Grub Customization

Fix Windows Missing in Dual Boot

  • https://forum.manjaro.org/t/warning-os-prober-will-not-be-executed-to-detect-other-bootable-partitions/57849
  • https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=279936
sudo nano /etc/default/grub

GRUB_DISABLE_OS_PROBER=false

and then run: 
grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

Change Grub Timeout

sudo nano /etc/default/grub

- Change timeout to: 0
- Then Update grub config with:

grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

Edit Grub Config to set default selected option

  • Change timeout, default option, hide grub menu unless shift pressed
  • https://www.maketecheasier.com/set-grub-remember-last-selection/
# - Save grub selection between reboots 
GRUB_DEFAULT=saved  
GRUB_SAVEDEFAULT=true 

GRUB_TIMEOUT=3 
GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR="EndevourOS"
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet loglevel=3 nowatchdog"
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=""
GRUB_FORCE_HIDDEN_MENU="true"


# Update grub config
# https://linuxhint.com/update_grub_arch_linux/
sudo grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

Change Grub Background Image

  • https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/how-i-changed-grub-screen/29171
sudo cp IMAGEFILEPATHPNG /boot/grub/themes/EndeavourOS/IMAGEPNG

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