 9:38pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/update-grub-failed-someone-help-please/11339/10 "2021-01-16T21:38:15Z")
no. i was only updating endeavour ---
**Author:** ![LizziAS](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/lizzias/32/11692_2.png) [@LizziAS](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/LizziAS)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2021, 9:39pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/update-grub-failed-someone-help-please/11339/11 "2021-01-16T21:39:02Z")
sudo lslocks | grep -i var [lizzias@endeavoured Desktop]$ sudo update-grub Generating grub configuration file … Found theme: /boot/grub/themes/EndeavourOS/theme.txt Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-linux-zen Found initrd image: /boot/amd-ucode.img /boot/initramfs-linux-zen.img Found fallback initrd image(s) in /boot: initramfs-linux-zen-fallback.img Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-linux-lts Found initrd image: /boot/amd-ucode.img /boot/initramfs-linux-lts.img Found fallback initrd image(s) in /boot: initramfs-linux-lts-fallback.img Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-linux-lqx Found initrd image: /boot/amd-ucode.img /boot/initramfs-linux-lqx.img Found fallback initrd image(s) in /boot: initramfs-linux-lqx-fallback.img Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-linux-clear-bin.cmdline Found initrd image: /boot/amd-ucode.img Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-linux-clear-bin Found initrd image: /boot/amd-ucode.img /boot/initramfs-linux-clear-bin.img Found fallback initrd image(s) in /boot: initramfs-linux-clear-bin-fallback.img Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-linux Found initrd image: /boot/amd-ucode.img /boot/initramfs-linux.img Found fallback initrd image(s) in /boot: initramfs-linux-fallback.img rmdir: failed to remove ‘/var/lib/os-prober/mount’: Device or resource busy rmdir: failed to remove ‘/var/lib/os-prober/mount’: Device or resource busy rmdir: failed to remove ‘/var/lib/os-prober/mount’: Device or resource busy rmdir: failed to remove ‘/var/lib/os-prober/mount’: Device or resource busy rmdir: failed to remove ‘/var/lib/os-prober/mount’: Device or resource busy rmdir: failed to remove ‘/var/lib/os-prober/mount’: Device or resource busy rmdir: failed to remove ‘/var/lib/os-prober/mount’: Device or resource busy rmdir: failed to remove ‘/var/lib/os-prober/mount’: Device or resource busy rmdir: failed to remove ‘/var/lib/os-prober/mount’: Device or resource busy rmdir: failed to remove ‘/var/lib/os-prober/mount’: Device or resource busy done ---
**Author:** ![xircon](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/xircon/32/9124_2.png) [@xircon](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/xircon)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2021, 9:40pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/update-grub-failed-someone-help-please/11339/12 "2021-01-16T21:40:36Z")
> [@LizziAS](#): > > sudo lslocks | grep -i var Don’t know what you have done there, but it should look like:` ```auto smbd-notifyd 3962 POSIX 20B WRITE 0 0 0 /var/cache/samba/msg.lock/3962 cleanupd 3963 POSIX 20B WRITE 0 0 0 /var/cache/samba/msg.lock/3963 smbd 3923 POSIX 444K READ 0 4 4 /var/cache/samba/gencache.tdb smbd 3923 POSIX 8.7K READ 0 4 4 /var/cache/samba/smbXsrv_open_global.tdb lpqd 3969 POSIX 21B WRITE 0 0 0 /var/cache/samba/msg.lock/3969 smbd 3923 POSIX 12K READ 0 4 4 /var/cache/samba/names.tdb smbd 3923 POSIX 8.7K READ 0 4 4 /var/cache/samba/smbprofile.tdb smbd 3923 POSIX 21B WRITE 0 0 0 /var/cache/samba/msg.lock/3923 smbd 3923 POSIX 24K READ 0 4 4 /var/cache/samba/smbXsrv_version_global.tdb smbd 3923 POSIX 8.7K READ 0 4 4 /var/cache/samba/smbXsrv_client_global.tdb smbd 3923 POSIX 8.7K READ 0 4 4 /var/cache/samba/smbXsrv_session_global.tdb smbd 3923 POSIX 8.7K READ 0 4 4 /var/cache/samba/smbXsrv_tcon_global.tdb nmbd 3280 POSIX 12K READ 0 4 4 /var/cache/samba/names.tdb nmbd 3280 POSIX 20B WRITE 0 0 0 /var/cache/samba/msg.lock/3280 smbd 3923 POSIX 20K READ 0 4 4 /var/cache/samba/printer_list.tdb smbd 3923 POSIX 431.3K READ 0 4 4 /var/cache/samba/brlock.tdb smbd 3923 POSIX 431.3K READ 0 4 4 /var/cache/samba/locking.tdb smbd 3923 POSIX 8.7K READ 0 4 4 /var/cache/samba/leases.tdb ``` ---
**Author:** ![LizziAS](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/lizzias/32/11692_2.png) [@LizziAS](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/LizziAS)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2021, 9:41pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/update-grub-failed-someone-help-please/11339/13 "2021-01-16T21:41:27Z")
found it: sudo umount /var/lib/os-prober/mount ---
**Author:** ![LizziAS](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/lizzias/32/11692_2.png) [@LizziAS](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/LizziAS)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2021, 9:43pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/update-grub-failed-someone-help-please/11339/14 "2021-01-16T21:43:30Z")
> [@LizziAS](#): > > sudo lslocks | grep -i var [lizzias@endeavoured Desktop]$ sudo lslocks | grep -i var [sudo] password for lizzias: [lizzias@endeavoured Desktop]$ ---
**Author:** ![LizziAS](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/lizzias/32/11692_2.png) [@LizziAS](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/LizziAS)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2021, 9:45pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/update-grub-failed-someone-help-please/11339/15 "2021-01-16T21:45:09Z")
```auto sudo update-grub Generating grub configuration file ... Found theme: /boot/grub/themes/EndeavourOS/theme.txt Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-linux-zen Found initrd image: /boot/amd-ucode.img /boot/initramfs-linux-zen.img Found fallback initrd image(s) in /boot: initramfs-linux-zen-fallback.img Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-linux-lts Found initrd image: /boot/amd-ucode.img /boot/initramfs-linux-lts.img Found fallback initrd image(s) in /boot: initramfs-linux-lts-fallback.img Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-linux-lqx Found initrd image: /boot/amd-ucode.img /boot/initramfs-linux-lqx.img Found fallback initrd image(s) in /boot: initramfs-linux-lqx-fallback.img Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-linux-clear-bin.cmdline Found initrd image: /boot/amd-ucode.img Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-linux-clear-bin Found initrd image: /boot/amd-ucode.img /boot/initramfs-linux-clear-bin.img Found fallback initrd image(s) in /boot: initramfs-linux-clear-bin-fallback.img Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-linux Found initrd image: /boot/amd-ucode.img /boot/initramfs-linux.img Found fallback initrd image(s) in /boot: initramfs-linux-fallback.img ``` now it just hangs there ---
**Author:** ![xircon](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/xircon/32/9124_2.png) [@xircon](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/xircon)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2021, 9:46pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/update-grub-failed-someone-help-please/11339/16 "2021-01-16T21:46:48Z")
```auto ps aux | grep os-prober ``` Is it stuck in memory? ---
**Author:** ![LizziAS](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/lizzias/32/11692_2.png) [@LizziAS](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/LizziAS)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2021, 9:47pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/update-grub-failed-someone-help-please/11339/17 "2021-01-16T21:47:54Z")
its finally moving… taking a loooog time but it started moving ty all for your help! [lizzias@endeavoured Desktop]$ sudo update-grub Generating grub configuration file … Found theme: /boot/grub/themes/EndeavourOS/theme.txt Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-linux-zen Found initrd image: /boot/amd-ucode.img /boot/initramfs-linux-zen.img Found fallback initrd image(s) in /boot: initramfs-linux-zen-fallback.img Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-linux-lts Found initrd image: /boot/amd-ucode.img /boot/initramfs-linux-lts.img Found fallback initrd image(s) in /boot: initramfs-linux-lts-fallback.img Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-linux-lqx Found initrd image: /boot/amd-ucode.img /boot/initramfs-linux-lqx.img Found fallback initrd image(s) in /boot: initramfs-linux-lqx-fallback.img Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-linux-clear-bin.cmdline Found initrd image: /boot/amd-ucode.img Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-linux-clear-bin Found initrd image: /boot/amd-ucode.img /boot/initramfs-linux-clear-bin.img Found fallback initrd image(s) in /boot: initramfs-linux-clear-bin-fallback.img Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-linux Found initrd image: /boot/amd-ucode.img /boot/initramfs-linux.img Found fallback initrd image(s) in /boot: initramfs-linux-fallback.img Found Obarun Linux on /dev/nvme0n1p11 Found Artix Linux (rolling) on /dev/nvme0n1p3 Found Arch Linux (rolling) on /dev/nvme0n1p6 Found Windows 10 on /dev/sdb1 done ```auto ``` ---
**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:** [January 16, 2021, 9:51pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/update-grub-failed-someone-help-please/11339/18 "2021-01-16T21:51:30Z")
I think the 🐈 had his paw on the keyboard! 😁 ---
**Author:** ![pebcak](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/pebcak/32/100472_2.png) [@pebcak](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/pebcak)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2021, 10:10pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/update-grub-failed-someone-help-please/11339/19 "2021-01-16T22:10:18Z")
If I remember correctly / am not mistaken the “speed” could have something to do with `lsb-release` pkg. Check if you got it installed on your other Arch (-based) systems. ---
**Author:** ![LizziAS](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/lizzias/32/11692_2.png) [@LizziAS](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/LizziAS)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2021, 6:08am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/update-grub-failed-someone-help-please/11339/20 "2021-01-17T06:08:52Z")
yah obarun didnt have it installed. does now! [Next page](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/update-grub-failed-someone-help-please/11339.md?page=2)