instead it waits for ever until i hit ENTER
grub-install (GRUB) 2.12rc1.r49.ge58b870ff-1
my /etc/default/grub:
GRUB_DEFAULT=saved
GRUB_TIMEOUT=5
GRUB_TIMEOUT_STYLE=hidden
GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR="Manjaro"
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet udev.log_priority=3"
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=""
# If you want to enable the save default function, uncomment the following
# line, and set GRUB_DEFAULT to saved.
GRUB_SAVEDEFAULT=true
# Uncomment to disable submenus in boot menu
#GRUB_DISABLE_SUBMENU=y
# 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
# 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 'videoinfo'
# GRUB_GFXMODE=auto
GRUB_GFXMODE=800x600
# 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 this option to enable os-prober execution in the grub-mkconfig command
GRUB_DISABLE_OS_PROBER=false
# Uncomment and set to the desired menu colors. Used by normal and wallpaper
# modes only. Entries specified as foreground/background.
GRUB_COLOR_NORMAL="light-gray/black"
GRUB_COLOR_HIGHLIGHT="green/black"
# Uncomment one of them for the gfx desired, a image background or a gfxtheme
#GRUB_BACKGROUND="/usr/share/grub/background.png"
#GRUB_THEME="/path/to/gfxtheme"
# Uncomment to get a beep at GRUB start
#GRUB_INIT_TUNE="480 440 1"
# Uncomment to ensure that the root filesystem is mounted read-only so that
# systemd-fsck can run the check automatically. We use 'fsck' by default, which
# needs 'rw' as boot parameter, to avoid delay in boot-time. 'fsck' needs to be
# removed from 'mkinitcpio.conf' to make 'systemd-fsck' work.
# See also Arch-Wiki: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Fsck#Boot_time_checking
#GRUB_ROOT_FS_RO=true
Info:
Generated on 2023-11-01 03:11:1698804714
#################### inxi -Fxzc0 ########################
System:
Kernel: 6.1.55-1-MANJARO arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 13.2.1 Desktop: Xfce v: 4.18.1
Distro: Manjaro Linux base: Arch Linux
Machine:
Type: Laptop System: LENOVO product: 81RS v: Lenovo Yoga S740-14IIL serial: <superuser required>
Mobo: LENOVO model: LNVNB161216 v: SDK0J40709 WIN serial: <superuser required> UEFI: LENOVO
v: BYCN39WW date: 05/28/2021
Battery:
ID-1: BAT0 charge: 62.8 Wh (96.2%) condition: 65.3/62.0 Wh (105.3%) volts: 17.0 min: 15.4
model: LGC L19L4PD2 status: full
CPU:
Info: quad core model: Intel Core i7-1065G7 bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Ice Lake rev: 5 cache:
L1: 320 KiB L2: 2 MiB L3: 8 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 836 high: 3893 min/max: 400/3900 cores: 1: 400 2: 3893 3: 400 4: 400 5: 400
6: 400 7: 400 8: 400 bogomips: 23968
Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 vendor: Lenovo driver: i915 v: kernel arch: Gen-11
bus-ID: 00:02.0
Device-2: NVIDIA GP108M [GeForce MX250] vendor: Lenovo driver: nvidia v: 535.113.01
arch: Pascal bus-ID: 2b:00.0
Device-3: Chicony Integrated Camera driver: uvcvideo type: USB bus-ID: 3-5:5
Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.8 driver: X: loaded: modesetting,nvidia unloaded: nouveau
dri: iris gpu: i915 resolution: 1: 1920x1080~60Hz 2: N/A
API: EGL Message: No EGL data available.
API: OpenGL v: 4.6 vendor: intel mesa v: 23.1.9-manjaro1.1 glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes
renderer: Mesa Intel Iris Plus Graphics (ICL GT2)
Audio:
Device-1: Intel Ice Lake-LP Smart Sound Audio vendor: Lenovo driver: sof-audio-pci-intel-icl
bus-ID: 00:1f.3
API: ALSA v: k6.1.55-1-MANJARO status: kernel-api
Server-1: sndiod v: N/A status: off
Server-2: PipeWire v: 0.3.81 status: active
Network:
Device-1: Intel Ice Lake-LP PCH CNVi WiFi driver: iwlwifi v: kernel bus-ID: 00:14.3
IF: wlp0s20f3 state: up mac: <filter>
Device-2: Realtek RTL8153 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter driver: r8152 type: USB bus-ID: 2-1.4:5
IF: enp0s13f0u1u4 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
IF-ID-1: pan1 state: down mac: <filter>
Bluetooth:
Device-1: Intel AX201 Bluetooth driver: btusb v: 0.8 type: USB bus-ID: 3-10:8
Report: rfkill ID: hci0 rfk-id: 2 state: up address: see --recommends
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 2.08 TiB used: 438.99 GiB (20.6%)
ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 vendor: Micron model: MTFDHBA1T0TCK size: 953.87 GiB temp: 55.9 C
ID-2: /dev/sda vendor: SanDisk model: Ultra size: 233.25 GiB type: USB
ID-3: /dev/sdb vendor: Western Digital model: WD10EARX-00N0YB0 size: 931.51 GiB type: USB
ID-4: /dev/sdc vendor: Kingston model: DataTraveler 2.0 size: 14.54 GiB type: USB
Partition:
ID-1: / size: 57.85 GiB used: 38.76 GiB (67.0%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p8
ID-2: /boot/efi size: 259.5 MiB used: 131.2 MiB (50.6%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1
Swap:
ID-1: swap-1 type: partition size: 16.67 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) dev: /dev/nvme0n1p9
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 61.0 C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A
Info:
Processes: 301 Uptime: 18m Memory: total: 16 GiB note: est. available: 15.19 GiB
used: 2.98 GiB (19.6%) Init: systemd Compilers: gcc: 13.2.1 clang: 16.0.6 Packages: 2038
Client: Unknown Client: wrapper-2.0 inxi: 3.3.30
Whats the cause for that strange behaviour?
i install grub with this command ( worked for years ):
sudo grub-install blkid|grep EFI|awk '{print $1;}'|tr -d ':' && sudo update-grub
my boot 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 part_gpt
insmod part_msdos
if [ -s $prefix/grubenv ]; then
load_env
fi
if [ "${next_entry}" ] ; then
set default="${next_entry}"
set next_entry=
save_env next_entry
set boot_once=true
else
set default="${saved_entry}"
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-gray/black
set menu_color_highlight=green/black
if [ x$feature_default_font_path = xy ] ; then
font=unicode
else
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 222fc0a1-8021-4df2-a7f9-0039c02f9cab
font="/usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2"
fi
if loadfont $font ; then
set gfxmode=800x600
load_video
insmod gfxterm
set locale_dir=$prefix/locale
set lang=de_DE
insmod gettext
fi
terminal_input console
terminal_output gfxterm
if [ x$feature_timeout_style = xy ] ; then
set timeout_style=hidden
set timeout=5
# Fallback hidden-timeout code in case the timeout_style feature is
# unavailable.
elif sleep --interruptible 5 ; then
set timeout=0
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
menuentry 'Manjaro Linux' --class manjaro --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-simple-222fc0a1-8021-4df2-a7f9-0039c02f9cab' {
savedefault
load_video
set gfxpayload=keep
insmod gzio
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 222fc0a1-8021-4df2-a7f9-0039c02f9cab
linux /boot/vmlinuz-6.1-x86_64 root=UUID=222fc0a1-8021-4df2-a7f9-0039c02f9cab rw quiet udev.log_priority=3
initrd /boot/intel-ucode.img /boot/initramfs-6.1-x86_64.img
}
submenu 'Erweiterte Optionen für Manjaro Linux' $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-advanced-222fc0a1-8021-4df2-a7f9-0039c02f9cab' {
menuentry 'Manjaro Linux (Kernel: 6.1.55-1-MANJARO x64)' --class manjaro --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-6.1.55-1-MANJARO x64-advanced-222fc0a1-8021-4df2-a7f9-0039c02f9cab' {
savedefault
load_video
set gfxpayload=keep
insmod gzio
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 222fc0a1-8021-4df2-a7f9-0039c02f9cab
linux /boot/vmlinuz-6.1-x86_64 root=UUID=222fc0a1-8021-4df2-a7f9-0039c02f9cab rw quiet udev.log_priority=3
initrd /boot/intel-ucode.img /boot/initramfs-6.1-x86_64.img
}
menuentry 'Manjaro Linux (Kernel: 6.1.55-1-MANJARO x64 - fallback initramfs)' --class manjaro --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-6.1.55-1-MANJARO x64-fallback-222fc0a1-8021-4df2-a7f9-0039c02f9cab' {
load_video
set gfxpayload=keep
insmod gzio
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 222fc0a1-8021-4df2-a7f9-0039c02f9cab
linux /boot/vmlinuz-6.1-x86_64 root=UUID=222fc0a1-8021-4df2-a7f9-0039c02f9cab rw quiet udev.log_priority=3
initrd /boot/initramfs-6.1-x86_64-fallback.img
}
menuentry 'Manjaro Linux (Kernel: 5.15.133-1-MANJARO x64)' --class manjaro --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-5.15.133-1-MANJARO x64-advanced-222fc0a1-8021-4df2-a7f9-0039c02f9cab' {
savedefault
load_video
set gfxpayload=keep
insmod gzio
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 222fc0a1-8021-4df2-a7f9-0039c02f9cab
linux /boot/vmlinuz-5.15-x86_64 root=UUID=222fc0a1-8021-4df2-a7f9-0039c02f9cab rw quiet udev.log_priority=3
initrd /boot/intel-ucode.img /boot/initramfs-5.15-x86_64.img
}
menuentry 'Manjaro Linux (Kernel: 5.15.133-1-MANJARO x64 - fallback initramfs)' --class manjaro --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-5.15.133-1-MANJARO x64-fallback-222fc0a1-8021-4df2-a7f9-0039c02f9cab' {
load_video
set gfxpayload=keep
insmod gzio
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 222fc0a1-8021-4df2-a7f9-0039c02f9cab
linux /boot/vmlinuz-5.15-x86_64 root=UUID=222fc0a1-8021-4df2-a7f9-0039c02f9cab rw quiet udev.log_priority=3
initrd /boot/initramfs-5.15-x86_64-fallback.img
}
}
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
### END /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/25_bli ###
if [ "$grub_platform" = "efi" ]; then
insmod bli
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/25_bli ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
menuentry 'Windows Boot Manager (auf /dev/nvme0n1p1)' --class windows --class os $menuentry_id_option 'osprober-efi-3005-E2A1' {
savedefault
insmod part_gpt
insmod fat
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 3005-E2A1
chainloader /EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi
}
menuentry 'Linux Mint 21.2 Victoria (21.2) (auf /dev/nvme0n1p5)' --class linuxmint --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'osprober-gnulinux-simple-ba10f388-4a4e-40d3-a426-cb7efc8251d2' {
savedefault
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root ba10f388-4a4e-40d3-a426-cb7efc8251d2
linux /boot/vmlinuz-6.2.0-35-generic root=UUID=ba10f388-4a4e-40d3-a426-cb7efc8251d2 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-6.2.0-35-generic
}
submenu 'Erweiterte Optionen für Linux Mint 21.2 Victoria (21.2) (auf /dev/nvme0n1p5)' $menuentry_id_option 'osprober-gnulinux-advanced-ba10f388-4a4e-40d3-a426-cb7efc8251d2' {
menuentry 'Linux Mint 21.2 Cinnamon (auf /dev/nvme0n1p5)' --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'osprober-gnulinux-/boot/vmlinuz-6.2.0-35-generic--ba10f388-4a4e-40d3-a426-cb7efc8251d2' {
savedefault
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root ba10f388-4a4e-40d3-a426-cb7efc8251d2
linux /boot/vmlinuz-6.2.0-35-generic root=UUID=ba10f388-4a4e-40d3-a426-cb7efc8251d2 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-6.2.0-35-generic
}
menuentry 'Linux Mint 21.2 Cinnamon, with Linux 6.2.0-35-generic (auf /dev/nvme0n1p5)' --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'osprober-gnulinux-/boot/vmlinuz-6.2.0-35-generic--ba10f388-4a4e-40d3-a426-cb7efc8251d2' {
savedefault
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root ba10f388-4a4e-40d3-a426-cb7efc8251d2
linux /boot/vmlinuz-6.2.0-35-generic root=UUID=ba10f388-4a4e-40d3-a426-cb7efc8251d2 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-6.2.0-35-generic
}
menuentry 'Linux Mint 21.2 Cinnamon, with Linux 6.2.0-35-generic (recovery mode) (auf /dev/nvme0n1p5)' --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'osprober-gnulinux-/boot/vmlinuz-6.2.0-35-generic--ba10f388-4a4e-40d3-a426-cb7efc8251d2' {
savedefault
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root ba10f388-4a4e-40d3-a426-cb7efc8251d2
linux /boot/vmlinuz-6.2.0-35-generic root=UUID=ba10f388-4a4e-40d3-a426-cb7efc8251d2 ro recovery nomodeset dis_ucode_ldr
initrd /boot/initrd.img-6.2.0-35-generic
}
menuentry 'Linux Mint 21.2 Cinnamon, with Linux 6.2.0-34-generic (auf /dev/nvme0n1p5)' --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'osprober-gnulinux-/boot/vmlinuz-6.2.0-34-generic--ba10f388-4a4e-40d3-a426-cb7efc8251d2' {
savedefault
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root ba10f388-4a4e-40d3-a426-cb7efc8251d2
linux /boot/vmlinuz-6.2.0-34-generic root=UUID=ba10f388-4a4e-40d3-a426-cb7efc8251d2 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-6.2.0-34-generic
}
menuentry 'Linux Mint 21.2 Cinnamon, with Linux 6.2.0-34-generic (recovery mode) (auf /dev/nvme0n1p5)' --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'osprober-gnulinux-/boot/vmlinuz-6.2.0-34-generic--ba10f388-4a4e-40d3-a426-cb7efc8251d2' {
savedefault
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root ba10f388-4a4e-40d3-a426-cb7efc8251d2
linux /boot/vmlinuz-6.2.0-34-generic root=UUID=ba10f388-4a4e-40d3-a426-cb7efc8251d2 ro recovery nomodeset dis_ucode_ldr
initrd /boot/initrd.img-6.2.0-34-generic
}
}
menuentry 'Fedora Linux 38 (Workstation Edition) (auf /dev/nvme0n1p7)' --class fedora --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'osprober-gnulinux-simple-d02cc318-ed54-412a-83ef-a0f81b204349' {
savedefault
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root d02cc318-ed54-412a-83ef-a0f81b204349
linux /boot/vmlinuz-6.1.60-200.fc38.x86_64 root=/dev/nvme0n1p7
initrd /boot/initramfs-6.1.60-200.fc38.x86_64.img
}
submenu 'Erweiterte Optionen für Fedora Linux 38 (Workstation Edition) (auf /dev/nvme0n1p7)' $menuentry_id_option 'osprober-gnulinux-advanced-d02cc318-ed54-412a-83ef-a0f81b204349' {
menuentry 'Fedora Linux 38 (Workstation Edition) (auf /dev/nvme0n1p7)' --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'osprober-gnulinux-/boot/vmlinuz-6.1.60-200.fc38.x86_64--d02cc318-ed54-412a-83ef-a0f81b204349' {
savedefault
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root d02cc318-ed54-412a-83ef-a0f81b204349
linux /boot/vmlinuz-6.1.60-200.fc38.x86_64 root=/dev/nvme0n1p7
initrd /boot/initramfs-6.1.60-200.fc38.x86_64.img
}
menuentry 'Fedora Linux 38 (Workstation Edition) (auf /dev/nvme0n1p7)' --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'osprober-gnulinux-/boot/vmlinuz-0-rescue-766486ab6d6745a2a303fd68df62b31a--d02cc318-ed54-412a-83ef-a0f81b204349' {
savedefault
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root d02cc318-ed54-412a-83ef-a0f81b204349
linux /boot/vmlinuz-0-rescue-766486ab6d6745a2a303fd68df62b31a root=/dev/nvme0n1p7
initrd /boot/initramfs-0-rescue-766486ab6d6745a2a303fd68df62b31a.img
}
}
set timeout_style=menu
if [ "${timeout}" = 0 ]; then
set timeout=10
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_uefi-firmware ###
if [ "$grub_platform" = "efi" ]; then
menuentry 'UEFI Firmware Settings' $menuentry_id_option 'uefi-firmware' {
fwsetup
}
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/30_uefi-firmware ###
### 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.
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_uefi-firmware ###
menuentry 'System setup' $menuentry_id_option 'uefi-firmware' {
fwsetup
}
### END /etc/grub.d/30_uefi-firmware ###
### 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 $prefix/custom.cfg
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/42_grml ###
### END /etc/grub.d/42_grml ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/60_memtest86+ ###
if [ "${grub_platform}" == "pc" ]; then
menuentry "Memory Tester (memtest86+)" --class memtest86 --class gnu --class tool {
search --fs-uuid --no-floppy --set=root 222fc0a1-8021-4df2-a7f9-0039c02f9cab
linux16 /boot/memtest86+/memtest.bin
}
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/60_memtest86+ ###
If i recall it correct there was a countdown of secs at the bottom of the grub boot menue?!