skip bootloader

spondbob · 2015-01-07 05:27:33

Here I have fresh installed arch on virtualbox. The thing is I'd like to skip this boot loader so that by default it will boot to Arch Linux. At this moment it will automatically select the first option after 5 secs. How can I achieve that?

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pb · 2015-01-07 06:43:10

Just edit /etc/default/grub GRUB_TIMEOUT= line, where digit after "=" sign means time (in seconds) boot screen is showing.
i.e:

# nano /etc/default/grub

change this line to:

GRUB_TIMEOUT=0

.
Of course, after that you must run:

# grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

spondbob · 2015-01-07 06:52:15

pb wrote:

Just edit /etc/default/grub GRUB_TIMEOUT= line, where digit after "=" sign means time (in seconds) boot screen is showing.
i.e:
# nano /etc/default/grub
change this line to:
GRUB_TIMEOUT=0
.
Of course, after that you must run:
# grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

I've done that, but after I reboot still the boot loader shown up with 5 secs waiting. Double check the GRUB_TIMEOUT already 0

skunktrader · 2015-01-07 07:20:14

It looks like you are using syslinux to boot. Try editing /boot/syslinux/syslinux.cfg and change the parameter called TIMEOUT (units are 0.1 seconds)

thearcherblog · 2015-01-07 07:20:16

Not sure but... this is not grub, isn't it? If it's syslinux you should look at their wiki site

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/sy … oot_prompt

Hope it helps

spondbob · 2015-01-07 09:31:19

skunktrader wrote:

It looks like you are using syslinux to boot. Try editing /boot/syslinux/syslinux.cfg and change the parameter called TIMEOUT (units are 0.1 seconds)

I think you're right, it is syslinux, even myself dont know

thearcherblog wrote:

Not sure but... this is not grub, isn't it? If it's syslinux you should look at their wiki site
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/sy … oot_prompt
Hope it helps

The PROMPT was already 0 and when I set the TIMEOUT to 0 now it is waiting for me to manually select the options. I wonder why it is still displaying prompt even the PROMPT already 0.

Last edited by spondbob (2015-01-07 09:32:00)

lucke · 2015-01-07 09:34:52

TIMEOUT 0 probably means disabled timeout, set it to 1 or 0.1.

Here is what syslinux's documentation has to say about PROMPT:

PROMPT flag_val
If flag_val is 0, display the boot: prompt only if the Shift or Alt key is pressed, or Caps Lock or Scroll lock is set (this is the default). If flag_val is 1, always display the boot: prompt.

Last edited by lucke (2015-01-07 09:46:08)

WorMzy · 2015-01-07 09:54:43

spondbob wrote:

skunktrader wrote:
It looks like you are using syslinux to boot. Try editing /boot/syslinux/syslinux.cfg and change the parameter called TIMEOUT (units are 0.1 seconds)
I think you're right, it is syslinux, even myself dont know

How do you not know what bootloader you installed and configured?

TheSaint · 2015-01-07 09:59:38

If using an UEFI, then boot loader/managers are not necessary. This is the method.

spondbob · 2015-01-07 10:37:10

lucke wrote:

TIMEOUT 0 probably means disabled timeout, set it to 1 or 0.1.
Here is what syslinux's documentation has to say about PROMPT:
PROMPT flag_val
If flag_val is 0, display the boot: prompt only if the Shift or Alt key is pressed, or Caps Lock or Scroll lock is set (this is the default). If flag_val is 1, always display the boot: prompt.

set timeout to 1 did the trick, but the prompt still shown up.

WorMzy wrote:

spondbob wrote:
skunktrader wrote:
It looks like you are using syslinux to boot. Try editing /boot/syslinux/syslinux.cfg and change the parameter called TIMEOUT (units are 0.1 seconds)
I think you're right, it is syslinux, even myself dont know
How do you not know what bootloader you installed and configured?

I don't know, thats why I think he's right

TheSaint wrote:

If using an UEFI, then boot loader/managers are not necessary. This is the method.

Thanks, but I don't really get what UEFI is. and I think I do not need it

WorMzy · 2015-01-07 10:46:41

spondbob wrote:

WorMzy wrote:
spondbob wrote:
I think you're right, it is syslinux, even myself dont know
How do you not know what bootloader you installed and configured?
I don't know, thats why I think he's right

What I mean is: did someone else install it for you, or are you using something other than Arch? (e.g. ArchBang)

spondbob · 2015-01-07 11:52:09

WorMzy wrote:

What I mean is: did someone else install it for you, or are you using something other than Arch? (e.g. ArchBang)

Oh I install it by myself. As it is a single OS on virtualbox, I thought there won't be any boot loader menu like that. And I don't know why it prompts me to make a choice and I don't what kind of loader it is. And it is Arch.

Trilby · 2015-01-07 13:00:20

I'm with WorMzy on this, something is very fishy. When you were told to edit the grub file and regenerate the grub config, you didn't indicate that the file wasn't there, or that the command wasn't found - that all seemed to work as if grub was there in addition to syslinux. The important part is that neither grub nor syslinux would be on your system unless you explicitly installed the packages, and configured them. How could you not remember doing this? This is quite possibly the part of an archlinux installtion that requires the most thought from the user and requires the most interaction.

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