Just started happening today, after the latest updates. After the “Welcome to Grub” message displays, the screen goes blank and I wait for 10-15 seconds before the menu shows up. Afterwards, the normal boot process is normal (4-6 seconds). I’ve run disk tests via GSmartControl, comes up clean.
Here are the relevant system files/configs:
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System:
Kernel: 5.15.10-zen1-1-zen x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 11.1.0
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-zen
root=UUID=b6626456-c5e2-4f64-8185-bce57f2bfbc5 rw rootflags=subvol=@
loglevel=3 nowatchdog resume=UUID=f0eef397-b328-4c1e-997b-546af5354ed6
Desktop: Cinnamon 5.0.7 tk: GTK 3.24.30 wm: Muffin dm: LightDM 1.30.0
Distro: EndeavourOS base: Arch Linux
Machine:
Type: Desktop Mobo: ASUSTeK model: PRIME X470-PRO v: Rev X.0x
serial: <filter> UEFI: American Megatrends v: 5861 date: 08/10/2021
CPU:
Info: model: AMD Ryzen 7 2700X socket: AM4 bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Zen+
family: 0x17 (23) model-id: 8 stepping: 2 microcode: 0x800820D
Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 8 tpc: 2 threads: 16 smt: enabled cache:
L1: 768 KiB desc: d-8x32 KiB; i-8x64 KiB L2: 4 MiB desc: 8x512 KiB
L3: 16 MiB desc: 2x8 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 2262 high: 3200 min/max: 2200/3700 boost: enabled
base/boost: 3700/4350 scaling: driver: acpi-cpufreq governor: schedutil
volts: 1.2 V ext-clock: 100 MHz cores: 1: 2200 2: 3200 3: 2200 4: 2200
5: 2200 6: 2200 7: 2200 8: 2200 9: 2200 10: 2200 11: 2200 12: 2200
13: 2200 14: 2200 15: 2200 16: 2200 bogomips: 118394
Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm
Vulnerabilities:
Type: itlb_multihit status: Not affected
Type: l1tf status: Not affected
Type: mds status: Not affected
Type: meltdown status: Not affected
Type: spec_store_bypass
mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via prctl
Type: spectre_v1
mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization
Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Full AMD retpoline, IBPB: conditional,
STIBP: disabled, RSB filling
Type: srbds status: Not affected
Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics:
Device-1: NVIDIA GP104 [GeForce GTX 1070] driver: nvidia v: 495.46
alternate: nouveau,nvidia_drm bus-ID: 08:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:1b81
class-ID: 0300
Display: server: X.Org 1.21.1.2 driver: loaded: nvidia
unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa alternate: nouveau,nv display-ID: :0
screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 3840x1080 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 1016x286mm (40.0x11.3")
s-diag: 1055mm (41.6")
Monitor-1: DP-0 res: 1920x1080 hz: 144 dpi: 82
size: 598x336mm (23.5x13.2") diag: 686mm (27")
Monitor-2: DP-4 res: 1920x1080 hz: 144 dpi: 82
size: 598x336mm (23.5x13.2") diag: 686mm (27")
OpenGL: renderer: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070/PCIe/SSE2
v: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 495.46 direct render: Yes
Audio:
Device-1: NVIDIA GP104 High Definition Audio driver: snd_hda_intel
v: kernel bus-ID: 08:00.1 chip-ID: 10de:10f0 class-ID: 0403
Device-2: AMD Family 17h HD Audio vendor: ASUSTeK driver: snd_hda_intel
v: kernel bus-ID: 0a:00.3 chip-ID: 1022:1457 class-ID: 0403
Sound Server-1: ALSA v: k5.15.10-zen1-1-zen running: yes
Sound Server-2: JACK v: 1.9.19 running: no
Sound Server-3: PulseAudio v: 15.0 running: yes
Sound Server-4: PipeWire v: 0.3.42 running: no
Network:
Device-1: Intel I211 Gigabit Network vendor: ASUSTeK driver: igb v: kernel
port: e000 bus-ID: 06:00.0 chip-ID: 8086:1539 class-ID: 0200
IF: enp6s0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
IF-ID-1: vmnet8 state: unknown speed: N/A duplex: N/A mac: <filter>
Bluetooth:
Device-1: Cambridge Silicon Radio Bluetooth Dongle (HCI mode) type: USB
driver: btusb v: 0.8 bus-ID: 1-4:2 chip-ID: 0a12:0001 class-ID: e001
Report: bt-adapter ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: up address: <filter>
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 5.92 TiB used: 1.97 TiB (33.2%)
ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: SanDisk model: SDSSDH3512G
size: 476.94 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B sata: 3.3
speed: 6.0 Gb/s type: SSD serial: <filter> rev: 7000 temp: 28 C
scheme: GPT
SMART: yes state: enabled health: PASSED on: 2y 68d 16h cycles: 774
read: 12.7 MiB written: 7.7 MiB
ID-2: /dev/sdb maj-min: 8:16 vendor: SanDisk model: SDSSDH3 2T00
family: Marvell based SSDs size: 1.82 TiB block-size: physical: 512 B
logical: 512 B sata: 3.3 speed: 6.0 Gb/s type: SSD serial: <filter>
rev: 30RL temp: 26 C scheme: GPT
SMART: yes state: enabled health: PASSED on: 1y 248d 3h cycles: 501
ID-3: /dev/sdc maj-min: 8:32 type: USB vendor: Western Digital
model: WD My Book 25DA drive model: WD40EZRZ-00GXCB0 family: Blue
size: 3.64 TiB block-size: physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B sata: 3.1
speed: 6.0 Gb/s type: HDD rpm: 5400 serial: <filter>
drive serial: <filter> rev: 3002 drive rev: 80.00A80 temp: 34 C
scheme: GPT
SMART: yes state: enabled health: PASSED on: 216d 21h cycles: 1252
Partition:
ID-1: / raw-size: 100 GiB size: 100 GiB (100.00%) used: 16.74 GiB (16.7%)
fs: btrfs block-size: 4096 B dev: /dev/sdb1 maj-min: 8:17
ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 16 GiB size: 15.99 GiB (99.93%)
used: 68.5 MiB (0.4%) fs: vfat block-size: 512 B dev: /dev/sda1
maj-min: 8:1
ID-3: /home raw-size: 500 GiB size: 500 GiB (100.00%)
used: 31.34 GiB (6.3%) fs: btrfs block-size: 4096 B dev: /dev/sdb3
maj-min: 8:19
Swap:
Kernel: swappiness: 60 (default) cache-pressure: 100 (default)
ID-1: swap-1 type: partition size: 32 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2
dev: /dev/sdb2 maj-min: 8:18
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 40.2 C mobo: N/A gpu: nvidia temp: 49 C
Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A gpu: nvidia fan: 32%
Info:
Processes: 475 Uptime: 7m wakeups: 0 Memory: 31.32 GiB
used: 2.96 GiB (9.4%) Init: systemd v: 249 tool: systemctl Compilers:
gcc: 11.1.0 Packages: pacman: 1249 lib: 324 Shell: fish (sudo) v: 3.3.1
default: Bash v: 5.1.12 running-in: gnome-terminal inxi: 3.3.11
/etc/default/grub
# GRUB boot loader configuration
GRUB_DEFAULT=0
GRUB_TIMEOUT=5
GRUB_SAVEDEFAULT=false
GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR="$(lsb_release -is)"
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="loglevel=3 nowatchdog resume=UUID=f0eef397-b328-4c1e-997b-546af5354ed6"
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=""
# Preload both GPT and MBR modules so that they are not missed
GRUB_PRELOAD_MODULES="btrfs zstd part_gpt part_msdos"
# Uncomment to enable booting from LUKS encrypted devices
#GRUB_ENABLE_CRYPTODISK=y
# Set to 'countdown' or 'hidden' to change timeout behavior,
# press ESC key to display menu.
GRUB_TIMEOUT_STYLE=menu
# Uncomment to use basic console
GRUB_TERMINAL_INPUT=console
# Uncomment to disable graphical terminal
#GRUB_TERMINAL_OUTPUT=console
# The resolution used on graphical terminal
# note that you can use only modes which your graphic card supports via VBE
# you can see them in real GRUB with the command `vbeinfo'
GRUB_GFXMODE=1920x1080x32
# Uncomment to allow the kernel use the same resolution used by grub
GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=keep
# Uncomment if you want GRUB to pass to the Linux kernel the old parameter
# format "root=/dev/xxx" instead of "root=/dev/disk/by-uuid/xxx"
#GRUB_DISABLE_LINUX_UUID=true
# Uncomment to disable generation of recovery mode menu entries
GRUB_DISABLE_RECOVERY=true
# Uncomment and set to the desired menu colors. Used by normal and wallpaper
# modes only. Entries specified as foreground/background.
GRUB_COLOR_NORMAL="light-blue/black"
GRUB_COLOR_HIGHLIGHT="light-cyan/blue"
# Uncomment one of them for the gfx desired, a image background or a gfxtheme
GRUB_THEME="/boot/grub/themes/dark-matter/theme.txt"
GRUB_FONT="/boot/grub/fonts/terminus18_bold.pf2"
# Uncomment to get a beep at GRUB start
#GRUB_INIT_TUNE="480 440 1"
# Uncomment to make GRUB remember the last selection. This requires
# setting 'GRUB_DEFAULT=saved' above.
#GRUB_SAVEDEFAULT=true
# Uncomment to disable submenus in boot menu
GRUB_DISABLE_SUBMENU=y
# Disable os-prober
GRUB_DISABLE_OS_PROBER=true
/boot/grub/grub.cfg
#
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
#
# It is automatically generated by grub-mkconfig using templates
# from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
#
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
insmod btrfs
insmod zstd
insmod part_gpt
insmod part_msdos
if [ -s $prefix/grubenv ]; then
load_env
fi
if [ "${next_entry}" ] ; then
set default="${next_entry}"
set next_entry=
save_env next_entry
set boot_once=true
else
set default="0"
fi
if [ x"${feature_menuentry_id}" = xy ]; then
menuentry_id_option="--id"
else
menuentry_id_option=""
fi
export menuentry_id_option
if [ "${prev_saved_entry}" ]; then
set saved_entry="${prev_saved_entry}"
save_env saved_entry
set prev_saved_entry=
save_env prev_saved_entry
set boot_once=true
fi
function savedefault {
if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then
saved_entry="${chosen}"
save_env saved_entry
fi
}
function load_video {
if [ x$feature_all_video_module = xy ]; then
insmod all_video
else
insmod efi_gop
insmod efi_uga
insmod ieee1275_fb
insmod vbe
insmod vga
insmod video_bochs
insmod video_cirrus
fi
}
set menu_color_normal=light-blue/black
set menu_color_highlight=light-cyan/blue
insmod part_gpt
insmod btrfs
set root='hd1,gpt1'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd1,gpt1 --hint-efi=hd1,gpt1 --hint-baremetal=ahci1,gpt1 b6626456-c5e2-4f64-8185-bce57f2bfbc5
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root b6626456-c5e2-4f64-8185-bce57f2bfbc5
fi
if loadfont /@/boot/grub/fonts/terminus18_bold.pf2 ; then
set gfxmode=1920x1080x32
load_video
insmod gfxterm
set locale_dir=$prefix/locale
set lang=en_US
insmod gettext
fi
terminal_input console
terminal_output gfxterm
insmod part_gpt
insmod btrfs
set root='hd1,gpt1'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd1,gpt1 --hint-efi=hd1,gpt1 --hint-baremetal=ahci1,gpt1 b6626456-c5e2-4f64-8185-bce57f2bfbc5
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root b6626456-c5e2-4f64-8185-bce57f2bfbc5
fi
insmod gfxmenu
insmod png
set theme=($root)/@/boot/grub/themes/dark-matter/theme.txt
export theme
if [ x$feature_timeout_style = xy ] ; then
set timeout_style=menu
set timeout=5
# Fallback normal timeout code in case the timeout_style feature is
# unavailable.
else
set timeout=5
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
menuentry 'EndeavourOS, with kernel 5.15.10-zen1-1-zen' --class endeavouros --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-linux-zen-advanced-b6626456-c5e2-4f64-8185-bce57f2bfbc5' {
load_video
set gfxpayload=keep
insmod gzio
insmod part_gpt
insmod btrfs
set root='hd1,gpt1'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd1,gpt1 --hint-efi=hd1,gpt1 --hint-baremetal=ahci1,gpt1 b6626456-c5e2-4f64-8185-bce57f2bfbc5
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root b6626456-c5e2-4f64-8185-bce57f2bfbc5
fi
echo 'Loading kernel 5.15.10-zen1-1-zen ...'
linux /@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-zen root=UUID=b6626456-c5e2-4f64-8185-bce57f2bfbc5 rw rootflags=subvol=@ loglevel=3 nowatchdog resume=UUID=f0eef397-b328-4c1e-997b-546af5354ed6
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /@/boot/amd-ucode.img /@/boot/initramfs-linux-zen.img
}
menuentry 'EndeavourOS, with kernel 5.10.85-1-lts' --class endeavouros --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-linux-lts-advanced-b6626456-c5e2-4f64-8185-bce57f2bfbc5' {
load_video
set gfxpayload=keep
insmod gzio
insmod part_gpt
insmod btrfs
set root='hd1,gpt1'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd1,gpt1 --hint-efi=hd1,gpt1 --hint-baremetal=ahci1,gpt1 b6626456-c5e2-4f64-8185-bce57f2bfbc5
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root b6626456-c5e2-4f64-8185-bce57f2bfbc5
fi
echo 'Loading kernel 5.10.85-1-lts ...'
linux /@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-lts root=UUID=b6626456-c5e2-4f64-8185-bce57f2bfbc5 rw rootflags=subvol=@ loglevel=3 nowatchdog resume=UUID=f0eef397-b328-4c1e-997b-546af5354ed6
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /@/boot/amd-ucode.img /@/boot/initramfs-linux-lts.img
}
menuentry 'EndeavourOS, with kernel 5.15.10-arch1-1' --class endeavouros --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-linux-advanced-b6626456-c5e2-4f64-8185-bce57f2bfbc5' {
load_video
set gfxpayload=keep
insmod gzio
insmod part_gpt
insmod btrfs
set root='hd1,gpt1'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd1,gpt1 --hint-efi=hd1,gpt1 --hint-baremetal=ahci1,gpt1 b6626456-c5e2-4f64-8185-bce57f2bfbc5
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root b6626456-c5e2-4f64-8185-bce57f2bfbc5
fi
echo 'Loading kernel 5.15.10-arch1-1 ...'
linux /@/boot/vmlinuz-linux root=UUID=b6626456-c5e2-4f64-8185-bce57f2bfbc5 rw rootflags=subvol=@ loglevel=3 nowatchdog resume=UUID=f0eef397-b328-4c1e-997b-546af5354ed6
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /@/boot/amd-ucode.img /@/boot/initramfs-linux.img
}
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
### END /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries. Simply type the
# menu entries you want to add after this comment. Be careful not to change
# the 'exec tail' line above.
menuentry ' ' {
true
}
menuentry 'Clonezilla Live 2.8.0-27' --class clonezilla {
search --fs-uuid --no-floppy --set=root d55719d0-d7e9-4fda-bc89-d30fcf5140ec
set isofile='/@vms/iso-images/maintenance/clonezilla-live-2.8.0-27-amd64.iso'
loopback loop (${root})${isofile}
linux (loop)/live/vmlinuz boot=live union=overlay username=user config components quiet noswap edd=on nomodeset enforcing=0 locales=en_US.UTF-8 keyboard-layouts=NONE ocs_live_run="ocs-live-general" ocs_live_extra_param="" ocs_live_batch="no" ip= net.ifnames=0 splash vga=795 i915.blacklist=yes radeonhd.blacklist=yes nouveau.blacklist=no vmwgfx.enable_fbdev=1 toram=filesystem.squashfs findiso=${isofile}
initrd (loop)/live/initrd.img
}
menuentry 'Clonezilla Autoclone' --class clonezilla {
search --fs-uuid --no-floppy --set=root d55719d0-d7e9-4fda-bc89-d30fcf5140ec
set isofile='/@vms/iso-images/maintenance/clonezilla-live-2.8.0-27-amd64.iso'
loopback loop (${root})${isofile}
linux (loop)/live/vmlinuz boot=live union=overlay username=user config components quiet noswap edd=on nomodeset enforcing=0 locales=en_US.UTF-8 keyboard-layouts=NONE ocs_prerun="mount UUID=bc680f4c-30e2-47fb-ab1b-984d4fa50f0f -o subvol=@backups,noatime,space_cache=v2,autodefrag,compress=zstd /mnt" ocs_prerun1="mount --bind /mnt/Disk-Images/system /home/partimag/" ocs_live_run="ocs-sr -q2 -j2 -z0 -sfsck -senc -p poweroff --batch savedisk autoname-eos-year-month-day PTUUID=9B7DF9ED-B4FD-42FB-BD08-30167110A4BE PTUUID=0804DE96-AA00-426D-892B-D8911BEDDFAD" ocs_live_extra_param="" ocs_live_batch="yes" ip= net.ifnames=0 splash vga=795 i915.blacklist=yes radeonhd.blacklist=yes nouveau.blacklist=no vmwgfx.enable_fbdev=1 toram=filesystem.squashfs findiso=${isofile}
initrd (loop)/live/initrd.img
}
menuentry 'Gparted Live 1.3.1-1' --class gparted {
search --fs-uuid --no-floppy --set=root d55719d0-d7e9-4fda-bc89-d30fcf5140ec
set isofile='/@vms/iso-images/maintenance/gparted-live-1.3.1-1-amd64.iso'
loopback loop (${root})${isofile}
linux (loop)/live/vmlinuz boot=live union=overlay username=user config components quiet noswap ip= net.ifnames=0 nosplash locales=en_US.UTF-8 keyboard-layouts=en gl_batch toram=filesystem.squashfs findiso=${isofile}
initrd (loop)/live/initrd.img
}
menuentry ' ' {
true
}
menuentry 'MemTest86+ EFI' --class memtest {
insmod part_gpt
insmod fat
search --fs-uuid --no-floppy --set=root 148D-D264
chainloader ($root)/EFI/memtest86/memtestx64.efi
}
menuentry 'UEFI Firmware Settings' --class efi {
fwsetup
}
### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
if [ -f ${config_directory}/custom.cfg ]; then
source ${config_directory}/custom.cfg
elif [ -z "${config_directory}" -a -f $prefix/custom.cfg ]; then
source $prefix/custom.cfg
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
Other than today’s updates, I also upgraded the BIOS. But that was several days ago.