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Why does grub-install fail to get canonical path?
Apparently, grub-install tries to do something with the root filesystem (airootfs). Try running the command from within the chroot after having installed base and grub (the package). Re: [SOLVED] grub-install: error: failed to get canonical path of `/efi´. When should I be doing that and is the system even ready for that yet?
Is it necessary to unmount Grub before rebooting?
Unmounting explicitly before rebooting (or shutting down) is not necessary though. » [SOLVED] grub-install: error: failed to get canonical path of `/efi´.
How to fix grub install error for x86 _ 64?
Installing for x86_64-efi platform. grub-install: error: failed to get canonical path of `airootfs´. Any idea where I went wrong or is it the wiki that’s wrong? Re: [SOLVED] grub-install: error: failed to get canonical path of `/efi´. Apparently, grub-install tries to do something with the root filesystem (airootfs).
Can you install Grub on a fake Linux system?
Boot into a Live Linux session. You are now in a “fake” Linux install that treats /mnt as /. This means that all the files necessary for GRUB are in /boot where the system expects them to be and you can install GRUB just as if you were actually running your installed system:
Why do I get error ” failed to get canonical path “?
I get the following error: grub-probe: error: failed to get canonical path of /cow. can someone explain the error, and how to solve it? I’m trying to repair a broken dual-boot system, running from a USB containing linux mint. Boot into a Live Linux session. You are now in a “fake” Linux install that treats /mnt as /.
What was the error in boot-Arch Linux Grub?
I was following the official installation tutorial. Everything was smooth until the boot loader section. /usr/bin/grub-probe: error: failed to get canonical path of ‘airootfs’. I was installing arch on VirtualBox and was following the official’s wiki tutorial GRUB section step by step.
Why do I get error when arch chroot?
I may be three years too late, but for googlers like myself who happened upon this thread, here is the answer: The problem is that you are running the grub-install and grub-mkconfig programs from the archiso live media. If you arch-chroot into the mounted filesystem, the error will be corrected.
How to fix Arch Linux root directory error?
If you arch-chroot into the mounted filesystem, the error will be corrected. By appending –root-directory=mnt to the grub-install options, you can bypass the issue, but grub-mkconfig does not include such a nifty workaround.
What is error failed to get canonical path of / cow?
Now here I am getting error as follows: /usr/sbin/grub-probe:error:failed to get canonical path of /cow. P4 3.06 GHz, 1 GB ram , 10 GB HDD without an OS, monitor CRT lg StudioWorks (7 years old).