In order to boot Linux, a Linux boot loader such as GRUB needs to be installed. Sometimes, a fresh windows install eats 😋 your grub or the MBR or GPT gets corrupted, erased or misconfigured for various reasons, resulting to missing the capability to boot into your linux installation.
Fortunatelly, there is a way to restore GRUB without re-installing your OS or losing your data. For this, you will need to use your Linux installation media to Restore the GRUB Bootloader.
If you install Manjaro on UEFI system and you need to restore the Grub bootloader, just boot the Manjaro Installation Media and follow me, as I will demonstrate to you in this tutorial how to properly restore it.
Fortunatelly, there is a way to restore GRUB without re-installing your OS or losing your data. For this, you will need to use your Linux installation media to Restore the GRUB Bootloader.
If you install Manjaro on UEFI system and you need to restore the Grub bootloader, just boot the Manjaro Installation Media and follow me, as I will demonstrate to you in this tutorial how to properly restore it.
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If you do not want to watch the video, which I recommend watching for more details, you just have to follow the following steps
Step1: Install mhwd-chroot
sudo pacman -Sy mhwd-chroot{codeBox}
Step2: Identify the Manjaro installation partition
lsblk -f{codeBox}
Step3: Start mhwd-chroot
sudo mhwd-chroot{codeBox}
Step4: Mount the EFI partition as /boot/efi:
sudo mount /dev/sdXY /boot/efi{codeBox}
P.S: X = Alphabet of the drive Y = Partition number of the EFI partition{alertInfo}
Step5: Re-install Grub
sudo grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --efi-directory=/boot/efi --bootloader-id=manjaro --recheck{codeBox}
Step6: Update Grub configuration file
sudo update-grub{codeBox}
All done! Now close the terminal and reboot your system to use your freshly re-installed GRUB 😌. {alertSuccess}
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sudo pacman -Sy mhwd-chroot
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Welcome to your blog.
DeleteCan you please give me more details?
Screenshot, output after running the command.
In any case you can try to install manjaro-chroot and use it instead of mhwd-chroot.
sudo pacman -Sy mhwd-chroot
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You do not need to install it anymore, just use "sudo manjaro-chroot -a".
DeleteAs of June 2022, I cannot find mhwd-chroot from AUR either. BUT you actually don't have to install it anymore and instead of using "sudo mhwd-chroot" you use "sudo manjaro-chroot -a", choose the distro you want, and go straight to step 5 (installing Grub)
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