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Adzinasty

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Registered: 2025-03-19

Posts: 18

[SOLVED] Arch doesn't boot as it should

My arch Linux doesn't boot like it should instead of doing it automatically it shows cli-like menu where i can either boot i to arch or use bios (uefi) i tried reinstalling my bootloader (systemd bootloader) but It doesn't change anything, It does the same with boot usb

I don't use dual boot

I also ran mkinitcpio -P to generator new boot image but the problem remains

Yesterday everything worked fine

Last edited by Adzinasty (2025-03-19 14:23:57)

Scimmia

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Registered: 2012-09-01

Posts: 13,725

Re: [SOLVED] Arch doesn't boot as it should

Sounds pretty normal to me. Configure systemd-boot if you want it to do something different.

Adzinasty

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Registered: 2025-03-19

Posts: 18

Re: [SOLVED] Arch doesn't boot as it should

I didn't had to configure it and even though I did the problem remains maybe my configs are broken:

arch.conf :

title	ArchBTW
linux	/vmlinuz-linux
initrd	/initramfs-linux.img
options root=PARTUUID=140457a1-80b5-46d1-8ec3-ae6c774e207d rw

loader.conf :

default arch.conf
timeout 20
#console-mode keep

and here is output from bootctl status:

System:
      Firmware: UEFI 2.70 (American Megatrends 5.17)
 Firmware Arch: x64
   Secure Boot: disabled
  TPM2 Support: yes
  Measured UKI: no
  Boot into FW: supported
Current Boot Loader:
      Product: systemd-boot 257.4-1-arch
     Features: ✓ Boot counting
               ✓ Menu timeout control
               ✓ One-shot menu timeout control
               ✓ Default entry control
               ✓ One-shot entry control
               ✓ Support for XBOOTLDR partition
               ✓ Support for passing random seed to OS
               ✓ Load drop-in drivers
               ✓ Support Type #1 sort-key field
               ✓ Support @saved pseudo-entry
               ✓ Support Type #1 devicetree field
               ✓ Enroll SecureBoot keys
               ✓ Retain SHIM protocols
               ✓ Menu can be disabled
               ✓ Multi-Profile UKIs are supported
               ✓ Boot loader set partition information
    Partition: /dev/disk/by-partuuid/af27fa94-df6b-41b6-be8e-01aeadfa5f02
       Loader: └─/EFI/BOOT/BOOTX64.EFI
Current Entry: arch.conf
Default Entry: auto-reboot-to-firmware-setup
Random Seed:
 System Token: set
Boot Loaders Listed in EFI Variables:
        Title: UEFI OS
           ID: 0x0001
       Status: active, boot-order
    Partition: /dev/disk/by-partuuid/af27fa94-df6b-41b6-be8e-01aeadfa5f02
         File: └─/EFI/BOOT/BOOTX64.EFI

Scimmia

Fellow

Registered: 2012-09-01

Posts: 13,725

Re: [SOLVED] Arch doesn't boot as it should

So you have it set for a 20 second timeout, which is exactly what it's doing. What's the problem?

Adzinasty

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Registered: 2025-03-19

Posts: 18

Re: [SOLVED] Arch doesn't boot as it should

the problem is that when I boot the pc / boot the pc with boot usb stick the default option is bios also the timeout does not work

Scimmia

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Registered: 2012-09-01

Posts: 13,725

Re: [SOLVED] Arch doesn't boot as it should

See, you hadn't said that before. You really need to tell us what the problem is from the beginning. See the "Tips" at https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/System … figuration

Adzinasty

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Registered: 2025-03-19

Posts: 18

Re: [SOLVED] Arch doesn't boot as it should

omg... its embarrassing

all I had to do is set the default entry with

sudo bootctl set-default arch.conf

Sorry for wasting your time

I'll mark this post as solved

Scimmia

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Registered: 2012-09-01

Posts: 13,725

Re: [SOLVED] Arch doesn't boot as it should

or clear it like the tip says so that it's controlled by the config