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digitalone

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Registered: 2011-08-19

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[SOLVED] systemd-boot not showing the list of entries at the boot

For years systemd-boot showed the entries at the boot. I have different entries with various command line parameters.

Now, all of a sudden, it's showing a blank screen with only a message to press ESC if I want to change the entry. Indeed if I press ESC, I see the menu. But why is it not showing by default as it has always been and now I should press ESC to see it?

Is it a new systemd-boot "feature"? A recent change? Or a bug? I searched in the issue page on Github and there's nothing.

This is my loader.conf configuration:

timeout 5
default arch

The default is correctly picked and the timeout is respected, but why can't I see the menu at the startup?

If you use systemd-boot, did you notice the same behavior?

Last edited by digitalone (2023-08-16 13:20:58)

digitalone

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Registered: 2011-08-19

Posts: 355

Re: [SOLVED] systemd-boot not showing the list of entries at the boot

The default is correctly picked and the timeout is respected

No, it seems to be respected, but it's not. The blank screen last 3-4 seconds and then it starts with the default entry.

If I change the timeout to 10 or 15, it does not last for that time.

So the only thing respected is the default parameter. Everything else is ignored.

digitalone

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Registered: 2011-08-19

Posts: 355

Re: [SOLVED] systemd-boot not showing the list of entries at the boot

https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/28858

GeorgeJP

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From: Czech Republic

Registered: 2020-01-28

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Re: [SOLVED] systemd-boot not showing the list of entries at the boot

Default option should be full filename like

default arch.conf