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#1 2020-07-19 03:23:43
- mattmc318
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Hide GRUB unless the Shift key is held down (not using keystatus)
Hi all,
I followed this guide to make GRUB boot to Arch unless Shift is held:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GR … _held_down
However, GRUB doesn't seem to care that I'm pressing shift; Arch boots without showing the menu. I've noticed this message:
Note: This setup uses keystatus to detect keypress event so it may not work on some machines.
So my question is this: what do I do now? Has anyone else encountered this problem and found a solution?
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#2 2020-07-19 03:42:42
- jasonwryan
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Re: Hide GRUB unless the Shift key is held down (not using keystatus)
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#3 2020-07-19 04:31:23
- mattmc318
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Re: Hide GRUB unless the Shift key is held down (not using keystatus)
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=230391
LnX_Archer wrote:I have tried with what is described in the GRUB Tips and trix wiki as well as the holdshift AUR package.
KlavKalashj wrote:For me it works to spam the Esc key.
Following the Tips and Tricks wiki, installing the grub-holdshift AUR package, and spamming Esc did not work for me. What else can I try?
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#4 2020-07-19 05:14:09
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Re: Hide GRUB unless the Shift key is held down (not using keystatus)
You may be out of luck. AFAICT, it is platform dependent.
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#5 2020-07-19 22:27:36
- dif
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Re: Hide GRUB unless the Shift key is held down (not using keystatus)
If it is platform dependent, why not give up Grub and rely on EFISTUB instead?
If then you want to see a boot menu, you have to press a key combination.
This is a little bit platform dependent -- in my case I had to/have to rename 'vmlinuz-linux' to 'vmlinuz-linux.efi' (/boot/vmlinuz-linux.efi) or else my Lenovo laptop won't boot. I've never had to do it on Asuses.
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