Bug 2481062 - Installation of the system failed: Installing boot loader org.fedoraproject.Anaconda.BootloaderInstallationError: Failed to set new efi boot target. This is most likely a kernel or firmware bug.
Summary: Installation of the system failed: Installing boot loader org.fedoraproject.A...
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Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE of bug 2480169
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: anaconda
Version: 44
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
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Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Martin Kolman
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2026-05-24 18:12 UTC by rcall1776
Modified: 2026-05-27 17:16 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2026-05-26 12:31:51 UTC
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Description rcall1776 2026-05-24 18:12:41 UTC 
Installation of the system failed: Installing boot loader org.fedoraproject.Anaconda.BootloaderInstallationError: Failed to set new efi boot target. This is most likely a kernel or firmware bug.

---[ System & Environment Information ]---
OS: Fedora Linux 44 (Workstation Edition)
Anaconda version: 44.30
Anaconda UI version: 68

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

I don't know where the log file is.
I am attempting to load Fedora on to an external drive of which Fedora will have total access.
Windows 11.  Asus X415.  External drive has 500GB
Comment 1 Katerina Koukiou 2026-05-26 12:31:51 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 2480169 ***
Comment 2 Adam Williamson 2026-05-27 17:16:08 UTC 
Katerina, not all of these are necessarily dupes; efibootmgr failing might be for different reasons on different systems. We *really* need at least journal.log to have any shot at diagnosing, though. And we should probably talk to pjones about whether efibootmgr can be made to provide any more useful information on failure.
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