I can’t access chroot

newbietolinux · 23 October 2025 06:00

I am back, this time I am working through a bootable USB as at this stage i cannot boot normally after installing the proprietary driver. Boot gets me to a blank screen that sits there indefinitely.

The step I was referring to was indeed from the mentioned Wiki.

My first problem is i can’t access chroot:


   ~  manjaro-chroot -a                                                ✔ 
grub-probe: error: cannot find a GRUB drive for /dev/sda1.  Check your device.map.
grub-probe: error: cannot find a GRUB drive for /dev/sda1.  Check your device.map.
==> ERROR: No Linux partitions detected!

soundofthunder · 23 October 2025 07:26

You need elevated privileges to perform that action.

sudo manjaro-chroot -a

Once you are actually within the chroot environment, you will be the Super User (root) and sudo should no longer be used.

Note that as the Super User you will have no protection against yourself – So, try and avoid foolish mistakes.

newbietolinux · 23 October 2025 12:00

Hi soundofthunder

I can’t seem to get chroot.

   ~  sudo manjaro-chroot -a                                           ✔ 
grub-probe: error: cannot find a GRUB drive for /dev/sda1.  Check your device.map.
grub-probe: error: cannot find a GRUB drive for /dev/sda1.  Check your device.map.

soundofthunder · 23 October 2025 12:03

Just to confirm…

You have booted via a Manjaro Installer USB.
That USB in turn booted as UEFI (not Legacy Mode).
Your system is partitioned with an ext4 file system.
You used the Terminal of the Live environment.

Incidentally, could you try to avoid pasting junk (   ~ ) with normal text? It might just need a little careful selection.

newbietolinux · 23 October 2025 12:11

Yes. I booted via USB, which I think booted as UEFI.

I am not sure if my system is partitioned ext 4, but that terminal is from the live environment (it has the newer prompt, the “junk”, and my system was changed back to the old prompt- and actually nothing else is responsive so the live USB is my only way to interface right now).

soundofthunder · 23 October 2025 12:21

Let’s make sure; boot from the USB and run the following in the Live environment’s terminal:

[ -d /sys/firmware/efi ] && echo UEFI || echo BIOS

If UEFI is returned, you booted as UEFI
If BIOS is returned… (have a guess what that means)

This is important – if your partitions are btrfs (the new default) then the manjaro-chroot command will not work as expected (unless the issue has been fixed very recently) – you would need to follow a fully manual chroot method instead. An example of this can be found in:

Please paste your full inxi output and that should tell us which you are using;

inxi --filter --verbosity=8

Just keep it in mind for future reference.

newbietolinux · 23 October 2025 12:47

[ -d /sys/firmware/efi ] && echo UEFI || echo BIOS
UEFI

inxi --filter --verbosity=8
System:
  Kernel: 6.12.41-1-MANJARO arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 15.1.1
    clocksource: tsc avail: hpet,acpi_pm
    parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-x86_64 lang=en_US keytable=us tz=UTC
    misobasedir=manjaro misolabel=MANJARO_XFCE_2507 quiet
    systemd.show_status=1 splash apparmor=1 security=apparmor driver=free
    nouveau.modeset=1 i915.modeset=1 radeon.modeset=1
  Desktop: Xfce v: 4.20.1 tk: Gtk v: 3.24.48 wm: xfwm4 v: 4.20.0
    with: xfce4-panel tools: xfce4-screensaver vt: 7 dm: LightDM v: 1.32.0
    Distro: Manjaro base: Arch Linux
Machine:
  Type: Desktop Mobo: Micro-Star model: PRO B660M-E DDR4 (MS-7D46) v: 1.0
    serial: <superuser required> uuid: <superuser required> UEFI: American
    Megatrends LLC. v: 2.00 date: 12/27/2021
Battery:
  Message: No system battery data found. Is one present?
Memory:
  System RAM: total: 16 GiB available: 15.48 GiB used: 1.9 GiB (12.3%)
  Message: For most reliable report, use superuser + dmidecode.
  Array-1: capacity: 64 GiB slots: 2 modules: 1 EC: None
    max-module-size: 32 GiB note: est.
  Device-1: Controller0-DIMMA1 type: DDR4 detail: synchronous size: 16 GiB
    speed: 2133 MT/s volts: note: check curr: 1 min: 1 max: 1 width (bits):
    data: 64 total: 64 manufacturer: Corsair part-no: CMK16GX4M1D3600C18
    serial: N/A
  Device-2: Controller1-DIMMB1 type: no module installed
PCI Slots:
  Permissions: Unable to run dmidecode. Root privileges required.
CPU:
  Info: model: 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12400F bits: 64 type: MT MCP
    arch: Alder Lake gen: core 12 level: v3 note: check built: 2021+
    process: Intel 7 (10nm ESF) family: 6 model-id: 0x97 (151) stepping: 2
    microcode: 0x3A
  Topology: cpus: 1x dies: 1 clusters: 6 cores: 6 threads: 12 tpc: 2
    smt: enabled cache: L1: 480 KiB desc: d-6x48 KiB; i-6x32 KiB L2: 7.5 MiB
    desc: 6x1.2 MiB L3: 18 MiB desc: 1x18 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 800 min/max: 800/4400 scaling: driver: intel_pstate
    governor: powersave cores: 1: 800 2: 800 3: 800 4: 800 5: 800 6: 800 7: 800
    8: 800 9: 800 10: 800 11: 800 12: 800 bogomips: 59916
  Flags: 3dnowprefetch abm acpi adx aes aperfmperf apic arat
    arch_capabilities arch_lbr arch_perfmon art avx avx2 avx_vnni bmi1 bmi2
    bts cat_l2 cdp_l2 clflush clflushopt clwb cmov constant_tsc cpuid
    cpuid_fault cx16 cx8 de ds_cpl dtes64 dtherm dts ept ept_ad erms est f16c
    flexpriority flush_l1d fma fpu fsgsbase fsrm fxsr gfni hfi ht hwp
    hwp_act_window hwp_epp hwp_notify hwp_pkg_req ibpb ibrs ibrs_enhanced ibt
    ida intel_pt invpcid lahf_lm lm mca mce md_clear mmx monitor movbe
    movdir64b movdiri msr mtrr nonstop_tsc nopl nx ospke pae pat pbe pcid
    pclmulqdq pdcm pdpe1gb pebs pge pku pln pni popcnt pse pse36 pts rdpid
    rdrand rdseed rdt_a rdtscp rep_good sdbg sep serialize sha_ni smap smep
    split_lock_detect ss ssbd sse sse2 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 stibp syscall tm
    tm2 tpr_shadow tsc tsc_adjust tsc_deadline_timer tsc_known_freq umip
    user_shstk vaes vme vmx vnmi vpclmulqdq vpid waitpkg x2apic xgetbv1 xsave
    xsavec xsaveopt xsaves xtopology xtpr
  Vulnerabilities:
  Type: gather_data_sampling status: Not affected
  Type: indirect_target_selection status: Not affected
  Type: itlb_multihit status: Not affected
  Type: l1tf status: Not affected
  Type: mds status: Not affected
  Type: meltdown status: Not affected
  Type: mmio_stale_data status: Not affected
  Type: reg_file_data_sampling status: Not affected
  Type: retbleed status: Not affected
  Type: spec_rstack_overflow status: Not affected
  Type: spec_store_bypass mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via
    prctl
  Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer
    sanitization
  Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Enhanced / Automatic IBRS; IBPB:
    conditional; PBRSB-eIBRS: SW sequence; BHI: BHI_DIS_S
  Type: srbds status: Not affected
  Type: tsa status: Not affected
  Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics:
  Device-1: NVIDIA GK208B [GeForce GT 730] vendor: ASUSTeK driver: nouveau
    v: kernel non-free: series: 470.xx+ status: legacy-active (EOL~2024-09-xx)
    arch: Kepler-2 code: GKxxx process: TSMC 28nm built: 2012-2018 pcie:
    gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 4 link-max: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 8
    ports: active: HDMI-A-1 empty: DVI-D-1,VGA-1 bus-ID: 01:00.0
    chip-ID: 10de:1287 class-ID: 0300 temp: 34.0 C
  Display: x11 server: X.org v: 1.21.1.18 compositor: xfwm4 v: 4.20.0
    driver: X: loaded: modesetting alternate: fbdev,vesa dri: nouveau
    gpu: nouveau display-ID: :0.0 screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-size: <missing: xdpyinfo>
  Monitor-1: HDMI-A-1 mapped: HDMI-1 model: Asus VP228 serial: <filter>
    built: 2022 res: mode: 1920x1080 hz: 60 scale: 100% (1) dpi: 102 gamma: 1.2
    chroma: red: x: 0.635 y: 0.353 green: x: 0.322 y: 0.635 blue: x: 0.149
    y: 0.051 white: x: 0.314 y: 0.329 size: 476x268mm (18.74x10.55")
    diag: 546mm (21.5") ratio: 16:9 modes: 1920x1080, 1920x1080i, 1680x1050,
    1280x1024, 1440x900, 1280x960, 1152x864, 1280x720, 1440x576, 1024x768,
    1440x480, 832x624, 800x600, 720x576, 720x480, 640x480, 720x400
  API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: nvidia nouveau platforms: device: 0 drv: nouveau
    device: 1 drv: swrast gbm: drv: nouveau surfaceless: drv: nouveau x11:
    drv: nouveau inactive: wayland
  API: OpenGL v: 4.5 compat-v: 4.3 vendor: mesa v: 25.1.7-arch1.1 glx-v: 1.4
    direct-render: yes renderer: NV106 device-ID: 10de:1287 memory: 1.94 GiB
    unified: no
  Info: Tools: api: eglinfo,glxinfo de: xfce4-display-settings
    x11: xprop,xrandr
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel Alder Lake-S HD Audio vendor: Micro-Star MSI
    driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel alternate: snd_soc_avs,snd_sof_pci_intel_tgl
    bus-ID: 00:1f.3 chip-ID: 8086:7ad0 class-ID: 0403
  Device-2: NVIDIA GK208 HDMI/DP Audio vendor: ASUSTeK driver: snd_hda_intel
    v: kernel pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 4 link-max: gen: 3
    speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 8 bus-ID: 01:00.1 chip-ID: 10de:0e0f class-ID: 0403
  API: ALSA v: k6.12.41-1-MANJARO status: kernel-api with: aoss
    type: oss-emulator tools: alsactl,alsamixer,amixer
  Server-1: JACK v: 1.9.22 status: off tools: N/A
  Server-2: PipeWire v: 1.4.7 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse
    status: active 2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin
    tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
  Device-1: Intel Ethernet I219-V vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: e1000e
    v: kernel port: N/A bus-ID: 00:1f.6 chip-ID: 8086:1a1d class-ID: 0200
  IF: eno1 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
  IP v4: <filter> type: dynamic noprefixroute scope: global
    broadcast: <filter>
  IP v6: <filter> type: noprefixroute scope: link
  Info: services: NetworkManager,systemd-timesyncd
  WAN IP: <filter>
Bluetooth:
  Message: No bluetooth data found.
Logical:
  Message: No logical block device data found.
RAID:
  Message: No RAID data found.
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 505.61 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%)
  SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
  ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: Hikvision
    model: HS-SSD-E3000 512G size: 476.94 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B
    logical: 512 B speed: 31.6 Gb/s lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter>
    fw-rev: SN06738 temp: 40.9 C scheme: GPT
  ID-2: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: SanDisk model: Cruzer Blade
    size: 28.67 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B type: USB
    rev: 2.0 spd: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 tech: N/A serial: <filter>
    fw-rev: 1.00 scheme: MBR
  SMART Message: Unknown USB bridge. Flash drive/Unsupported enclosure?
  Message: No optical or floppy data found.
Partition:
  Message: No partition data found.
Swap:
  Alert: No swap data was found.
Unmounted:
  ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1p1 maj-min: 259:1 size: 300 MiB fs: vfat label: N/A
    uuid: 7880-70D1
  ID-2: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2 size: 467.84 GiB fs: btrfs label: N/A
    uuid: 06850b28-c6cb-4b72-a5b2-a7dd87d2f453
  ID-3: /dev/nvme0n1p3 maj-min: 259:3 size: 8.8 GiB fs: swap label: swap
    uuid: 30dd0d51-4118-4863-a4d7-6fa44848eae8
  ID-4: /dev/sda1 maj-min: 8:1 size: 3.75 GiB fs: iso9660
  ID-5: /dev/sda2 maj-min: 8:2 size: 4 MiB fs: vfat label: MISO_EFI
    uuid: 38A8-BB66
USB:
  Hub-1: 1-0:1 info: hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 16 rev: 2.0
    speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 chip-ID: 1d6b:0002
    class-ID: 0900
  Device-1: 1-7:2 info: Logitech Mouse type: mouse
    driver: hid-generic,usbhid interfaces: 1 rev: 2.0
    speed: 1.5 Mb/s (183 KiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 1.0 power: 100mA
    chip-ID: 046d:c077 class-ID: 0301
  Hub-2: 1-9:3 info: Genesys Logic Hub ports: 4 rev: 2.0
    speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 power: 100mA
    chip-ID: 05e3:0608 class-ID: 0900
  Device-1: 1-9.1:4 info: SanDisk Cruzer Blade type: mass storage
    driver: usb-storage interfaces: 1 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s)
    lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 power: 200mA chip-ID: 0781:5567 class-ID: 0806
    serial: <filter>
  Hub-3: 2-0:1 info: super-speed hub ports: 10 rev: 3.1
    speed: 20 Gb/s (2.33 GiB/s) lanes: 2 mode: 3.2 gen-2x2 chip-ID: 1d6b:0003
    class-ID: 0900
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 42.0 C mobo: N/A gpu: nouveau temp: 34.0 C
  Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A
Repos:
  Packages: pm: pacman pkgs: 1164 libs: 322 tools: pamac pm: flatpak pkgs: 0
  Active pacman repo servers in: /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
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    2: https://mirrors.xtom.de/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    3: https://nnenix.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    4: https://ftpmirror1.infania.net/mirror/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    5: https://manjaro.mirrors.lavatech.top/stable/$repo/$arch
    6: https://mirror.albony.xyz/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    7: https://mirror.bardia.tech/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
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    9: https://manjaro.mirror.wearetriple.com/stable/$repo/$arch
    10: https://ask4.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    11: https://mirror.archlinux.tw/Manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    12: https://mirror.leitecastro.com/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    13: https://mirrors.gigenet.com/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    14: https://mirrors.tuna.tsinghua.edu.cn/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    15: https://mirrors.cicku.me/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    16: https://mirrors.piconets.webwerks.in/manjaro-mirror/stable/$repo/$arch
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    19: https://ct.mirror.garr.it/mirrors/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    20: https://fosszone.csd.auth.gr/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    21: https://opencolo.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    22: http://ftp.riken.jp/Linux/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    23: http://manjaro.mirrors.uk2.net/stable/$repo/$arch
    24: https://mirrors.ocf.berkeley.edu/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    25: https://mirror.vinehost.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    26: https://muug.ca/mirror/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    27: https://mirrors.pku.edu.cn/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
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    30: http://ftp.tu-chemnitz.de/pub/linux/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
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    41: https://mirrors.sonic.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    42: https://mirror.ufam.edu.br/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
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    92: https://ftp.cc.uoc.gr/mirrors/linux/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    93: http://mirror.terrahost.no/linux/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    94: https://manjarolinux-mirror.cloud.mu/stable/$repo/$arch
    95: http://kartolo.sby.datautama.net.id/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    96: https://mirror.init7.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    97: http://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/linux/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    98: https://mirror.truenetwork.ru/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    99: https://mnvoip.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    100: https://mirrors.netix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    101: https://mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    102: https://manjaro.mirror.garr.it/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    103: https://codingflyboy.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    104: https://mirrors.atlas.net.co/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    105: https://cofractal-ewr.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    106: https://coresite.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    107: http://ftp.dei.uc.pt/pub/linux/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    108: https://gsl-syd.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    109: https://distrohub.kyiv.ua/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    110: http://ftp.belnet.be/mirrors/manjaro/repos/stable/$repo/$arch
    111: https://volico.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    112: https://mirror.funami.tech/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    113: https://mirror.netcologne.de/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    114: https://southfront.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    115: https://mirror.dkm.cz/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    116: https://mirrors.dotsrc.org/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    117: https://mirror.nju.edu.cn/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    118: https://mirror.raiolanetworks.com/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    119: https://ftp.psnc.pl/linux/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    120: https://manjaro.c3sl.ufpr.br/stable/$repo/$arch
    121: https://ohioix.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    122: https://mirrors.ustc.edu.cn/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    123: https://mirrors.up.pt/pub/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    124: https://mirror.telepoint.bg/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    125: https://mirror.math.princeton.edu/pub/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    126: http://manjaro.mirror.ac.za/stable/$repo/$arch
    127: https://mirror.komelt.dev/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    128: http://free.nchc.org.tw/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    129: https://mirror.koddos.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    130: https://mirror.bouwhuis.network/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    131: https://mirrors.ft.uam.es/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    132: https://mirrors2.manjaro.org/stable/$repo/$arch
    133: https://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    134: https://manjaro.ipacct.com/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    135: https://manjaro.ynh.ovh/stable/$repo/$arch
Processes:
  CPU top: 5 of 300
  1: cpu: 20.0% command: ps pid: 3016 mem: 3.97 MiB (0.0%)
  2: cpu: 11.7% command: firefox pid: 2278 mem: 504.2 MiB (3.1%)
  3: cpu: 6.7% command: firefox pid: 2545 mem: 344.8 MiB (2.1%)
  4: cpu: 3.2% command: [kworker/u48:0-events_freezable_pwr_efficient]
    pid: 12 mem: 0.00 MiB (0.0%)
  5: cpu: 2.4% command: Xorg pid: 1744 mem: 99.2 MiB (0.6%)
  Memory top: 5 of 300
  1: mem: 504.2 MiB (3.1%) command: firefox pid: 2278 cpu: 11.7%
  2: mem: 344.8 MiB (2.1%) command: firefox pid: 2545 cpu: 6.7%
  3: mem: 156.9 MiB (0.9%) command: firefox pid: 2471 cpu: 0.3%
  4: mem: 128.3 MiB (0.8%) command: firefox pid: 2502 cpu: 0.1%
  5: mem: 120.0 MiB (0.7%) command: xfdesktop pid: 1914 cpu: 0.3%
Info:
  Processes: 300 Power: uptime: 7m states: freeze,mem,disk suspend: deep
    avail: s2idle wakeups: 0 hibernate: platform avail: shutdown, reboot,
    suspend, test_resume image: 6.14 GiB services: upowerd,xfce4-power-manager
    Init: systemd v: 257 default: graphical tool: systemctl
  Compilers: N/A Shell: Zsh v: 5.9 running-in: xfce4-terminal inxi: 3.3.38

Mod edit:- Minor cleanup. No charge.

Previously my Timeshift used RSYNC snapshots but the latest version uses BTRFS.

soundofthunder · 23 October 2025 12:47

My screen is flashing on and off

  ID-2: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: SanDisk model: Cruzer Blade
    size: 28.67 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B type: USB
    rev: 2.0 spd: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 tech: N/A serial: <filter>
    fw-rev: 1.00 scheme: MBR

If this is you Manjaro Installer USB, it has an MBR partitioning scheme.
Is it a Venyoy USB? If not, what did you create it with?

I don’t know if this has any relevance “Flash drive/Unsupported enclosure” but it might indicate a bad USB controller; or it might be nothing to be concerned with.

Well, that’s a strong indicator on btrfs, and so is this:

manjaro-chroot isn’t much good to you;
instead, follow the method descibed in that tutorial.

newbietolinux · 23 October 2025 12:50

it was either suse Imagewriter or balena etcher.

newbietolinux · 23 October 2025 13:00

Before i rush in, let me check.

Is my immediate next step to copy-paste these commands one by one?

mount -t btrfs -o subvol=@ /dev/sda2 /mnt
mount -t btrfs -o subvol=@home /dev/sda2 /mnt/home
mount -t btrfs -o subvol=@log /dev/sda2 /mnt/var/log
mount -t btrfs -o subvol=@cache /dev/sda2 /mnt/var/cache
mount -t vfat  /dev/sda1 /mnt/boot/efi
mount --bind /dev /mnt/dev
mount -t proc proc /mnt/proc
mount -t sysfs sysfs /mnt/sys
mount -t efivarfs efivarfs /mnt/sys/firmware/efi/efivars
chroot /mnt /bin/bash

Aragorn · 23 October 2025 13:01

Only if your EFI partition is /dev/sda1 and your root partition is /dev/sda2. Read the quoted post first.

soundofthunder · 23 October 2025 13:03

No.

As already stated, that is an example.
All commands use must reflect your system.

Perhaps @Aragorn can guide you though it, as he wrote that particular tutorial.

newbietolinux · 23 October 2025 13:04

I’d be very grateful. I don’t want to mess it up.

First, how do i confirm my EFI partition is /dev/sda1 and root partition is /dev/sda2?
Where do i look in the output?

Aragorn · 23 October 2025 13:10

Use lsblk to list your partitions. If you have an NMVe drive, then their names will be different from the /dev/sd{a..z} designations.

newbietolinux · 23 October 2025 13:12

lsblk                                                
NAME        MAJ:MIN RM   SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINTS
loop0         7:0    0  60.9M  1 loop /run/miso/sfs/livefs
loop1         7:1    0   1.2G  1 loop /run/miso/sfs/mhwdfs
loop2         7:2    0   1.4G  1 loop /run/miso/sfs/desktopfs
loop3         7:3    0 939.3M  1 loop /run/miso/sfs/rootfs
sda           8:0    1  28.7G  0 disk /run/miso/bootmnt
├─sda1        8:1    1   3.8G  0 part 
└─sda2        8:2    1     4M  0 part 
nvme0n1     259:0    0 476.9G  0 disk 
├─nvme0n1p1 259:1    0   300M  0 part 
├─nvme0n1p2 259:2    0 467.8G  0 part 
└─nvme0n1p3 259:3    0   8.8G  0 part

Aragorn · 23 October 2025 13:17

This will be your EFI partition.

One of these two will be your root filesystem. 8.8 GiB seems a bit small for a root partition, so I’m guessing it’ll be /dev/nvme0n1p2 then.

newbietolinux · 23 October 2025 13:30

Do i simply change sda1 to nvme0n1p1 and sda2 to nvme0n1p2 in the commands?

As in

mount -t btrfs -o subvol=@ /dev/nvme0n1p2/mnt
mount -t btrfs -o subvol=@home /dev/nvme0n1p2/mnt/home
mount -t btrfs -o subvol=@log /dev/ nvme0n1p2/mnt/var/log
mount -t btrfs -o subvol=@cache /dev/nvme0n1p2/mnt/var/cache
mount -t vfat  /dev/ /mnt/nvme0n1p1boot/efi
mount --bind /dev /mnt/dev
mount -t proc proc /mnt/proc
mount -t sysfs sysfs /mnt/sys
mount -t efivarfs efivarfs /mnt/sys/firmware/efi/efivars
chroot /mnt /bin/bash

Aragorn · 23 October 2025 13:35

newbietolinux:

mount -t btrfs -o subvol=@ /dev/nvme0n1p2/mnt
mount -t btrfs -o subvol=@home /dev/nvme0n1p2/mnt/home
mount -t btrfs -o subvol=@log /dev/ nvme0n1p2/mnt/var/log
mount -t btrfs -o subvol=@cache /dev/nvme0n1p2/mnt/var/cache
mount -t vfat  /dev/ /mnt/nvme0n1p1boot/efi

This is all wrong.

Try this…

mount -t btrfs -o subvol=@ /dev/nvme0n1p2 /mnt
mount -t btrfs -o subvol=@home /dev/nvme0n1p2 /mnt/home
mount -t btrfs -o subvol=@log /dev/nvme0n1p2 /mnt/var/log
mount -t btrfs -o subvol=@cache /dev/nvme0n1p2 /mnt/var/cache
mount -t vfat /dev/nvme0n1p1 /mnt/boot/efi

Mod edit:- Example commands updated; fixed typo. No charge.

newbietolinux · 23 October 2025 13:37

I’m grateful, thank you so much.

newbietolinux · 23 October 2025 13:40

Having difficulty with this command:

manjaro manjaro]# mount -t btrfs -o subvol=@log /dev/ nvme0n1p2 /mnt/var/log
mount: bad usage
Try 'mount --help' for more information.
[manjaro manjaro]#