[SOLVED] Toshiba C55 Laptop not booting after install

colorpurple21859 · 03-31-2023, 07:55 PM

Base on what you have posted this should work

Code:

mount /dev/sda2 /mnt
mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/boot/efi    
mount -o bind /dev /mnt/dev
mount -o bind /proc /mnt/proc
mount -o bind /sys /mnt/sys
chroot /mnt
grub-install
grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
exit

If you prefer elilo run eliloconfig instead of the grub commands.
reboot

SAJM · 04-01-2023, 04:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by colorpurple21859

Base on what you have posted this should work

Code:

mount /dev/sda2 /mnt
mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/boot/efi    
mount -o bind /dev /mnt/dev
mount -o bind /proc /mnt/proc
mount -o bind /sys /mnt/sys
chroot /mnt
grub-install
grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
exit

That worked and returned no errors.

The efi boot directory now look like this:

Code:

bash-5.1# cd efi
bash-5.1# ls -l
total 433
drwxrwxrwx 1 root root   4096 Sep 15  2013 Bin
drwxrwxrwx 1 root root      0 Feb 19  2022 Recovery
drwxrwxrwx 1 root root   4096 Sep 15  2013 RicaTools
drwxrwxrwx 1 root root      0 Nov 20  2013 System\ Volume\ Information
drwxrwxrwx 1 root root      0 Sep 15  2013 TFR
-rwxrwxrwx 2 root root     88 Nov 21  2013 WinRePartition.ini
drwxrwxrwx 1 root root   4096 Sep 15  2013 boot
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 427680 Aug 22  2013 bootmgr
bash-5.1# cd boot
bash-5.1# ls
bcd  boot.sdi  bootsect.exe  en-us  etfsboot.com  fonts  memtest.exe  resources
bash-5.1#

but still no ../EFI directory.

Just out of interest why would there be windows files on a linux system. I've never seen such a thing?

hazel · 04-01-2023, 04:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SAJM

Just out of interest why would there be windows files on a linux system. I've never seen such a thing?

The EFI System Partition belongs to the computer rather than to any particular OS. Windows keeps all its boot files there and, if you want to boot Linux in UEFI mode, the Linux boot files must be copied there too. The vfat filesystem on this disc is basically the Windows95 filesystem.

SAJM · 04-01-2023, 05:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SAJM

That worked and returned no errors.

The efi boot directory now look like this:

Code:

bash-5.1# cd efi
bash-5.1# ls -l
total 433
drwxrwxrwx 1 root root   4096 Sep 15  2013 Bin
drwxrwxrwx 1 root root      0 Feb 19  2022 Recovery
drwxrwxrwx 1 root root   4096 Sep 15  2013 RicaTools
drwxrwxrwx 1 root root      0 Nov 20  2013 System\ Volume\ Information
drwxrwxrwx 1 root root      0 Sep 15  2013 TFR
-rwxrwxrwx 2 root root     88 Nov 21  2013 WinRePartition.ini
drwxrwxrwx 1 root root   4096 Sep 15  2013 boot
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 427680 Aug 22  2013 bootmgr
bash-5.1# cd boot
bash-5.1# ls
bcd  boot.sdi  bootsect.exe  en-us  etfsboot.com  fonts  memtest.exe  resources
bash-5.1#

but still no ../EFI directory.

Just out of interest why would there be windows files on a linux system. I've never seen such a thing?

I rebooted the laptop and everything I carried out earlier disappeared. No sda mount points and /boot/efi is now empty.

What did I miss that the changes were not written to the disk?

colorpurple21859 · 04-01-2023, 08:17 AM

Is this a duel boot with windows where there are two drives? Boot the slackware dvd, what is the output of

Code:

parted -l

SAJM · 04-01-2023, 08:22 AM

It is not dual boot.

colorpurple21859 · 04-01-2023, 09:05 AM

chroot back into slackware and along with "parted -l" what is output of efibootmgr ?

SAJM · 04-01-2023, 10:20 AM

I was getting into a mess so I reloaded the install.
This time I did not reboot at the end of the install but went back to the prompt and loaded grub from there

grub-install returned an error:

/boot/efi doesn't look like an EFI partition.

or words to that effect.

I seem to recall seeing this error previously as well.

I know I set up the drive as ef00

SAJM · 04-01-2023, 10:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by colorpurple21859

chroot back into slackware and along with "parted -l" what is output of efibootmgr ?

Code:

bash-5.1# efibootmgr
BootCurrent: 0000
Timeout: 0 seconds
BootOrder: 2002,2003,2001
Boot0000* EFI DVD/CDROM (TSSTcorp CDDVDW SU-208DB)      PciRoot(0x0)/Pci(0x1f,0x2)/Sata(2,0,0)/CDROM(1,0x344,0xb40)RC
Boot0001* EFI Network 0 for IPv6 (0C-54-A5-2A-C5-18)    PciRoot(0x0)/Pci(0x1c,0x2)/Pci(0x0,0x0)/MAC(0c54a52ac518,0)/IPv6([::]:<->[::]:,0,0)RC
Boot0002* EFI Network 0 for IPv4 (0C-54-A5-2A-C5-18)    PciRoot(0x0)/Pci(0x1c,0x2)/Pci(0x0,0x0)/MAC(0c54a52ac518,0)/IPv4(0.0.0.00.0.0.0,0,0)RC
Boot2001* EFI USB Device        RC
Boot2002* EFI DVD/CDROM RC
Boot2003* EFI Network   RC
bash-5.1#

SAJM · 04-01-2023, 10:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by colorpurple21859

Is this a duel boot with windows where there are two drives? Boot the slackware dvd, what is the output of

Code:

parted -l

Code:

bash-5.1# parted -l
Model: ATA TOSHIBA MQ01ABD1 (scsi)
Disk /dev/sda: 1000GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: gpt
Disk Flags: 

Number  Start   End     Size    File system     Name  Flags
 1      1049kB  538MB   537MB   ntfs                  boot, esp
 2      538MB   5907MB  5369MB  linux-swap(v1)        swap
 3      5907MB  1000GB  994GB   ext4


Warning: Unable to open /dev/sr0 read-write (Read-only file system).  /dev/sr0
has been opened read-only.
Model: TSSTcorp CDDVDW SU-208DB (scsi)                                    
Disk /dev/sr0: 3781MB
Sector size (logical/physical): 2048B/2048B
Partition Table: msdos
Disk Flags: 

Number  Start   End     Size    Type     File system  Flags
 2      6849kB  12.7MB  5898kB  primary               esp


bash-5.1#

colorpurple21859 · 04-01-2023, 10:52 AM

your partition layout is different from what you posted earlier and the efi partition is now ntfs not vfat.
This is based on your last post.

Code:

mount /dev/sda3 /mnt
mount -o bind /dev /mnt/dev
mount -o bind /proc /mnt/proc
mount -o bind /sys /mnt/sys
chroot /mnt
mkfs.vfat /dev/sda1
mount /dev/sda1 /boot/efi
grub-install
grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
exit

SAJM · 04-01-2023, 11:12 AM

I was getting in a mess so I reloaded everything
ntfs is a problem isn't it?

hazel · 04-01-2023, 11:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SAJM

I was getting in a mess so I reloaded everything
ntfs is a problem isn't it?

Yes, it is. An EFI system partition has to have a vfat filesystem on it. UEFI chips can't read any other kind of filesystem.

SAJM · 04-01-2023, 04:54 PM

Well something has gone very wrong.
Somehow I changed the file system to ntfs.
There is nothing I can do to change it.
If I change it with cfdisk or gdisk it appears to have changed but reverts back to ntfs time after time.

I fear I may have bricked the laptop!

colorpurple21859 · 04-01-2023, 05:01 PM

Quote:

If I change it with cfdisk or gdisk it appears to have changed but reverts back to ntfs time after time.

Unlike gparted, cfdisk/gdisk doesn't format partitions only sets the partition type. After exiting cfdisk/gdisk partitions have to be formated. Format the efi partition with the mkfs.vfat command in post 26.