>On 19 Feb 2024 22:44 +0100, from borde...@tutanota.com (Borden): >>> Would you be willing to post your /boot/grub/grub.cfg for a setup >>> where you get the blank screen GRUB? >> >> Yeah, I probably should have opened with that. Sorry: >> >> ``` >> # If you change this file, run 'update-grub' afterwards to update >> # /boot/grub/grub.cfg. >> # For full documentation of the options in this file, see: >> # info -f grub -n 'Simple configuration' >> >> GRUB_DEFAULT=0 >[snipped remainder] > >If that's your /boot/grub/grub.cfg, it's a miracle that your GRUB >installation is working at all and not dumping you to a grub> rescue >prompt.
Right you are. I forget that there's a /boot/grub/grub.cfg file because I always edit /etc/default/grub . This is what you're looking for, I hope: # # 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 ### if [ -s $prefix/grubenv ]; then set have_grubenv=true load_env fi if [ "${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$feature_all_video_module = xy ]; then insmod all_video else insmod efi_gop insmod efi_uga insmod ieee1275_fb insmod vbe insmod vga insmod video_bochs insmod video_cirrus fi } if [ x$feature_default_font_path = xy ] ; then font=unicode else insmod part_gpt insmod btrfs set root='hd0,gpt2' if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt2 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt2 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt2 #Redacted UUID# else search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root #Redacted UUID# fi font="/@rootfs/usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2" fi if loadfont $font ; then set gfxmode=auto load_video insmod gfxterm set locale_dir=$prefix/locale set lang=en_CA insmod gettext fi terminal_input gfxterm terminal_output gfxterm if [ "${recordfail}" = 1 ] ; then set timeout=30 else if [ x$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 fi ### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ### ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ### insmod part_gpt insmod btrfs set root='hd0,gpt2' if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt2 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt2 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt2 #Redacted UUID# else search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root #Redacted UUID# fi insmod png if background_image /@rootfs/usr/share/desktop-base/emerald-theme/grub/grub-16x9.png; then set color_normal=white/black set color_highlight=black/white else set menu_color_normal=cyan/blue set menu_color_highlight=white/blue fi ### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ### ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/06_dark_theme ### set menu_color_normal=white/black set menu_color_highlight=yellow/black set color_normal=white/black set color_highlight=yellow/black background_image ### END /etc/grub.d/06_dark_theme ### ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ### function gfxmode { set gfxpayload="${1}" } set linux_gfx_mode= export linux_gfx_mode menuentry 'Debian GNU/Linux' --class debian --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-simple-#Redacted UUID#' { load_video insmod gzio if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi insmod part_gpt insmod btrfs set root='hd0,gpt2' if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt2 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt2 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt2 #Redacted UUID# else search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root #Redacted UUID# fi echo 'Loading Linux 6.6.15-amd64 ...' linux /@rootfs/boot/vmlinuz-6.6.15-amd64 root=UUID=#Redacted UUID# ro rootflags=subvol=@rootfs echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...' initrd /@rootfs/boot/initrd.img-6.6.15-amd64 } submenu 'Advanced options for Debian GNU/Linux' $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-advanced-#Redacted UUID#' { menuentry 'Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 6.6.15-amd64' --class debian --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-6.6.15-amd64-advanced-#Redacted UUID#' { load_video insmod gzio if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi insmod part_gpt insmod btrfs set root='hd0,gpt2' if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt2 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt2 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt2 #Redacted UUID# else search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root #Redacted UUID# fi echo 'Loading Linux 6.6.15-amd64 ...' linux /@rootfs/boot/vmlinuz-6.6.15-amd64 root=UUID=#Redacted UUID# ro rootflags=subvol=@rootfs echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...' initrd /@rootfs/boot/initrd.img-6.6.15-amd64 } menuentry 'Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 6.6.15-amd64 (recovery mode)' --class debian --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-6.6.15-amd64-recovery-#Redacted UUID#' { load_video insmod gzio if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi insmod part_gpt insmod btrfs set root='hd0,gpt2' if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt2 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt2 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt2 #Redacted UUID# else search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root #Redacted UUID# fi echo 'Loading Linux 6.6.15-amd64 ...' linux /@rootfs/boot/vmlinuz-6.6.15-amd64 root=UUID=#Redacted UUID# ro single single dis_ucode_ldr rootflags=subvol=@rootfs echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...' initrd /@rootfs/boot/initrd.img-6.6.15-amd64 } menuentry 'Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 6.6.13-amd64' --class debian --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-6.6.13-amd64-advanced-#Redacted UUID#' { load_video insmod gzio if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi insmod part_gpt insmod btrfs set root='hd0,gpt2' if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt2 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt2 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt2 #Redacted UUID# else search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root #Redacted UUID# fi echo 'Loading Linux 6.6.13-amd64 ...' linux /@rootfs/boot/vmlinuz-6.6.13-amd64 root=UUID=#Redacted UUID# ro rootflags=subvol=@rootfs echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...' initrd /@rootfs/boot/initrd.img-6.6.13-amd64 } menuentry 'Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 6.6.13-amd64 (recovery mode)' --class debian --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-6.6.13-amd64-recovery-#Redacted UUID#' { load_video insmod gzio if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi insmod part_gpt insmod btrfs set root='hd0,gpt2' if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt2 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt2 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt2 #Redacted UUID# else search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root #Redacted UUID# fi echo 'Loading Linux 6.6.13-amd64 ...' linux /@rootfs/boot/vmlinuz-6.6.13-amd64 root=UUID=#Redacted UUID# ro single single dis_ucode_ldr rootflags=subvol=@rootfs echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...' initrd /@rootfs/boot/initrd.img-6.6.13-amd64 } } ### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ### ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ### ### END /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ### ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ### menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+x64.efi)" --class memtest $menuentry_id_option 'memtest86+' { insmod part_gpt insmod btrfs set root='hd0,gpt2' if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt2 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt2 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt2 #Redacted UUID# else search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root #Redacted UUID# fi linux /@rootfs/boot/memtest86+x64.efi } menuentry 'Memory test (memtest86+x64.efi, serial console)' --class memtest $menuentry_id_option 'memtest86+-serial' { insmod part_gpt insmod btrfs set root='hd0,gpt2' if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt2 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt2 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt2 #Redacted UUID# else search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root #Redacted UUID# fi linux /@rootfs/boot/memtest86+x64.efi console=ttyS0,115200 } ### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ### ### 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 (on /dev/sda1)' --class windows --class os $menuentry_id_option 'osprober-efi-#Redacted UUID#' { insmod part_gpt insmod fat set root='hd0,gpt1' if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt1 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt1 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt1 #Redacted UUID# else search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root #Redacted UUID# fi chainloader /EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi } ### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ### ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_uefi-firmware ### if [ "$grub_platform" = "efi" ]; then fwsetup --is-supported if [ "$?" = 0 ]; then menuentry 'UEFI Firmware Settings' $menuentry_id_option 'uefi-firmware' { fwsetup } fi fi ### END /etc/grub.d/30_uefi-firmware ### ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/35_fwupd ### ### END /etc/grub.d/35_fwupd ### ### 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. ### 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 ###