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  • Maybe you can add the output of lsblk and your /etc/fstab. The EFI partition needs to be mounted when you do grub-install. Commented Oct 27, 2023 at 14:24
  • My answer to your question: 'Does anybody have good experiences with cloning Linux systems with Clonezilla?' is yes I have - My tips: 1. Is the target drive at least as big as the source drive, not one single byte smaller? 2. Maybe it would help to repair the backup partition table of the GPT with gdisk (if you have GPT); 3. Maybe there is some bad setting in the UEFI/BIOS system. Please compare the UEFI/BIOS menus of the working computer with those with cloned operating system. Commented Oct 27, 2023 at 20:05
  • @jsotola: yep, I was already afraid my intro was too long. But since I'm new here I wanted to introduce myself to the forum readers. So I did and won't happen again. Commented Oct 27, 2023 at 21:20
  • @ctx: from which context you would like to see this output: my clone doesn't start up. So it's either from the live system it was cloned from or from my installer's Rescue Mode. Or do you have an other option in mind? Commented Oct 27, 2023 at 21:24
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    @sudodus: You have good experiences?! Sounds great! Ad 1: the hardware of my three (former) Windows PC's is identical, that includes the SSDs (same brand, model and size). But I could check. If it IS a bit smaller then the backup GPT might not fit or be incomplet/corrupted. I'll check the sector count of both. Ad 2: I'll keep that in mind. Ad 3: I suspect some UEFI/BIOS differences. I already had trouble booting the Debian installer. Worked fine after factory reset of the settings and reconfiguration. I'll try to make the settings on clone BIOS identical to that of live BIOS. Commented Oct 27, 2023 at 21:40