Bug 2441639

Summary:	WebUI: org.fedoraproject.Anaconda.BootloaderInstallationError: Failed to set new efi boot target. This is most likely a kernel or firmware bug.
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora	Reporter:	Lex <dumbozo>
Component:	anaconda	Assignee:	Martin Kolman <mkolman>
Status:	CLOSED DUPLICATE	QA Contact:	Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
Severity:	medium	Docs Contact:
Priority:	unspecified
Version:	43	CC:	alpha, anaconda-maint, kkoukiou, mkolman, w
Target Milestone:	---	Keywords:	Bugfix
Target Release:	---
Hardware:	Unspecified
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Fixed In Version:		Doc Type:	---
Doc Text:		Story Points:	---
Clone Of:		Environment:
Last Closed:	2026-05-04 07:04:39 UTC	Type:	---
Regression:	---	Mount Type:	---
Documentation:	---	CRM:
Verified Versions:		Category:	---
oVirt Team:	---	RHEL 7.3 requirements from Atomic Host:
Cloudforms Team:	---	Target Upstream Version:
Embargoed:

Description Lex 2026-02-21 15:12:06 UTC

Installer WebUI Critical Error:
org.fedoraproject.Anaconda.BootloaderInstallationError: Failed to set new efi boot target. This is most likely a kernel or firmware bug.

Please attach the log file /tmp/journal.log to the issue.

---[ System & Environment Information ]---
OS: Fedora Linux 43 (KDE Plasma Desktop Edition)
Anaconda version: 43.44
Anaconda UI version: 53.14.g7ea927aa



Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. install on Asus vivobook 16pro N7600PC (all bios settings checked)
2. install on whole hd
Actual Results:
everytime same result => installation failed

Expected Results:
Installation succeeded

Additional Information:
Installation of Linux Mint Cinnamon also result in fatal installation error.
Boot results in blackscreen with grub

Troubleshooting Bios/ Eufi / Harddisk / partitions/ 
using fora, chatgpt, copilot nothing seems to result in correct installation.
Live mode however works great.

Comment 1 Lex 2026-02-22 09:53:46 UTC

Just to add extra info.
Latest bios (300) on n7600pc 
Used all resources and supplied solutions afaik.
Tools like gparted and bootmngr in mint.
Changed disk to gpt, setting disks manual.
Automatic install and custom install.
Removed partitions,created as suggested.
Efi fat 32 boot eps of 512mb and ext4 of 250gb
Tried everything for days on mint allways with same results.
Tried several things on fedora... same result.

At complete loss.

Comment 2 Lex 2026-02-22 09:54:21 UTC

Just to add extra info.
Latest bios (300) on n7600pc 
Used all resources and supplied solutions afaik.
Tools like gparted and bootmngr in mint.
Changed disk to gpt, setting disks manual.
Automatic install and custom install.
Removed partitions,created as suggested.
Efi fat 32 boot eps of 512mb and ext4 of 250gb
Tried everything for days on mint allways with same results.
Tried several things on fedora... same result.

At complete loss.

Comment 3 Katerina Koukiou 2026-05-04 07:04:39 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 2367837 ***