Garuda installtion failed in:
Garuda Hyprland
Garuda i3
Garuda KDE Lite
Garuda Zen
Any help?
please provide a screenshot or reason for us to help you bro
In all that distros:
The bootloader could not be installed. The installation command boot-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg returned error code: 1.
garuda-inxi
System:
Kernel: 6.12.41-2-lts arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 15.2.1
clocksource: tsc avail: acpi_pm
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-lts
root=UUID=3bc50495-a163-4556-a425-04d021d06cf2 rw rootflags=subvol=@
quiet resume=UUID=ad190a20-0362-44a1-9e8b-2a8b404739af loglevel=3 ibt=off
Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.4.4 tk: Qt v: N/A info: frameworks v: 6.17.0
wm: kwin_wayland vt: 1 dm: SDDM Distro: Garuda base: Arch Linux
Machine:
Type: Laptop System: Dell product: Precision 7530 v: N/A
serial: <superuser required> Chassis: type: 10 serial: <superuser required>
Mobo: Dell model: 0425K7 v: A00 serial: <superuser required> part-nu: 0831
uuid: <superuser required> UEFI: Dell v: 1.41.0 date: 03/04/2025
Battery:
ID-1: BAT0 charge: 91.2 Wh (100.0%) condition: 91.2/97.0 Wh (94.0%)
volts: 12.6 min: 11.4 model: SMP DELL 0WMRC7B type: Li-ion serial: <filter>
status: full
CPU:
Info: model: Intel Core i7-8850H bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Coffee Lake
gen: core 8 level: v3 note: check built: 2018 process: Intel 14nm family: 6
model-id: 0x9E (158) stepping: 0xA (10) microcode: 0xFA
Topology: cpus: 1x dies: 1 clusters: 6 cores: 6 threads: 12 tpc: 2
smt: enabled cache: L1: 384 KiB desc: d-6x32 KiB; i-6x32 KiB L2: 1.5 MiB
desc: 6x256 KiB L3: 9 MiB desc: 1x9 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 4000 min/max: 800/4300 scaling: driver: intel_pstate
governor: powersave cores: 1: 4000 2: 4000 3: 4000 4: 4000 5: 4000 6: 4000
7: 4000 8: 4000 9: 4000 10: 4000 11: 4000 12: 4000 bogomips: 62431
Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
Vulnerabilities: <filter>
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel CoffeeLake-H GT2 [UHD Graphics 630] vendor: Dell
driver: i915 v: kernel arch: Gen-9.5 process: Intel 14nm built: 2016-20
ports: active: eDP-1 empty: DP-4, DP-5, DP-6, HDMI-A-2 bus-ID: 00:02.0
chip-ID: 8086:3e9b class-ID: 0300
Device-2: NVIDIA GP107GLM [Quadro P1000 Mobile] vendor: Dell
driver: nvidia v: 580.76.05 alternate: nouveau,nvidia_drm
non-free: 550-570.xx+ status: current (as of 2025-04; EOL~2026-12-xx)
arch: Pascal code: GP10x process: TSMC 16nm built: 2016-2021 pcie: gen: 3
speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 16 ports: active: none off: HDMI-A-1
empty: DP-1,DP-2,DP-3 bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:1cbb class-ID: 0300
Device-3: Realtek Integrated Webcam_HD driver: uvcvideo type: USB rev: 2.0
speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 1-11:7 chip-ID: 0bda:5650
class-ID: 0e02 serial: <filter>
Display: wayland server: X.org v: 1.21.1.18 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.8
compositor: kwin_wayland driver: X: loaded: modesetting,nvidia
unloaded: nouveau alternate: fbdev,intel,nv,vesa dri: iris
gpu: i915,nvidia,nvidia-nvswitch d-rect: 3840x1080 display-ID: 0
Monitor-1: HDMI-A-1 pos: primary,left model: C24X3F built: 2024 res:
mode: 1920x1080 hz: 100 scale: 100% (1) dpi: 93 gamma: 1.2
size: 527x296mm (20.75x11.65") diag: 604mm (23.8") ratio: 16:9 modes:
max: 1920x1080 min: 640x480
Monitor-2: eDP-1 pos: right model: LG Display 0x0540 built: 2017 res:
mode: 1920x1080 hz: 60 scale: 125% (1.25) to: 1536x864 dpi: 142 gamma: 1.2
size: 344x194mm (13.54x7.64") diag: 395mm (15.5") ratio: 16:9
modes: 1920x1080
API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: intel iris drv: nvidia platforms: device: 0
drv: nvidia device: 1 drv: iris device: 3 drv: swrast gbm: drv: iris
surfaceless: drv: nvidia wayland: drv: iris x11: drv: iris
inactive: device-2
API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: intel mesa v: 25.1.7-arch1.1
glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: Mesa Intel UHD Graphics 630 (CFL
GT2) device-ID: 8086:3e9b memory: 30.38 GiB unified: yes display-ID: :1.0
API: Vulkan v: 1.4.321 layers: 15 device: 0 type: integrated-gpu
name: Intel UHD Graphics 630 (CFL GT2) driver: mesa intel v: 25.1.7-arch1.1
device-ID: 8086:3e9b surfaces: N/A device: 1 type: discrete-gpu
name: Quadro P1000 driver: nvidia v: 580.76.05 device-ID: 10de:1cbb
surfaces: N/A device: 2 type: cpu name: llvmpipe (LLVM 20.1.8 256 bits)
driver: mesa llvmpipe v: 25.1.7-arch1.1 (LLVM 20.1.8)
device-ID: 10005:0000 surfaces: N/A
Info: Tools: api: clinfo, eglinfo, glxinfo, vulkaninfo
de: kscreen-console,kscreen-doctor gpu: corectrl, nvidia-settings,
nvidia-smi wl: wayland-info x11: xdpyinfo, xprop, xrandr
Audio:
Device-1: Intel Cannon Lake PCH cAVS vendor: Dell driver: snd_hda_intel
v: kernel alternate: snd_soc_avs,snd_sof_pci_intel_cnl bus-ID: 00:1f.3
chip-ID: 8086:a348 class-ID: 0403
Device-2: NVIDIA GP107GL High Definition Audio vendor: Dell
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 16
bus-ID: 01:00.1 chip-ID: 10de:0fb9 class-ID: 0403
API: ALSA v: k6.12.41-2-lts status: kernel-api with: aoss
type: oss-emulator tools: N/A
Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.4.7 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse
status: active 2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin
4: pw-jack type: plugin tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
Device-1: Intel Ethernet I219-LM vendor: Dell driver: e1000e v: kernel
port: N/A bus-ID: 00:1f.6 chip-ID: 8086:15bb class-ID: 0200
IF: eno1 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Device-2: Intel Wi-Fi 5 Wireless-AC 9x6x [Thunder Peak] driver: iwlwifi
v: kernel pcie: gen: 2 speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 6f:00.0
chip-ID: 8086:2526 class-ID: 0280
IF: wlp111s0 state: down mac: <filter>
IF-ID-1: vmnet1 state: unknown speed: N/A duplex: N/A mac: <filter>
IF-ID-2: vmnet8 state: unknown speed: N/A duplex: N/A mac: <filter>
Info: services: NetworkManager, smbd, systemd-timesyncd
Bluetooth:
Device-1: Intel Wireless-AC 9260 Bluetooth Adapter driver: btusb v: 0.8
type: USB rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 bus-ID: 1-14:8
chip-ID: 8087:0025 class-ID: e001
Report: btmgmt ID: hci0 rfk-id: 2 state: up address: N/A
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 953.87 GiB used: 826.36 GiB (86.6%)
SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: SK Hynix
model: HFS001TD9TNI-L2A0B size: 953.87 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B
logical: 512 B speed: 31.6 Gb/s lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter>
fw-rev: 11010C10 temp: 30.9 C scheme: GPT
Partition:
ID-1: / raw-size: 171.55 GiB size: 171.55 GiB (100.00%)
used: 139.73 GiB (81.5%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1 maj-min: 259:1
ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 1.95 GiB size: 1.95 GiB (99.80%)
used: 17.3 MiB (0.9%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/nvme0n1p5 maj-min: 259:5
ID-3: /home raw-size: 341.8 GiB size: 341.8 GiB (100.00%)
used: 330.74 GiB (96.8%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
ID-4: /var/log raw-size: 171.55 GiB size: 171.55 GiB (100.00%)
used: 139.73 GiB (81.5%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1 maj-min: 259:1
ID-5: /var/tmp raw-size: 171.55 GiB size: 171.55 GiB (100.00%)
used: 139.73 GiB (81.5%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1 maj-min: 259:1
Swap:
Kernel: swappiness: 133 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default) zswap: no
ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 31.1 GiB used: 774.2 MiB (2.4%)
priority: 100 comp: zstd avail: lzo-rle,lzo,lz4,lz4hc,deflate,842
max-streams: 12 dev: /dev/zram0
ID-2: swap-2 type: partition size: 40.78 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%)
priority: -2 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p4 maj-min: 259:4
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 80.0 C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A
Info:
Memory: total: 32 GiB available: 31.1 GiB used: 10.98 GiB (35.3%)
Processes: 391 Power: uptime: 3h 55m states: freeze,mem,disk suspend: deep
avail: s2idle wakeups: 0 hibernate: platform avail: shutdown, reboot,
suspend, test_resume image: 12.35 GiB services: org_kde_powerdevil,
power-profiles-daemon, upowerd Init: systemd v: 257 default: graphical
tool: systemctl
Packages: pm: pacman pkgs: 2109 libs: 550 tools: octopi,paru Compilers:
clang: 20.1.8 gcc: 15.2.1 Shell: Bash v: 5.3.3 default: fish v: 4.0.2
running-in: konsole inxi: 3.3.38
Garuda (2.7.5-1):
System install date: 2024-07-31
Last full system update: 2025-08-14
Is partially upgraded: No
Relevant software: snapper NetworkManager dracut nvidia-dkms
Windows dual boot: Probably (Run as root to verify)
Failed units:
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✅ System health check passed. No issues found.
You need to enable UEFI in VMware. Garuda Linux does not support BIOS. If that does not help, we will need the full logs. To get the full logs, run sudo -E calamares in a terminal and copy and paste the entire terminal output after the installation fails to https://bin.garudalinux.org and share the link here.
OK, but in all previous installations of Garuda in vmware, it works… I will check that.
Without knowing what the error message is, it is impossible for anyone to know why it failed. Unfortunately, the helpers and I do not have the ability to peek beyond the veil yet, but rest assured we are working on our malign spells.
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Done EFI enabled in vmware, same error. Cannot install.
An issue?
Please read the previous messages I posted.
This is the error:
The bootloader could not be installed. The installation command boot-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg returned error code: 1.
Please read the messages again, this is not what I asked you to post. Without the full error, nobody will be able to help or narrow down the issue.
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Think on it…garuda isos need 31 gb space…not less (my mind)
And sorry… i test very often some of these isos and no error like this.
Your vm settings are wrong perhaps or you make a mistake if you start calamares settings partitions. But without logs..no help is possible.
if own partitioning : efi (vfat/fat32) partition flag boot and not less then 300 mb. (example)
I have installed Linux Mint, Manjaro KDE, last year, Garuda xfce and Garuda Zen…. all as vmware guests. Right now, I’m working with Manjaro VM guest in vmware and I have also installed Manjaro xfce.
So…. Why I cannot install now others distros of Garuda as vmware guest?
VMware: No 3D enabled (0, Success).
libEGL warning: egl: failed to create dri2 screen
The bootloader could not be installed. The installation command boot-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg returned error code: 1.`
Well, i read the egl info but have nothing to do with this error 
You have no 3D support 2x → reason nvidia dgpu and not a amd dgpu or vdgpu from nvidia
and to enable 3d for your igpu you need manual intervention in your host.
Need more info, sorry
What you are doing if you start calamares special settings partition ? Delete (default) or manual ?
Do you have tested kvm/qemu ?
Never tested qemu, and as I told you before, I have Manjaro KDE and Manjaro xfce working as guest in vmware as virtual machines. Both are Arch Linux.
And never I coud get 3D Acceletrations work in vmware Workstatiosn as vmware says that ther is no support for Arch Linux. But, the VM’s work.
¿may be new ISO’s of Garuda cannot be installed as VM’s in vmware Workstation?
Nope.
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It says calamres is already running.
Again, use this command to start calamares. Do not have it already open.
After running the command, it should not return.
Attempt a system install, wait for it to fail and THEN copy the logs.
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I did that.
And that copy paste into bin was the error.
ok, but not the answer of my question/s about calamares.
On my kvm/qemu → i can run all isos from garuda without this error. As example live iso cinnamon from 08.01.25 installed on 08.01 → update 2 min “old”
cinna@cinna
x;XxXB%89b8:b8%b88: -----------
.8Xxd 8X:. OS: Garuda Linux x86_64
.8Xx; 8x:. Host: KVM/QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009) (pc-q35-10.0)
.tt8x .d x88; Kernel: 6.16.0-zen2-1-zen
.@8x8; .db: xx@; Uptime: 16 seconds
,tSXX° .bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbB8x@; Packages: 1144 (pacman)[stable]
.SXxx bBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBbSBX8; Shell: fish 4.0.2
,888S pd! Resolution: 1280x800
8X88/ q DE: Cinnamon 6.4.10
8X88/ WM: Muffin (X11)
GBB. WM Theme: Sweet-Dark (Sweet-Dark)
x%88 d888@8@X@X@X88X@@XX@@X@8@X. Theme: Sweet-Dark [GTK2/3/4]
dxXd dB8b8b8B8B08bB88b998888b88x. Icons: BeautyLine [GTK2/3/4]
dxx8o .@@;. Terminal: GNOME Terminal 3.56.2
dx88 .t@x. Terminal Font: Adwaita Mono 11
d:SS@8ba89aa67a853Sxxad. CPU: 6 x AMD Ryzen 5 3600 (6) @ 3.599GHz
.d988999889889899dd. GPU: Virtio 1.0 GPU
Memory: 1044MiB / 7913MiB
I’m reinstalling right now. Al the errors and capture screens will be here… if they appears.