[SOLVED] 2 SSDs each with EFI boot - 4 OS installs - why internal doesn't boot first?

Nishtya · 02-04-2024, 06:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by colorpurple21859

That's odd all of the efibootmgr entries are from sdb1 except for this one:

Boot into ubuntu and post the output of sudo efibootmgr and sudo blkid

Code:

BootCurrent: 0004
Timeout: 2 seconds
BootOrder: 0001,0000,0002,0004,0005
Boot0000* Windows Boot Manager
Boot0001* ubuntu
Boot0002* neon
Boot0004* Manjaro
Boot0005* UEFI: Lexar SSD NS100 256GB, Partition 1

Code:

stephanie@stephanie-Inspiron-5566:~$ sudo blkid
/dev/sda3: UUID="dfbc7bcc-3573-4df6-8d67-1982f996a6f8" BLOCK_SIZE="4096" TYPE="ext4" PARTLABEL="Dell" PARTUUID="157ec81e-ec09-476d-869f-aec682b80471"
/dev/loop1: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/loop19: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/loop27: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/loop17: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/loop8: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/loop25: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/sdb4: UUID="03bbc98f-896f-48a0-bae0-9d5cf82583d0" BLOCK_SIZE="4096" TYPE="ext4" PARTLABEL="distro2" PARTUUID="5412002f-c05d-46a4-9066-9f3e1e009f63"
/dev/sdb2: UUID="41a1e6dd-91ca-48b8-983e-e23eb5ad66fb" BLOCK_SIZE="4096" TYPE="ext4" PARTLABEL="distro1" PARTUUID="fb0b3751-0f44-4345-a536-0ba18274e26a"
/dev/sdb3: UUID="b85f0fc6-f8d4-4fa9-a456-1d9113a42e8f" BLOCK_SIZE="4096" TYPE="ext4" PARTLABEL="backups" PARTUUID="bd816987-14ba-4829-92f0-f3f03557d0b2"
/dev/sdb1: UUID="5C3B-C536" BLOCK_SIZE="512" TYPE="vfat" PARTUUID="837bc813-8438-41e7-ba6b-f2af19d3949f"
/dev/loop15: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/loop6: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/loop23: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/loop13: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/loop4: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/loop21: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/loop11: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/loop2: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/loop0: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/loop28: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/loop18: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/loop9: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/loop26: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/loop16: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/loop7: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/loop24: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/sda4: UUID="cf79ff43-f465-470d-87ab-b2f2768d6738" BLOCK_SIZE="4096" TYPE="ext4" PARTLABEL="neon" PARTUUID="1160ade1-ea3b-f34a-b0a2-90929c81954e"
/dev/sda2: BLOCK_SIZE="512" UUID="5D50CF4C00248925" TYPE="ntfs" PARTLABEL="windows" PARTUUID="cf22048e-40ff-4165-96b5-773300230d77"
/dev/sda5: BLOCK_SIZE="512" UUID="6C77E6CD17EB6E6C" TYPE="ntfs" PARTLABEL="Storage" PARTUUID="ee87faca-883f-4116-8d83-f59e2a013b3b"
/dev/sda1: UUID="89E2-26CF" BLOCK_SIZE="512" TYPE="vfat" PARTUUID="3de1a57a-f04e-4771-b896-09c935589e6b"
/dev/loop14: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/loop5: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/loop22: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/loop12: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/loop3: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/loop20: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/loop10: TYPE="squashfs"

Sorry, didn't know if I should take out the loopback stuff. I am getting way into the deep end here. All is working and I kind of like manjaro - I never tried Arch before. I just put the cinnamon version on a ventoy pen drive and took for a spin. If we have to remove this install I might try installing it next. Gotta learn pacman I guess

colorpurple21859 · 02-04-2024, 06:40 PM

Are you booting ubuntu with the external drive unplugged?

Nishtya · 02-04-2024, 06:45 PM

No it is plugged in. I can unmount it, will be in ubuntu rest of night, you want me to run again unplugged?

colorpurple21859 · 02-04-2024, 07:06 PM

Yes, I was wanting you to boot into ubuntu with the usb unplugged, post the output of efibootmgr and the /etc/fstab of ubuntu. I think what is happening is when the usb is unplugged the system is booting using EFI/BOOT/Bootx64.efi file on the internal efi partition.

Nishtya · 02-04-2024, 07:12 PM

I shutdown completely, unplugged and booted. New drive is so much faster - that external is older than the laptop. You can easily tell slower boot though when it is plugged in.

Code:

BootCurrent: 0001
Timeout: 2 seconds
BootOrder: 0001,0000,0002,0004
Boot0000* Windows Boot Manager
Boot0001* ubuntu
Boot0002* neon
Boot0004* Manjaro

$ sudo blkid
/dev/sda3: UUID="dfbc7bcc-3573-4df6-8d67-1982f996a6f8" BLOCK_SIZE="4096" TYPE="ext4" PARTLABEL="Dell" PARTUUID="157ec81e-ec09-476d-869f-aec682b80471"
/dev/loop1: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/loop19: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/loop27: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/loop17: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/loop8: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/loop25: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/sdb4: UUID="03bbc98f-896f-48a0-bae0-9d5cf82583d0" BLOCK_SIZE="4096" TYPE="ext4" PARTLABEL="distro2" PARTUUID="5412002f-c05d-46a4-9066-9f3e1e009f63"
/dev/sdb2: UUID="41a1e6dd-91ca-48b8-983e-e23eb5ad66fb" BLOCK_SIZE="4096" TYPE="ext4" PARTLABEL="distro1" PARTUUID="fb0b3751-0f44-4345-a536-0ba18274e26a"
/dev/sdb3: UUID="b85f0fc6-f8d4-4fa9-a456-1d9113a42e8f" BLOCK_SIZE="4096" TYPE="ext4" PARTLABEL="backups" PARTUUID="bd816987-14ba-4829-92f0-f3f03557d0b2"
/dev/sdb1: UUID="5C3B-C536" BLOCK_SIZE="512" TYPE="vfat" PARTUUID="837bc813-8438-41e7-ba6b-f2af19d3949f"
/dev/loop15: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/loop6: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/loop23: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/loop13: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/loop4: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/loop21: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/loop11: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/loop2: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/loop0: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/loop28: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/loop18: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/loop9: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/loop26: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/loop16: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/loop7: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/loop24: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/sda4: UUID="cf79ff43-f465-470d-87ab-b2f2768d6738" BLOCK_SIZE="4096" TYPE="ext4" PARTLABEL="neon" PARTUUID="1160ade1-ea3b-f34a-b0a2-90929c81954e"
/dev/sda2: BLOCK_SIZE="512" UUID="5D50CF4C00248925" TYPE="ntfs" PARTLABEL="windows" PARTUUID="cf22048e-40ff-4165-96b5-773300230d77"
/dev/sda5: BLOCK_SIZE="512" UUID="6C77E6CD17EB6E6C" TYPE="ntfs" PARTLABEL="Storage" PARTUUID="ee87faca-883f-4116-8d83-f59e2a013b3b"
/dev/sda1: UUID="89E2-26CF" BLOCK_SIZE="512" TYPE="vfat" PARTUUID="3de1a57a-f04e-4771-b896-09c935589e6b"
/dev/loop14: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/loop5: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/loop22: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/loop12: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/loop3: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/loop20: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/loop10: TYPE="squashfs"

colorpurple21859 · 02-04-2024, 07:19 PM

run

Code:

sudo efibootmgr -v

Nishtya · 02-04-2024, 07:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by colorpurple21859

run

Code:

sudo efibootmgr -v

Code:

BootCurrent: 0001
Timeout: 2 seconds
BootOrder: 0001,0000,0002,0004
Boot0000* Windows Boot Manager  HD(1,GPT,3de1a57a-f04e-4771-b896-09c935589e6b,0x800,0x113000)/File(\EFI\Microsoft\Boot\bootmgfw.efi)WINDOWS.........x...B.C.D.O.B.J.E.C.T.=.{.9.d.e.a.8.6.2.c.-.5.c.d.d.-.4.e.7.0.-.a.c.c.1.-.f.3.2.b.3.4.4.d.4.7.9.5.}...,................
Boot0001* ubuntu        HD(1,GPT,3de1a57a-f04e-4771-b896-09c935589e6b,0x800,0x113000)/File(\EFI\ubuntu\shimx64.efi)
Boot0002* neon  HD(1,GPT,3de1a57a-f04e-4771-b896-09c935589e6b,0x800,0x113000)/File(\EFI\neon\shimx64.efi)
Boot0004* Manjaro       HD(1,GPT,3de1a57a-f04e-4771-b896-09c935589e6b,0x800,0x113000)/File(\EFI\Manjaro\grubx64.efi)

colorpurple21859 · 02-04-2024, 07:40 PM

Post the contents of ubuntu /etc/fstab

Nishtya · 02-04-2024, 07:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by colorpurple21859

Post the contents of ubuntu /etc/fstab

Code:

# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# Use 'blkid' to print the universally unique identifier for a
# device; this may be used with UUID= as a more robust way to name devices
# that works even if disks are added and removed. See fstab(5).
#
# <file system> <mount point>   <type>  <options>       <dump>  <pass>
# / was on /dev/sda3 during installation
UUID=dfbc7bcc-3573-4df6-8d67-1982f996a6f8 /               ext4    errors=remount-ro 0       1
# /boot/efi was on /dev/sda1 during installation
UUID=89E2-26CF  /boot/efi       vfat    umask=0077      0       1

colorpurple21859 · 02-04-2024, 08:04 PM

I really don't know what is happening. I would suggest run

Code:

sudo grub-install

while booted into ubuntu with the usb unplugged. If that doesn't work, boot into ubuntu with the usb plugged in and run grub-install again. Note any errors or warning messages. I have one other idea, but wait and see if this works first.

Nishtya · 02-04-2024, 08:10 PM

Code:

Installing for x86_64-efi platform.
Installation finished. No error reported.

I don't need an update-grub after? So to test if this fixed whatever, I need to boot with it plugged in and see if it will go to ubuntu's grub menu instead of manjaro's?

So I shutdown and plugged it in and booted slowly to manjaro's grub menu. What is the other idea? External is unplugged and I am in ubuntu.

colorpurple21859 · 02-04-2024, 08:19 PM

No need to run update-grub, and yes see if it fixes the problem.

Nishtya · 02-04-2024, 08:27 PM

It didn't fix it. With the external plugged in it booted to manjaro's grub menu.

colorpurple21859 · 02-04-2024, 08:33 PM

Did you boot ubuntu from the external drive and run grub-install?

my other idea while booted into ubuntu with the external plugged in, mount the external efi partition to /boot/efi of the booted ubuntu and run grub-install

Nishtya · 02-05-2024, 06:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by colorpurple21859

Did you boot ubuntu from the external drive and run grub-install?

my other idea while booted into ubuntu with the external plugged in, mount the external efi partition to /boot/efi of the booted ubuntu and run grub-install

I tried installing grub after booting it from manjaro. No change, it still boots to manjaro when the external plugged in. I am not sure about the other what with mounting efi partition of external to internal? Need specific directions not going to try and wing it. Don't I have to chroot and throw some more at it - I am kind of ready to just blow away the manjaro and the external's efi and going back to installing the trial ones to the internal's boot mgr.

I may be offline a few days and not sure where I am moving to after hospital tomorrow. Will just have to revisit some time in future. Thanks for all the help.