# How to solve No EFI partition was found error

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**Created:** [June 7, 2016, 2:38pm UTC](https://linux-tips.com/t/how-to-solve-no-efi-partition-was-found-error/354 "2016-06-07T14:38:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![Greg](https://linux-tips.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/71c47a/32.png) [@Greg](https://linux-tips.com/u/Greg)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2016, 2:38pm UTC](https://linux-tips.com/t/how-to-solve-no-efi-partition-was-found-error/354/1 "2016-06-07T14:38:12Z")

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Today I tried to install Debian Jessie on a notebook which has an **UEFI** BIOS and **secure boot** support.

I’ve created required disk partitions manually but when I try to continue on installation process, it gives me following error:

```auto
No EFI partition was found

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So, I’ve created another **FAT32** partition and select mount point as `/boot/efi` but it also doesn’t work.

How can I solve this problem?

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**Author:** ![Debuser](https://linux-tips.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/96bed5/32.png) [@Debuser](https://linux-tips.com/u/Debuser)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2016, 3:36pm UTC](https://linux-tips.com/t/how-to-solve-no-efi-partition-was-found-error/354/2 "2016-06-07T15:36:16Z")

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If you’re choosing manuel partitioning option at Debian installation process on a system which booted in UEFI mode, you have to create an **EFI System Partition** (ESP).

ESP partition will be formatted with FAT filesystem as your case. But, you need to set partition type as:

- If you’re using **GPT** partitioning, ESP partition GUID must be: `C12A7328-F81F-11D2-BA4B-00A0C93EC93B`
- If you’re using legacy **DOS** partitioning, partition type code must be: `0xEF`

You should create a new partition manually about **250MB** in size. After that, in How to use this partition menu, **don’t** select FAT32 as filesystem, select **Use as: EFI System Partition**

Now you will see ESP flags on the partition list. There is one more steps: you have to toggle bootable option on this newly created ESP partition.

After all of the above steps completed, you can continue to install your Debian system.

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**Author:** ![tww20123030](https://linux-tips.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/41988e/32.png) [@tww20123030](https://linux-tips.com/u/tww20123030)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2017, 2:24pm UTC](https://linux-tips.com/t/how-to-solve-no-efi-partition-was-found-error/354/3 "2017-05-22T14:24:56Z")

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I met the same problem when I install debian using manually disk partition.I fixed it by erasing data of the / directory