From 466f67ac4c736c777b2dc499efca8396b8223291 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: BodgeMaster <>
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2026 14:02:12 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] install stage 1: disable grub native disk drivers as it hurts
 more than it helps

---
 install-stage1.sh | 7 +++----
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/install-stage1.sh b/install-stage1.sh
index bbbde93..b38fe0f 100644
--- a/install-stage1.sh
+++ b/install-stage1.sh
@@ -601,10 +601,9 @@ echo "GRUB has been deliberately installed to a non-standard location.
 This avoids default kernel hooks breaking the custom config." > /mnt/target/boot/efi/LOADER/README.TXT
 
 # no idea if any of these are even necessary/relevant but it can't hurt...
-TARGET_PRELOAD_GRUB_MODULES="usb usbms uhci ehci ohci part_gpt f2fs ahci ata pata"
-run_in_target grub-install --target=i386-pc --boot-directory=/boot/efi/LOADER --disk-module=native --modules="'$TARGET_PRELOAD_GRUB_MODULES'" "'/dev/$TARGET_DISK'" >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
-run_in_target grub-install --target=i386-efi --boot-directory=/boot/efi/LOADER --disk-module=native --efi-directory=/boot/efi --removable --no-nvram --modules="'$TARGET_PRELOAD_GRUB_MODULES'" "'/dev/$TARGET_DISK'" >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
-run_in_target grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --boot-directory=/boot/efi/LOADER --disk-module=native --efi-directory=/boot/efi --removable --no-nvram --modules="'$TARGET_PRELOAD_GRUB_MODULES'" "'/dev/$TARGET_DISK'" >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
+run_in_target grub-install --target=i386-pc --boot-directory=/boot/efi/LOADER "'/dev/$TARGET_DISK'" >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
+run_in_target grub-install --target=i386-efi --boot-directory=/boot/efi/LOADER --efi-directory=/boot/efi --removable --no-nvram "'/dev/$TARGET_DISK'" >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
+run_in_target grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --boot-directory=/boot/efi/LOADER --efi-directory=/boot/efi --removable --no-nvram "'/dev/$TARGET_DISK'" >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
 echo "done"
 
 echo -n "Adding grub-config helper... "