Anno domini 2020 Mon, 7 Dec 17:13:46 -0500 Edward via tde-users scripsit: > Since installing the TDE/Ubuntu 20.04.1 image (in a VirtualBox), it had > not displayed the GRUB boot menu, it displays a couple of lines (as if > it were a terminal window), then goes straight to the Ubuntu splash screen. > > The beginning of the original /etc/default/grub file was: > > GRUB_DEFAULT="0" > GRUB_TIMEOUT_STYLE="hidden" > GRUB_TIMEOUT="0" > GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR="`lsb_release -i -s 2> /dev/null || echo Debian`" > GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash" > GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="" > > > I manually made the following changes: > > * removed: GRUB_TIMEOUT_STYLE="hidden" > * made: GRUB_TIMEOUT="5" > > > then ran update-grub and rebooted. The GRUB menu now appears. > > I would like to offer a friendly suggestion that for future TDE/Ubuntu > images, if this is possible to do, the default grub file not contain > GRUB_TIMEOUT_STYLE="hidden" and the GRUB_TIMEOUT entry be set to at > least 3. > > Please note that I do not know if the original default items copied > above, is the actual standard for all Ubuntu images. > > Ubuntu offers a package grub-customizer. When I looked at that, the > General settings indicated the GRUB menu was set to display, but it > seems that the GRUB_TIMEOUT_STYLE="hidden" entry overrides that and was > preventing it from displaying. After saving the settings in > grub-customizer, GRUB_TIMEOUT_STYLE="hidden" was still in /etc/default/grub. What image are you referring to? > > ____________________________________________________ > tde-users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Web mail archive available at https://mail.trinitydesktop.org/mailman3/hyperkitty/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > -- Please do not email me anything that you are not comfortable also sharing with the NSA, CIA ... ____________________________________________________ tde-users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Web mail archive available at https://mail.trinitydesktop.org/mailman3/hyperkitty/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
