Hello together, I hope you have happy holidays,
well, no surprise, but I have a problem with booting my dedicated Garuda gaming Linux PC, which was working fine for many months.
So I made yesterday at the end of my session all the updates via bauh and today when I wanted to start the PC again I saw this minimalistic GRUB menu with only 3 options to boot, none of it working.
No Snapper entry - the awesome tool which saved my but already before.
I only get errors, like these, when trying to boot one of the remaning kernels: “Error loading \EFI\Linux\Linux-6.5[…].efi: Unsupported”
What have I tried so far to fix it myself (in the hope to not make it worse)?
Boot the live disc of Garuda and…
- …try to fix GRUB with the help of the Garuda Boot Repair tool (repair config). [Log added below]
- …try to restore a snapshot with Snapper-Tools.
- …fiddle around with the snapper console program…
Log of Garuda Repair attempt
Generating grub configuration file ...
Found theme: /usr/share/grub/themes/garuda-dr460nized/theme.txt
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-linux-zen
Found initrd image: /boot/amd-ucode.img /boot/initramfs-linux-zen.img
Found fallback initrd image(s) in /boot: amd-ucode.img initramfs-linux-zen-fallback.img
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-linux-tkg-tt
Found initrd image: /boot/amd-ucode.img /boot/initramfs-linux-tkg-tt.img
Found fallback initrd image(s) in /boot: amd-ucode.img initramfs-linux-tkg-tt-fallback.img
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-linux-tkg-bmq
Found initrd image: /boot/amd-ucode.img /boot/initramfs-linux-tkg-bmq.img
Found fallback initrd image(s) in /boot: amd-ucode.img initramfs-linux-tkg-bmq-fallback.img
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-linux-lts
Found initrd image: /boot/amd-ucode.img /boot/initramfs-linux-lts.img
Found fallback initrd image(s) in /boot: amd-ucode.img initramfs-linux-lts-fallback.img
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-linux-cachyos-bore
Found initrd image: /boot/amd-ucode.img /boot/initramfs-linux-cachyos-bore.img
Found fallback initrd image(s) in /boot: amd-ucode.img initramfs-linux-cachyos-bore-fallback.img
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.
grub-probe: error: cannot find a GRUB drive for /dev/sdc2. Check your device.map.
grub-probe: error: cannot find a GRUB drive for /dev/sdc2. Check your device.map.
Found Garuda Linux on /dev/nvme0n1p2
Adding boot menu entry for UEFI Firmware Settings ...
Detecting snapshots ...
Found snapshot: 2023-12-25 15:04:57 | @_backup_20232512205847742 | N/A | N/A |
Found snapshot: 2023-12-25 14:59:29 | @_backup_20232512140457689 | N/A | N/A |
Found snapshot: 2023-12-24 23:00:00 | @/.snapshots/1087/snapshot | single | timeline |
Found snapshot: 2023-12-24 22:49:13 | @/.snapshots/1086/snapshot | post | pixelflasher-bin |
Found snapshot: 2023-12-24 22:49:11 | @/.snapshots/1085/snapshot | pre | pacman -U /tmp/bauh@dennis/arch/build_1703454532/pixelflasher-bin/pixelf |
Found snapshot: 2023-12-24 22:48:49 | @/.snapshots/1084/snapshot | post | archlinux-keyring bauh blender bottles brave-bin c-ares cdparanoia eleme |
Found snapshot: 2023-12-24 22:46:01 | @/.snapshots/1083/snapshot | pre | pacman -S archlinux-keyring bauh blender bottles brave-bin c-ares cdpara |
Found snapshot: 2023-12-24 22:00:00 | @/.snapshots/1082/snapshot | single | timeline |
Found snapshot: 2023-12-24 21:00:00 | @/.snapshots/1081/snapshot | single | timeline |
Found snapshot: 2023-12-24 20:00:00 | @/.snapshots/1080/snapshot | single | timeline |
Found snapshot: 2023-12-22 01:32:57 | @/.snapshots/1079/snapshot | post | betterbird-bin |
Found snapshot: 2023-12-22 01:32:55 | @/.snapshots/1078/snapshot | pre | pacman -U /tmp/bauh@dennis/arch/build_1703205144/betterbird-bin/betterbi |
Found snapshot: 2023-12-22 01:32:20 | @/.snapshots/1077/snapshot | post | ca-certificates-mozilla corectrl dbeaver dbeaver-plugin-apache-poi dbeav |
Found snapshot: 2023-12-22 01:29:36 | @/.snapshots/1076/snapshot | pre | pacman -S ca-certificates-mozilla corectrl dbeaver dbeaver-plugin-apache |
Found snapshot: 2023-12-22 01:00:00 | @/.snapshots/1075/snapshot | single | timeline |
Found snapshot: 2023-12-21 02:00:00 | @/.snapshots/1074/snapshot | single | timeline |
Found snapshot: 2023-12-21 01:00:00 | @/.snapshots/1073/snapshot | single | timeline |
Found snapshot: 2023-12-20 22:15:26 | @/.snapshots/1072/snapshot | post | bind bluez bluez-cups bluez-hid2hci bluez-libs bluez-plugins bluez-utils |
Found snapshot: 2023-12-20 22:13:49 | @/.snapshots/1071/snapshot | pre | /usr/bin/pamac-daemon |
Found snapshot: 2023-12-20 22:00:00 | @/.snapshots/1070/snapshot | single | timeline |
Found snapshot: 2023-12-20 21:00:00 | @/.snapshots/1069/snapshot | single | timeline |
Found snapshot: 2023-12-20 18:00:00 | @/.snapshots/1068/snapshot | single | timeline |
Found snapshot: 2023-12-20 17:00:00 | @/.snapshots/1067/snapshot | single | timeline |
Found snapshot: 2023-12-20 14:05:23 | @/.snapshots/1065/snapshot | post | gst-libav gst-plugins-bad gst-plugins-bad-libs gst-plugins-base gst-plug |
Found snapshot: 2023-12-20 14:02:12 | @/.snapshots/1064/snapshot | pre | pacman -S gst-libav gst-plugins-bad gst-plugins-bad-libs gst-plugins-bas |
Found snapshot: 2023-12-20 00:39:33 | @/.snapshots/1061/snapshot | post | rarcrack |
Found snapshot: 2023-12-20 00:39:31 | @/.snapshots/1060/snapshot | pre | /usr/bin/pamac-daemon |
Found snapshot: 2023-12-20 00:39:23 | @/.snapshots/1059/snapshot | post | garuda-settings-manager lib32-mesa-tkg-git libraw lutris-git mesa-tkg-gi |
Found snapshot: 2023-12-20 00:37:48 | @/.snapshots/1058/snapshot | pre | /usr/bin/pamac-daemon |
Found snapshot: 2023-12-20 00:00:00 | @/.snapshots/1057/snapshot | single | timeline |
Found snapshot: 2023-12-19 20:35:07 | @/.snapshots/1053/snapshot | post | burpsuite discord electron25 fastfetch garuda-fish-config inkscape java- |
Found snapshot: 2023-12-19 20:32:16 | @/.snapshots/1052/snapshot | pre | pacman -S java-openjdk-ea-bin burpsuite discord electron25 fastfetch gar |
Found snapshot: 2023-12-19 00:00:00 | @/.snapshots/1050/snapshot | single | timeline |
Found snapshot: 2023-12-18 00:40:39 | @/.snapshots/1042/snapshot | post | appstream appstream-qt5 bluez bluez-cups bluez-hid2hci bluez-libs bluez- |
Found snapshot: 2023-12-18 00:38:20 | @/.snapshots/1041/snapshot | pre | pacman -S appstream appstream-qt5 bluez bluez-cups bluez-hid2hci bluez-l |
Found snapshot: 2023-12-18 00:00:00 | @/.snapshots/1040/snapshot | single | timeline |
Found snapshot: 2023-12-17 00:00:00 | @/.snapshots/1032/snapshot | single | timeline |
Found snapshot: 2023-12-16 21:47:36 | @/.snapshots/1029/snapshot | post | pamac-all |
Found snapshot: 2023-12-16 21:47:34 | @/.snapshots/1028/snapshot | pre | pacman -U /tmp/bauh@dennis/arch/build_1702759634/pamac-all/pamac-all-11. |
Found snapshot: 2023-12-16 21:47:01 | @/.snapshots/1027/snapshot | post | attica5 baloo5 bluez-qt5 breeze-icons btrfs-progs cachyos-ananicy-rules- |
Found snapshot: 2023-12-16 21:43:43 | @/.snapshots/1026/snapshot | pre | pacman -S attica5 baloo5 bluez-qt5 breeze-icons btrfs-progs cachyos-anan |
Found snapshot: 2023-12-16 00:00:00 | @/.snapshots/1023/snapshot | single | timeline |
Found snapshot: 2023-12-15 19:00:00 | @/.snapshots/1018/snapshot | single | timeline |
Found snapshot: 2023-12-14 23:11:41 | @/.snapshots/1017/snapshot | post | pixelflasher-bin |
Found snapshot: 2023-12-14 23:11:39 | @/.snapshots/1016/snapshot | pre | pacman -U /tmp/bauh@dennis/arch/build_1702591879/pixelflasher-bin/pixelf |
Found snapshot: 2023-12-14 23:11:18 | @/.snapshots/1015/snapshot | post | betterbird-bin |
Found snapshot: 2023-12-14 23:11:16 | @/.snapshots/1014/snapshot | pre | pacman -U /tmp/bauh@dennis/arch/build_1702591841/betterbird-bin/betterbi |
Found snapshot: 2023-12-14 23:10:41 | @/.snapshots/1013/snapshot | post | pamac-all |
Found snapshot: 2023-12-14 23:10:39 | @/.snapshots/1012/snapshot | pre | pacman -U /tmp/bauh@dennis/arch/build_1702591817/pamac-all/pamac-all-11. |
Found snapshot: 2023-12-14 23:10:17 | @/.snapshots/1011/snapshot | post | python-async-tkinter-loop |
Generated 500 total GRUB entries. You might experience issues loading snapshots menu in GRUB.
Found 50 snapshot(s)
Unmount /tmp/grub-btrfs.Y3sivXpeNT .. Success
Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+/memtest.bin
/usr/bin/grub-probe: warning: unknown device type nvme0n1.
Found memtest86+ EFI image: /boot/memtest86+/memtest.efi
/usr/bin/grub-probe: warning: unknown device type nvme0n1.
done
No success so far. At least I did not make it worse I think…
System info (output from the live OS)
System:
Kernel: 6.2.13-zen-1-zen arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 12.2.1
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-x86_64 lang=en_US keytable=de tz=UTC misobasedir=garuda
root=miso:LABEL=GARUDA_DR460NIZED_RAPTOR quiet systemd.show_status=1 ibt=off driver=nonfree
nouveau.modeset=0 i915.modeset=1 radeon.modeset=1
Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 5.27.4 tk: Qt v: 5.15.9 wm: kwin_x11 vt: 1 dm: SDDM Distro: Garuda Linux
base: Arch Linux
Machine:
Type: Desktop Mobo: Micro-Star model: X470 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B78) v: 1.0
serial: <superuser required> UEFI: American Megatrends LLC. v: 2.J1 date: 05/04/2023
CPU:
Info: model: AMD Ryzen 7 2700X bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Zen+ gen: 2 level: v3 note: check
built: 2018-21 process: GF 12nm family: 0x17 (23) model-id: 8 stepping: 2 microcode: 0x800820D
Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 8 tpc: 2 threads: 16 smt: enabled cache: L1: 768 KiB
desc: d-8x32 KiB; i-8x64 KiB L2: 4 MiB desc: 8x512 KiB L3: 16 MiB desc: 2x8 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 2472 high: 4150 min/max: 2200/4150 boost: enabled scaling:
driver: acpi-cpufreq governor: schedutil cores: 1: 3127 2: 2200 3: 2200 4: 2200 5: 2200 6: 4150
7: 2200 8: 2200 9: 2200 10: 2200 11: 2040 12: 2200 13: 2200 14: 4150 15: 2200 16: 1885
bogomips: 132802
Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm
Vulnerabilities: <filter>
Graphics:
Device-1: AMD Navi 22 [Radeon RX 6700/6700 XT/6750 XT / 6800M/6850M XT] vendor: Sapphire
driver: amdgpu v: kernel arch: RDNA-2 code: Navi-2x process: TSMC n7 (7nm) built: 2020-22 pcie:
gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 ports: active: DP-3 empty: DP-1,DP-2,HDMI-A-1 bus-ID: 28:00.0
chip-ID: 1002:73df class-ID: 0300
Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.8 with: Xwayland v: 23.1.1 compositor: kwin_x11 driver: X:
loaded: amdgpu unloaded: modesetting,radeon alternate: fbdev,vesa dri: radeonsi gpu: amdgpu
display-ID: :0 screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 2560x1440 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 677x381mm (26.65x15.00") s-diag: 777mm (30.58")
Monitor-1: DP-3 mapped: DisplayPort-2 model: HP OMEN 27q serial: <filter> built: 2023
res: 2560x1440 hz: 60 dpi: 109 gamma: 1.2 size: 597x336mm (23.5x13.23") diag: 685mm (27")
ratio: 16:9 modes: max: 2560x1440 min: 720x400
API: OpenGL v: 4.6 Mesa 23.0.3 renderer: AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT (navi22 LLVM 15.0.7 DRM 3.49
6.2.13-zen-1-zen) direct-render: Yes
Audio:
Device-1: Creative Labs EMU20k2 [Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Series] driver: snd_ctxfi v: kernel
pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 24:00.0 chip-ID: 1102:000b class-ID: 0403
Device-2: AMD Navi 21/23 HDMI/DP Audio driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 4
speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 28:00.1 chip-ID: 1002:ab28 class-ID: 0403
API: ALSA v: k6.2.13-zen-1-zen status: kernel-api tools: N/A
Server-1: PipeWire v: 0.3.70 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 I211 Gigabit Network vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: igb v: kernel pcie: gen: 1
speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: f000 bus-ID: 22:00.0 chip-ID: 8086:1539 class-ID: 0200
IF: enp34s0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 6.37 TiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%)
SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 980 PRO 2TB size: 1.82 TiB
block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 63.2 Gb/s lanes: 4 type: SSD serial: <filter>
rev: 5B2QGXA7 temp: 29.9 C scheme: GPT
ID-2: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 860 EVO 500GB size: 465.76 GiB
block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s type: SSD serial: <filter> rev: 1B6Q
scheme: MBR
ID-3: /dev/sdb maj-min: 8:16 vendor: HGST (Hitachi) model: HDN724040ALE640 size: 3.64 TiB
block-size: physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s type: HDD rpm: 7200 serial: <filter>
rev: A5E0 scheme: GPT
ID-4
: /dev/sdc maj-min: 8:32 type: USB vendor: Realtek model: RTL9210 NVME size: 465.76 GiB
block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B type: SSD serial: <filter> rev: 1.00 scheme: MBR
Partition:
Message: No partition data found.
Swap:
Kernel: swappiness: 133 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default)
ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 31.27 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 100 dev: /dev/zram0
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 40.6 C mobo: N/A gpu: amdgpu temp: 33.0 C mem: 30.0 C
Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A gpu: amdgpu fan: 0
Info:
Processes: 304 Uptime: 8m wakeups: 0 Memory: 31.27 GiB used: 2.34 GiB (7.5%) Init: systemd v: 253
default: graphical tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 12.2.1 Packages: pm: pacman pkgs: 1200
libs: 327 tools: octopi,paru Client: shell wrapper v: 5.1.16-release inxi: 3.3.26
Garuda (2.6.16-1):
System install date: 2023-12-25
Last full system update: 2023-12-25 ↻
Is partially upgraded: No
Relevant software: snapper NetworkManager dracut
Windows dual boot: <superuser required>
Failed units:
Greetings, Dennis
BTW.: This is not my first account. I discovered today that I lost access to my account (secured with 2FA) for a reason I can not comprehend, since I use KeepassXC and KeepassDX always when I create new accounts for many years, but there is no entry for this account in my DB.
But it’s also quite possible that I’m missing something, because I caught a flu virus 5 days ago and I’m not out of the woods yet. As a result, I’m still a bit paralyzed at the moment, especially in my head. 
OK, before I bore you any more, I’d better start looking for potential solutions that I can realize and test as safely as possible. Thank you for reading. 
