Bug 2448716

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: Nathan <nathanpj2903>
Component: anacondaAssignee: Martin Kolman <mkolman>
Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version: 43CC: alpha, anaconda-maint, kkoukiou, mkolman, w
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OS: Windows   
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Last Closed: 2026-05-04 07:10:58 UTC Type: Bug
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Description Nathan 2026-03-18 18:07:19 UTC
Created attachment 2134051 [details]
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Installer WebUI Critical Error:
org.fedoraproject.Anaconda.BootloaderInstallationError: Failed to set new efi boot target. This is most likely a kernel or firmware bug.

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

idk if you guys can help but if you guys can email me with how to fix it i'd love please

Comment 1 Nathan 2026-03-18 18:21:48 UTC
I don't really know what to do, I am very new to Linux, i tried everything but my issue is not common as I know.

i even used gemini to help me, i disabled my mve apparently they said it would fix it but no, secure boot disabled obviously, fast boot too, and uhh idk. maybe you need system specs i don't know 


--- System Information ---
Model: ASUS ZenBook UX435EG_UX435EG
Processor: 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1165G7 @ 2.80GHz, 2803 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 8 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date: American Megatrends Inc. UX435EG.311, 14/11/2022
SMBIOS Version: 3.3
Embedded Controller Version: 3.09
BIOS Mode: UEFI
Secure Boot State: Off (Confirmed manually)

Comment 2 Katerina Koukiou 2026-05-04 07:10:58 UTC

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

Comment 3 Katerina Koukiou 2026-05-04 07:14:32 UTC
Mar 18 18:54:56 localhost-live org.fedoraproject.Anaconda.Modules.Storage[9858]: INFO:program:Running in chroot '/mnt/sysroot'... efibootmgr
Mar 18 18:54:56 localhost-live org.fedoraproject.Anaconda.Modules.Storage[9858]: INFO:program:BootCurrent: 0004
Mar 18 18:54:56 localhost-live org.fedoraproject.Anaconda.Modules.Storage[9858]: INFO:program:Timeout: 1 seconds
Mar 18 18:54:56 localhost-live org.fedoraproject.Anaconda.Modules.Storage[9858]: INFO:program:BootOrder: 0003,0004
Mar 18 18:54:56 localhost-live org.fedoraproject.Anaconda.Modules.Storage[9858]: INFO:program:Boot0003* Windows EFI Boot Manager	HD(1,GPT,9faafccd-97c2-4589-9895-add179bf0753,0x800,0x82000)/\EFI\MICROSOFT\BOOT\BOOTMGFW.EFI57494e444f5753000100000088000000780000004200430044004f0042004a004500430054003d007b00390064006500610038003600320063002d0035006300640064002d0034006500370030002d0061006300630031002d006600330032006200330034003400640034003700390035007d00000036000100000010000000040000007fff0400
Mar 18 18:54:56 localhost-live org.fedoraproject.Anaconda.Modules.Storage[9858]: INFO:program:Boot0004* UEFI: General UDisk 5.00, Partition 2	PciRoot(0x0)/Pci(0x14,0x0)/USB(0,0)/HD(2,GPT,2f69c5f3-f1f6-44ab-ba1f-da423414f8e7,0x50c900,0xf000)0000424f
Mar 18 18:54:56 localhost-live org.fedoraproject.Anaconda.Modules.Storage[9858]: DEBUG:program:Return code of efibootmgr: 0
Mar 18 18:54:56 localhost-live org.fedoraproject.Anaconda.Modules.Storage[9858]: INFO:program:Running in chroot '/mnt/sysroot'... efibootmgr -c -w -L Fedora -d /dev/nvme0n1 -p 1 -l \EFI\fedora\shimx64.efi
Mar 18 18:54:56 localhost-live org.fedoraproject.Anaconda.Modules.Storage[9858]: INFO:program:Could not prepare Boot variable: Invalid argument
Mar 18 18:54:56 localhost-live org.fedoraproject.Anaconda.Modules.Storage[9858]: DEBUG:program:Return code of efibootmgr: 5


The disk layout looks normal; efibootmgr only shows two boot slots, but the Windows entry is very large, so the problem is maybe the NVRAM limits?

Comment 4 Red Hat Bugzilla 2026-09-02 04:25:05 UTC
The needinfo request[s] on this closed bug have been removed as they have been unresolved for 120 days or the product is inactive and locked