The installation isn't visible in the bootloader.
The installation isn't visible in the bootloader.
Hello, I attempted to convert an old laptop into a home theatre PC for streaming from my main machine using Steamlink. Because I live with others, I wanted a solid controller setup so multiple people could use it easily. After testing Chimera OS, I encountered a GPU-related issue since the laptop uses an Nvidia 700 series card. Eventually, I discovered Nobara, which seemed suitable for my needs until SteamOS updates arrived. I transferred it to a USB drive and followed the installation steps. The swap option was set to hibernate, which I wasn’t sure was necessary. The process went smoothly until a restart was required. After that, I hit a problem: the system doesn’t recognize my USB drive as a bootable device. As long as I have the USB in, it boots normally. Removing it forces me back to the BIOS menu. I tried both HTPC and standard versions, installing it multiple times without success. Anyone have suggestions on how to resolve this?
Are you checking if both legacy and UEF are set as boot options in the BIOS? It seems likely that since Nobara aims for a gaming-focused build, EFI will be the standard boot method. Your guess is accurate.
After numerous attempts and repeated installations to avoid errors, I finally got it functioning. It turns out the installer in the live setup completed everything, but it didn’t add a boot entry to efibootmgr. Here’s my fix: Launch a console in the live environment and use tzpe with the command (make sure to pick the correct drive, like sda) then run: sudo efibootmgr -c -w -L Nobara -d /dev/sda -p 1 -l /EFI/fedora/shim.efi. This command manages UEFI boot entries and ensures the correct entry is created.