Strange GRUB behaviour

[ricklinux]

I didn’t realized that the pinned posts are on a timer. Yes, i understood what you meant. Maybe i said it wrong?

[petsam]

• First advice is update your BIOS if here is a new version from vendor.

UEFI: Insyde v: R0143C5 date: 08/22/2012

• If there is no improvement, try setting grub resolution. Use hwinfo to find available resolutions. Add auto to the resolutions list, like this example: GRUB_GFXMODE=1024x768,auto
  Post:

grep "GRUB_GFX" /etc/default/grub

• Last hard workaround, from the same article, use vga=792 in kernel command line.

@DocLeo

if I ad the following line GRUB_TERMINAL=console I do get to see Grub but only in console mode.

Do you mean you get grub menu in B/W, or something else?

@DocLeo

In Grub, if I type c and videoinfo no adapters or resolution are shown.

In which case did you try that? If with console mode, try without it, if possible to get to grub cmdline by pressing C repeatedly in blind booting.

@DocLeo

In Debian GRUB I get adapter info: EFI GOP Driver and possible resolutions

What version was grub in Debian? If there is a possible bug in later versions, maybe it needs to be reported upstream.

[ricklinux]

It’s a Sony so I’ll be surprised if there even is an update for the Bios.

[DocLeo]

No available BIOS

Debian GRUB videoinfo output show EFI GOP driver and available resolutions.
EOS GRUB to see after ad GRUB_TERMINAL=console, terminal mode after c and Videoinfo no output about adapter or resolution.

Editing grub GRUB_GFXMODE=1024x768,auto doesn’t fix.

[anon11595408]

Strange GRUB behaviour

@DocLeo: # Uncomment to enable Hidden Menu, and optionally hide the timeout count GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT="5" Update grub afterwards and reboot.

It will show your grub-menu, @DocLeo

[DocLeo]

I will give it a try also, thxs

[joekamprad]

welcome here too… i think we do talk over telegram already ?
Let’s see what the folks here can find out on that one …

[DocLeo]

My grub look like this, no such line available, didnt made changes.

# GRUB boot loader configuration

GRUB_DEFAULT=0
GRUB_TIMEOUT=5
GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR="EndeavourOS"
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="loglevel=3 nowatchdog nvme_load=YES"
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=""

# Preload both GPT and MBR modules so that they are not missed
GRUB_PRELOAD_MODULES="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

#GRUB_TERMINAL=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=auto

# 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_BACKGROUND="/path/to/wallpaper"
#GRUB_THEME="/path/to/gfxtheme"
GRUB_THEME=/boot/grub/themes/EndeavourOS/theme.txt

# 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

# Probing for other operating systems is disabled for security reasons. Read
# documentation on GRUB_DISABLE_OS_PROBER, if still want to enable this
# functionality install os-prober and uncomment to detect and include other
# operating systems.
GRUB_DISABLE_OS_PROBER=false

[anon11595408]

@DocLeo

My grub look like this, no such line available, didnt made changes.

Add the line:

GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT=“5”

somewhere within the file /etc/default/grub, save the file and reboot. That’s all, man.

Use nano. Do you know how to do this?

[DocLeo]

yeah telegram, also i used to use Antergos long time ago .

[DocLeo]

i did this and updated grub, still same behaivor.

[anon11595408]

Show us lsblk -f

And disable that one:

@DocLeo

#GRUB_TERMINAL_INPUT=console

You can leave

GRUB_TERMINAL_OUTPUT=console

enabled.

[DocLeo]

did that, grub is now in terminal mode, videoinfo doesnt give any output about adapter or available resolutions, i was already there

[joekamprad]

vga=792

old vga way to set resolution should still work also as archwiki says:

If this method does not work for you, the deprecated vga= method will still work. Just add it next to the "GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=" line in /etc/default/grub for example: "GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash vga=792" will give you a 1024x768 resolution.

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/GRUB/Tips_and_tricks#Setting_the_framebuffer_resolution

[DocLeo]

@joekamprad

add it next to the "GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=" line in /etc/default/grub for example:

Didn’t helped too, im sticking with the terminal mode for now.