I have an SSD with Windows 10 installed. Some time ago I installed Linux Mint 21-Cinnamon on an SD card and during the installation, I selected the SSD as the device on which to install the boot partition. It worked fine.
Now I bought a new SSD to replace the DVD drive and decided to install Linux on it.
I installed Ubuntu 22.04 Desktop, but on reboot it was not recognized in the boot menu. I then ran the Boot-Repair tool and now it is recognized, but if I select it at the first option, it is skipped.
This is the link to boot-repair log.
============================= Boot Repair Summary ==============================
Recommended repair: ____________________________________________________________
The default repair of the Boot-Repair utility will reinstall the grub-efi of sdb2,
using the following options: sdb1/boot/efi
Additional repair will be performed: unhide-bootmenu-10s use-standard-efi-file restore-efi-backups
/boot/efi added in sdb2/fstab
rm /mnt/boot-sav/sda1/efi/Boot/bootx64.efi
mv /mnt/boot-sav/sda1/efi/Boot/bkpbootx64.efi /mnt/boot-sav/sda1/efi/Boot/bootx64.efi
Mount sdb1 on /mnt/boot-sav/sdb2/boot/efi
ls: cannot access '/mnt/boot-sav/sdb2/boot/efi/efi': No such file or directory
No sdb2/boot/efi/efi/ ubuntu/mint folder
Unhide GRUB boot menu in sdb2/etc/default/grub
======================== Reinstall the grub-efi of sdb2 ========================
chroot /mnt/boot-sav/sdb2 grub-install --version
grub-install (GRUB) 2.06-2ubuntu7.1
chroot /mnt/boot-sav/sdb2 modprobe efivars
chroot /mnt/boot-sav/sdb2 efibootmgr -v before grub install
BootCurrent: 0000
Timeout: 0 seconds
BootOrder: 0000,0004,0001,2003,2001,2002
Boot0000* Linpus lite HD(1,GPT,023a070c-2089-4b9a-8e93-0098183c5315,0x800,0x1cd1239)/File(EFIBootgrubx64.efi)RC
Boot0001* ubuntu HD(1,GPT,71062af1-606a-4b2b-96c3-ca87879f82b9,0x800,0x32000)/File(EFIubuntushimx64.efi)
Boot0002* EFI Network 0 for IPv4 (54-E1-AD-7E-06-EB) PciRoot(0x0)/Pci(0x1c,0x4)/Pci(0x0,0x0)/MAC(54e1ad7e06eb,0)/IPv4(0.0.0.00.0.0.0,0,0)RC
Boot0003* EFI Network 0 for IPv6 (54-E1-AD-7E-06-EB) PciRoot(0x0)/Pci(0x1c,0x4)/Pci(0x0,0x0)/MAC(54e1ad7e06eb,0)/IPv6([::]:<->[::]:,0,0)RC
Boot0004* Windows Boot Manager HD(1,GPT,71062af1-606a-4b2b-96c3-ca87879f82b9,0x800,0x32000)/File(EFIMicrosoftBootbootmgfw.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.}....................
Boot2001* EFI USB Device RC
Boot2002* EFI DVD/CDROM RC
Boot2003* EFI Network RC
chroot /mnt/boot-sav/sdb2 uname -r
5.19.0-32-generic
chroot /mnt/boot-sav/sdb2 grub-install --efi-directory=/boot/efi --target=x86_64-efi
Installing for x86_64-efi platform.
grub-install: warning: EFI variables cannot be set on this system.
grub-install: warning: You will have to complete the GRUB setup manually.
Installation finished. No error reported.
df /dev/sdb1
mv /mnt/boot-sav/sdb2/boot/efi/EFI/Boot/bootx64.efi /mnt/boot-sav/sdb2/boot/efi/EFI/Boot/bkpbootx64.efi
cp /mnt/boot-sav/sdb2/boot/efi/efi/ubuntu/grubx64.efi /mnt/boot-sav/sdb2/boot/efi/EFI/Boot/bootx64.efi
df /dev/sda1
mv /mnt/boot-sav/sda1/EFI/Boot/bootx64.efi /mnt/boot-sav/sda1/EFI/Boot/bkpbootx64.efi
cp /mnt/boot-sav/sdb2/boot/efi/efi/ubuntu/grubx64.efi /mnt/boot-sav/sda1/EFI/Boot/bootx64.efi
chroot /mnt/boot-sav/sdb2 grub-install --efi-directory=/boot/efi --target=x86_64-efi
Installing for x86_64-efi platform.
grub-install: warning: EFI variables cannot be set on this system.
grub-install: warning: You will have to complete the GRUB setup manually.
Installation finished. No error reported.
chroot /mnt/boot-sav/sdb2 efibootmgr -v after grub install
BootCurrent: 0000
Timeout: 0 seconds
BootOrder: 0000,0004,0001,2003,2001,2002
Boot0000* Linpus lite HD(1,GPT,023a070c-2089-4b9a-8e93-0098183c5315,0x800,0x1cd1239)/File(EFIBootgrubx64.efi)RC
Boot0001* ubuntu HD(1,GPT,71062af1-606a-4b2b-96c3-ca87879f82b9,0x800,0x32000)/File(EFIubuntushimx64.efi)
Boot0002* EFI Network 0 for IPv4 (54-E1-AD-7E-06-EB) PciRoot(0x0)/Pci(0x1c,0x4)/Pci(0x0,0x0)/MAC(54e1ad7e06eb,0)/IPv4(0.0.0.00.0.0.0,0,0)RC
Boot0003* EFI Network 0 for IPv6 (54-E1-AD-7E-06-EB) PciRoot(0x0)/Pci(0x1c,0x4)/Pci(0x0,0x0)/MAC(54e1ad7e06eb,0)/IPv6([::]:<->[::]:,0,0)RC
Boot0004* Windows Boot Manager HD(1,GPT,71062af1-606a-4b2b-96c3-ca87879f82b9,0x800,0x32000)/File(EFIMicrosoftBootbootmgfw.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.}....................
Boot2001* EFI USB Device RC
Boot2002* EFI DVD/CDROM RC
Boot2003* EFI Network RC
Warning: NVram was not modified.
chroot /mnt/boot-sav/sdb2 update-grub
Sourcing file `/etc/default/grub'
Sourcing file `/etc/default/grub.d/init-select.cfg'
Generating grub configuration file ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-5.19.0-35-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-5.19.0-35-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-5.19.0-32-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-5.19.0-32-generic
Memtest86+ needs a 16-bit boot, that is not available on EFI, exiting
Warning: os-prober will be executed to detect other bootable partitions.
Its output will be used to detect bootable binaries on them and create new boot entries.
Found Windows Boot Manager on /dev/sda1@/efi/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi
Unhide GRUB boot menu in sdb2/boot/grub/grub.cfg
Boot successfully repaired.
You can now reboot your computer.
Please do not forget to make your UEFI firmware boot on the Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS entry (sdb1/efi/ubuntu/grubx64.efi file) !
If your computer reboots directly into Windows, try to change the boot order in your UEFI firmware.
If your UEFI firmware does not allow to change the boot order, change the default boot entry of the Windows bootloader.
For example you can boot into Windows, then type the following command in an admin command prompt:
bcdedit /set {bootmgr} path \EFI\ubuntu\grubx64.efi
============================ Boot Info After Repair ============================
=> No boot loader is installed in the MBR of /dev/sda.
=> No boot loader is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdb.
=> No known boot loader is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdc.
sda1: __________________________________________________________________________
File system: vfat
Boot sector type: Windows 8/10/11/2012: FAT32
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System:
Boot files: /efi/Boot/bkpbootx64.efi /efi/Boot/bootx64.efi
/efi/Boot/fbx64.efi /efi/Boot/mmx64.efi
/efi/pop/grubx64.efi /efi/ubuntu/fwupx64.efi
/efi/ubuntu/grubx64.efi /efi/ubuntu/mmx64.efi
/efi/ubuntu/shimx64.efi /efi/ubuntu/grub.cfg
/efi/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi
/efi/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgr.efi
sda2: __________________________________________________________________________
File system:
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
sda3: __________________________________________________________________________
File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows 8/10/11/2012: NTFS
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System: Windows 10 or 11
Boot files: /Windows/System32/winload.exe
sda4: __________________________________________________________________________
File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows 8/10/11/2012: NTFS
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System:
Boot files:
sdb1: __________________________________________________________________________
File system: vfat
Boot sector type: FAT32
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System:
Boot files: /efi/BOOT/bkpbootx64.efi /efi/BOOT/bootx64.efi
/efi/BOOT/fbx64.efi /efi/BOOT/mmx64.efi
/efi/ubuntu/grubx64.efi /efi/ubuntu/mmx64.efi
/efi/ubuntu/shimx64.efi /efi/ubuntu/grub.cfg
sdb2: __________________________________________________________________________
File system: ext4
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Operating System: Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS
Boot files: /boot/grub/grub.cfg /etc/fstab /etc/default/grub
sdc1: __________________________________________________________________________
File system: vfat
Boot sector type: Windows 8/10/11/2012: FAT32
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System:
Boot files: /boot/grub/grub.cfg /efi/boot/bootx64.efi
/efi/boot/grubx64.efi /efi/boot/mmx64.efi
================================ 2 OS detected =================================
OS#1: Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS on sdb2
OS#2: Windows 10 or 11 on sda3
================================ Host/Hardware =================================
CPU architecture: 64-bit
Video: UHD Graphics 620 GP108M [GeForce MX150] from Intel Corporation NVIDIA Corporation
Live-session OS is Ubuntu 64-bit (Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS, jammy, x86_64)
===================================== UEFI =====================================
BIOS/UEFI firmware: 6JCN33WW(1.33) from LENOVO
The firmware is EFI-compatible, and is set in EFI-mode for this live-session.
SecureBoot disabled (confirmed by mokutil).
BootCurrent: 0000
Timeout: 0 seconds
BootOrder: 0000,0004,0001,2003,2001,2002
Boot0000* Linpus lite HD(1,GPT,023a070c-2089-4b9a-8e93-0098183c5315,0x800,0x1cd1239)/File(\EFI\Boot\grubx64.efi)RC
Boot0001* ubuntu HD(1,GPT,71062af1-606a-4b2b-96c3-ca87879f82b9,0x800,0x32000)/File(\EFI\ubuntu\shimx64.efi)
Boot0002* EFI Network 0 for IPv4 (54-E1-AD-7E-06-EB) PciRoot(0x0)/Pci(0x1c,0x4)/Pci(0x0,0x0)/MAC(54e1ad7e06eb,0)/IPv4(0.0.0.00.0.0.0,0,0)RC
Boot0003* EFI Network 0 for IPv6 (54-E1-AD-7E-06-EB) PciRoot(0x0)/Pci(0x1c,0x4)/Pci(0x0,0x0)/MAC(54e1ad7e06eb,0)/IPv6([::]:<->[::]:,0,0)RC
Boot0004* Windows Boot Manager HD(1,GPT,71062af1-606a-4b2b-96c3-ca87879f82b9,0x800,0x32000)/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.}....................
Boot2001* EFI USB Device RC
Boot2002* EFI DVD/CDROM RC
Boot2003* EFI Network RC
64349b3622c65f495a99dbf6102496e3 sda1/Boot/bkpbootx64.efi
5ddf997e8b025bfbc2009e85b32f60dc sda1/Boot/bootx64.efi
a9c517741ac31962d7feb152948ad1ee sda1/Boot/fbx64.efi
a660182adef313615746a665966d2ccc sda1/Boot/mmx64.efi
5ddf997e8b025bfbc2009e85b32f60dc sda1/pop/grubx64.efi
256fe27540b54b71cf38110338247688 sda1/ubuntu/fwupx64.efi
5ddf997e8b025bfbc2009e85b32f60dc sda1/ubuntu/grubx64.efi
a660182adef313615746a665966d2ccc sda1/ubuntu/mmx64.efi
64349b3622c65f495a99dbf6102496e3 sda1/ubuntu/shimx64.efi
20ac8dde00311476f3755604eb0e545a sda1/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi
27d382c5fc21df6f4a75baed05aa1d9d sda1/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgr.efi
64349b3622c65f495a99dbf6102496e3 sdb1/BOOT/bkpbootx64.efi
64349b3622c65f495a99dbf6102496e3 sdb1/BOOT/bootx64.efi
a9c517741ac31962d7feb152948ad1ee sdb1/BOOT/fbx64.efi
a660182adef313615746a665966d2ccc sdb1/BOOT/mmx64.efi
5ddf997e8b025bfbc2009e85b32f60dc sdb1/ubuntu/grubx64.efi
a660182adef313615746a665966d2ccc sdb1/ubuntu/mmx64.efi
64349b3622c65f495a99dbf6102496e3 sdb1/ubuntu/shimx64.efi
============================= Drive/Partition Info =============================
Disks info: ____________________________________________________________________
sda : is-GPT, no-BIOSboot, has---ESP, not-usb, not-mmc, has-os, has-win, 2048 sectors * 512 bytes
sdb : is-GPT, no-BIOSboot, has---ESP, not-usb, not-mmc, has-os, no-wind, 2048 sectors * 512 bytes
Partitions info (1/3): _________________________________________________________
sda1 : no-os, 64, nopakmgr, no-docgrub, nogrub, nogrubinstall, no-grubenv, noupdategrub, not-far
sda3 : is-os, 64, nopakmgr, no-docgrub, nogrub, nogrubinstall, no-grubenv, noupdategrub, farbios
sda4 : no-os, 64, nopakmgr, no-docgrub, nogrub, nogrubinstall, no-grubenv, noupdategrub, farbios
sdb1 : no-os, 64, nopakmgr, no-docgrub, nogrub, nogrubinstall, no-grubenv, noupdategrub, not-far
sdb2 : is-os, 64, apt-get, signed grub-pc grub-efi , grub2, grub-install, grubenv-ok, update-grub, farbios
Partitions info (2/3): _________________________________________________________
sda1 : is---ESP, part-has-no-fstab, no-nt, no-winload, no-recov-nor-hid, no-bmgr, notwinboot
sda3 : isnotESP, part-has-no-fstab, no-nt, haswinload, no-recov-nor-hid, no-bmgr, notwinboot
sda4 : isnotESP, part-has-no-fstab, no-nt, no-winload, recovery-or-hidden, no-bmgr, notwinboot
sdb1 : is---ESP, part-has-no-fstab, no-nt, no-winload, no-recov-nor-hid, no-bmgr, notwinboot
sdb2 : isnotESP, fstab-has-goodEFI, no-nt, no-winload, no-recov-nor-hid, no-bmgr, notwinboot
Partitions info (3/3): _________________________________________________________
sda1 : not--sepboot, no---boot, part-has-no-fstab, not-sep-usr, no---usr, part-has-no-fstab, no--grub.d, sda
sda3 : not--sepboot, no---boot, part-has-no-fstab, not-sep-usr, no---usr, part-has-no-fstab, no--grub.d, sda
sda4 : not--sepboot, no---boot, part-has-no-fstab, not-sep-usr, no---usr, part-has-no-fstab, no--grub.d, sda
sdb1 : not--sepboot, no---boot, part-has-no-fstab, not-sep-usr, no---usr, part-has-no-fstab, no--grub.d, sdb
sdb2 : not--sepboot, with-boot, fstab-without-boot, not-sep-usr, with--usr, fstab-without-usr, std-grub.d, sdb
fdisk -l (filtered): ___________________________________________________________
Disk sda: 465.76 GiB, 500107862016 bytes, 976773168 sectors
Disk identifier: 0D0259B0-D3B2-4F00-A01A-90F7DA2B775B
Start End Sectors Size Type
sda1 2048 206847 204800 100M EFI System
sda2 206848 239615 32768 16M Microsoft reserved
sda3 239616 975703472 975463857 465.1G Microsoft basic data
sda4 975704064 976771071 1067008 521M Windows recovery environment
Disk sdb: 223.57 GiB, 240057409536 bytes, 468862128 sectors
Disk identifier: 6C0F5745-0215-429B-AEAD-46BD32A4BD0D
Start End Sectors Size Type
sdb1 2048 194559 192512 94M EFI System
sdb2 194560 468860927 468666368 223.5G Linux filesystem
Disk sdc: 14.41 GiB, 15472047104 bytes, 30218842 sectors
Disk identifier: 24EE2E2B-B119-4F75-BA03-B0CA96BAC5EF
Start End Sectors Size Type
sdc1 2048 30218808 30216761 14.4G Microsoft basic data
parted -lm (filtered): _________________________________________________________
sda:500GB:scsi:512:512:gpt:ATA CT500MX500SSD1:;
1:1049kB:106MB:105MB:fat32:EFI system partition:boot, esp;
2:106MB:123MB:16.8MB::Microsoft reserved partition:msftres;
3:123MB:500GB:499GB:ntfs:Basic data partition:msftdata;
4:500GB:500GB:546MB:ntfs::hidden, diag;
sdb:240GB:scsi:512:512:gpt:ATA KINGSTON SA400S3:;
1:1049kB:99.6MB:98.6MB:fat32::boot, esp;
2:99.6MB:240GB:240GB:ext4::;
sdc:15.5GB:scsi:512:512:gpt:Kingston DataTraveler 3.0:;
1:1049kB:15.5GB:15.5GB:fat32:Main Data Partition:msftdata;
blkid (filtered): ______________________________________________________________
NAME FSTYPE UUID PARTUUID LABEL PARTLABEL
sda
├─sda1 vfat 3E3B-0CD2 71062af1-606a-4b2b-96c3-ca87879f82b9 EFI system partition
├─sda2 d0d76e72-3893-4644-83db-99df50e63140 Microsoft reserved partition
├─sda3 ntfs 7EDE43ECDE439B73 5cef84cb-ea29-4150-bc4b-2cb859d42a57 Basic data partition
└─sda4 ntfs EEC6B4BBC6B484FD ed65363d-91a7-4f4c-97c0-68a95aa57e58
sdb
├─sdb1 vfat CA06-9BA7 dff681cb-a316-4cb3-9621-a0e5a8138e4d
└─sdb2 ext4 c9205750-fd10-4aa8-b206-cfcc37f4211a 65441d21-1210-4294-932b-b55ef1df4555
sdc
└─sdc1 vfat 3C94-09CF 023a070c-2089-4b9a-8e93-0098183c5315 UBUNTU 22_0 Main Data Partition
Mount points (filtered): _______________________________________________________
Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/sda1 59.9M 38% /mnt/boot-sav/sda1
/dev/sda3 239G 49% /mnt/boot-sav/sda3
/dev/sda4 88.7M 83% /mnt/boot-sav/sda4
/dev/sdb1 85.6M 8% /mnt/boot-sav/sdb1
/dev/sdb2 200.5G 3% /mnt/boot-sav/sdb2
/dev/sdc1 9.8G 32% /cdrom
Mount options (filtered): ______________________________________________________
===================== sda1/efi/ubuntu/grub.cfg (filtered) ======================
search.fs_uuid c9205750-fd10-4aa8-b206-cfcc37f4211a root hd1,gpt2
set prefix=($root)'/boot/grub'
configfile $prefix/grub.cfg
===================== sdb1/efi/ubuntu/grub.cfg (filtered) ======================
search.fs_uuid c9205750-fd10-4aa8-b206-cfcc37f4211a root hd1,gpt2
set prefix=($root)'/boot/grub'
configfile $prefix/grub.cfg
====================== sdb2/boot/grub/grub.cfg (filtered) ======================
Ubuntu c9205750-fd10-4aa8-b206-cfcc37f4211a
Ubuntu, with Linux 5.19.0-35-generic c9205750-fd10-4aa8-b206-cfcc37f4211a
Ubuntu, with Linux 5.19.0-32-generic c9205750-fd10-4aa8-b206-cfcc37f4211a
Windows Boot Manager (on sda1) osprober-efi-3E3B-0CD2
### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
### END /etc/grub.d/30_uefi-firmware ###
========================== sdb2/etc/fstab (filtered) ===========================
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
# / was on /dev/sdb2 during installation
UUID=c9205750-fd10-4aa8-b206-cfcc37f4211a / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1
# /boot/efi was on /dev/sda1 during installation
UUID=CA06-9BA7 /boot/efi vfat defaults 0 1
======================= sdb2/etc/default/grub (filtered) =======================
GRUB_DEFAULT=0
GRUB_TIMEOUT_STYLE=menu
GRUB_TIMEOUT=10
GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR=`lsb_release -i -s 2> /dev/null || echo Debian`
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=""
GRUB_DISABLE_OS_PROBER=false
==================== sdb2: Location of files loaded by Grub ====================
GiB - GB File Fragment(s)
?? = ?? boot/grub/grub.cfg 1
64.033809662 = 68.755779584 boot/vmlinuz 2
38.268184662 = 41.090150400 boot/vmlinuz-5.19.0-32-generic 2
64.033809662 = 68.755779584 boot/vmlinuz-5.19.0-35-generic 2
38.268184662 = 41.090150400 boot/vmlinuz.old 2
153.268539429 = 164.570841088 boot/initrd.img 1
152.971427917 = 164.251820032 boot/initrd.img-5.19.0-32-generic 1
153.268539429 = 164.570841088 boot/initrd.img-5.19.0-35-generic 1
152.971427917 = 164.251820032 boot/initrd.img.old 1
===================== sdb2: ls -l /etc/grub.d/ (filtered) ======================
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 18683 Dec 2 15:18 10_linux
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 43031 Dec 2 15:18 10_linux_zfs
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 14180 Dec 2 15:18 20_linux_xen
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 13369 Dec 2 15:18 30_os-prober
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1372 Dec 2 15:18 30_uefi-firmware
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 700 Sep 20 03:18 35_fwupd
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 214 Dec 2 15:18 40_custom
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 215 Dec 2 15:18 41_custom
====================== sdc1/boot/grub/grub.cfg (filtered) ======================
Try or Install Ubuntu
Ubuntu (safe graphics)
OEM install (for manufacturers)
Boot from next volume
UEFI Firmware Settings
Test memory
==================== sdc1: Location of files loaded by Grub ====================
GiB - GB File Fragment(s)
?? = ?? boot/grub/grub.cfg
I don't know how to solve it. Here are some photos:
/dev/sda is the main SSD where is installed Windows.
/dev/sdb is the new SSD, installed in the DVD spot.
Boot menu:
fdisk -l command:
GParted of /dev/sda:
GParted of /dev/sdb:
I disabled the Windows fast boot option in the energy settings and in the BIOS, and also the secure boot.
Does anyone know how to solve it? Thanks a lot.
