Skip the last suggestion it was a bad idea, it amounted to installing the ubuntu bootloader to the external drive. Boot the system with the usb plugged in, doesn't matter which distro:
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sudo efibootmgr -n 0001 |
this is the result of the command with usb plugged in:
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BootNext: 0001 Nothing left but to wipe off that manjaro and its EFI partition? This is working fine with the usb unplugged it shouldn't make it worse? I would need to update grub in ubuntu as manjaro will be gone and then remove manjaro from the boot sequence in setup, right? |
One other thing to try, boot into manjaro
Code:
sudo mv /boot/efi/EFI/BOOT/Bootx64.efi /boot/efi/EFI/BOOT/oldbootx64 reboot. I still think the issue is a setting in the bios. You may just have a flaky bios |
Another thought run this before the mv command and see what happens
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sudo efibootmgr -B -b 0004 |
Quote:
Code:
BootCurrent: 0004 |
complications in boot
OK, I tried rebooting before mv and it goes straight to windows. I had to unplug external and it booted to ubuntu grub menu. I don't care about the manjaro install on the external.
How do I clean up here in ubuntu now? Once it windows and neon all booting nice I will format that external deleting the efi and manjaro partition. But I want to make sure I am cleaned up in good order internal including BIOs here before I wipe the external. Help appreciated. I have a cheat sheet that goes like this for a previous disaster and I booted a live USB to rescue it- would it be suitable in this situation? Other times the below has just given me errors, it only worked once actually Code:
sudo mount /dev/sda3 /mnt |
before deleting anything, remove the esp flag from the external drive efi partition and see if that changes anything. If you want to keep manjaro, manually create a menu entry in ubuntu grub menu to call manjaro grub.cfg once we get the external drive from taking control of the boot process.
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Well a little too late. As all were fine as long as external wasn't plugged in (at boot time). I removed manjaro and zapped away that efi partition. All fine on the internal. Tried installing manjaro cinnamon, installer wanted to create an boot on the external but I told it no to use sda1. Did so. But I have a bad wifi here at nursing home and much trouble trying to update the install.
LSS - the only way I can boot the new manjaro is f12 to one-time-boot and move it up ahead. Update-grub in ubuntu did add manjaro to it's grub but it unbootable from there - grub error can't find kernel. Got into manjaro tried and update grub there but it not installed so I installed it now I am trying to get ubuntu grub back in charge (top of the boot) and make the entry for manjaro in its grub menu bootable. Let me know what you want me to get outputs of from where. External drive no longer in control. I think it is a BIOS thing - plug in a removable that is bootable and machine gonna boot it. But the external is not bootable but manjaro runs on it fine when I change f12 boot order and choose it. What we want to do now is get manjaro choice working in the ubuntu grub. The error if I choose it there is it can find vm...blah blah kernel not found blah (obviously doing this from memory) and it doesn't stay there it bounces back to grub menu so I pick ubuntu. And here I am. |
to change boot order
Code:
sudo efibootmgr -o xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx Boot into Ubuntu, add this to /etc/grub.d/40_custom Code:
menuentry ‘Manjaro’ { |
I am confused, I just can't get to manjaro from ubuntus grub menu without a grub error. I don't think I need efi changes as it is working fine in the order I want, but everytime I want manjaro I have to change the boot sequence hitting f12 on the dell menu. I need to fix manjaro entry in ubuntu grub.cfg I guess but not sure how and where.
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Boot into Ubuntu, post the output of:
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sudo ls -R /boot/efi/EFI |
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/boot/efi/EFI: |
Did you add the menu entry to 40_custom?
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I don't recall you tell me to this time around. I will check through the threads or do you remember how?
edit - looked back at that post but really didn't understand it. I don't want to remove manjaro I just want to add it to 40 custom, would it still be the same one even if it a different flavor? |
Code:
sudo nano /etc/grub.d/40_custom |
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