UEFI BIOS was reset, and GhostBSD boot option is gone, help

Uland

How to reinstall the bootloader? I selected the default everything, even the bootloader. ZFS install, whole disk too. How to restore the bootloader back?

vimanuelt

Restoring GhostBSD Boot Option After UEFI Reset

If GhostBSD was installed but is missing from the UEFI boot menu, follow these steps:

Enter the UEFI Boot Menu
- Reboot and press F12, F2, or Del to access the UEFI firmware settings (varies by manufacturer).
Disable Secure Boot
- Navigate to the Security or Boot settings and turn off Secure Boot.
Select the Correct Boot Option
- If GhostBSD appears in the boot menu, select it and save the changes.
Reboot and Verify
- Restart your system to check if GhostBSD boots properly.

If GhostBSD is Missing from the Boot Menu

If no GhostBSD entry is found, reinstall GhostBSD and select a different bootloader option during installation.

Uland

I found a solution, but only if you dual-boot with Linux and use grub. Just install grub-customizer. And start grub-customizer, and add this entry as "other" then save, then quit. Pretty sure you can do this with terminal too but
search.fs_uuid your-uuid-of-uefi root
chainloader /EFI/Boot/BOOTX64.EFI

Also confirmed this was working with systemd-boot too. But not exactly like this.

vimanuelt

Uland Thanks for the feedback! That’s an interesting workaround.