[Testing Update] 2025-03-26 - Kernels, GNOME 48, Mesa 25.0.2, Firefox, Grub, Plymouth

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I also can confirm that grub on my system is also doing a 30-second timeout, even though I have it set for 15 seconds:

GRUB_DEFAULT=saved
GRUB_TIMEOUT=15
GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR="Manjaro"
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="udev.log_priority=3"
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="plymouth.enable=0 disablehooks=plymouth"

# 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 'menu' to change timeout behavior,
# press ESC key to display menu.
GRUB_TIMEOUT_STYLE=menu
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To reduce the timeout change etc/default/grub

GRUB_TIMEOUT=1
GRUB_RECORDFAIL_TIMEOUT=4

in addition this will give 5 sec timeout, instead of 30 sec + 1 sec.

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I reverted a patch, please update: [pkg-upd] 2.12.r260.gaae2ea6192.12.r260.gaae2ea619-2 (20f8c2b3) · Commits · Packages / core / grub · GitLab

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@scotty65 @2old4gaming @A4orce84 @annoying_daniel @ehhen @JPL

there is ongoing issue, wherein the newer grub builds set a newer flag called “recorfail” that causes 30s timeout. it is being worked on now expect a rev soon. refer; [Unstable Update] March 2025 - #21 by koshikas

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