Maybe we should adress this. Open the Terminal and type sudo nano /etc/default/grub and then You should get something like this:
The white Textblock is the Goal here. Navigate with Arrow Keys to it and add at the bottom the Line:
GRUB_DISABLE_OS_PROBER=false
Then it should look like this:
Then press ctrl+o to save the Change, Enter to confirm and ctrl+x to exit. Back in the normal Terminal type sudo update-grub to make affect the Change. Don't forget it! Without that it will not work.
Hi there 'Ponce-de-Leon', I followed the grub editing steps. It all completed.
However, I still have two "UBUNTU" options in the bios boot selection as well as the windows option, and when I choose either Ubuntu option it then goes to the grub menu which has windows boot loader as option #3, and one for Zorin, and one for Zorin (advanced options).
The default is the top line #1 "Zorin".
BUT the original issue "Failed to open \EFI\ubuntu\ - Not Found" has gone - yeeharr
However I was trying to get rid of the grub menu choices completely, and have ONLY the bios boot selection by pressing the 'ESC' key during bootup.
So how do I achieve this?
and if possible remove the second Ubuntu option in the bios options. [it is an old PC with old bios 2011-ish].
cheers for any help again. CD
sudo nano /etc/default/grub
Set the following values (if the third has a hashtag, remove the hashtag. If it is not present, you can add it.):
GRUB_TIMEOUT_STYLE=hidden
GRUB_TIMEOUT=0
GRUB_DISABLE_OS_PROBER=true
I do not recommend doing this, however. This is your access point to the Recovery menu and disabling that access could leave you in dire straights if you need the recovery menu in future.
Once the values are adjusted, tap ctl+o to overwrite.
Tap enter key to save current configuration.
Tap ctl+x to eXit the editor. Now, you must run
sudo update-grub
for the changes to take effect.
Hi there, the comment about the recovery menu was something I had even thought about or even was aware of. That puts things in a diff light. And since I am a newbie, it's quite possible I will need the option sooner or later.
I will leave it as is. but reduce the wait time.
Thanks to all of the help you clever people.
cheers CD
Yes, setting it to 3 should be reasonably good.
Hi there again, This is very weird, I set the timeout to "3", it was originally "0" even though it would wait and countdown from "10".
lsb_release -i -s 2> /dev/null || echo DebianI've done it twice just in case..
Seems to be ignoring.
The same result if choose Ubuntu #2 selection in the bios menu.
cheers CD
The grub file can be overridden by other configurations.
Setting to 3 should not multiply a distro configuration, maybe /etc/grub.d/ specifying a value of GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT=10
What is your terminal output of:
sudo grep timeout /boot/grub/grub.cfg | head -20
Set hidden to menu and then try it again.
Could You open in Zorin Nautilus (the File Manager) and go to /boot/efi/EFI/ and make a Screenshot of the Stuff in it? You have to type in 2 Times Your Password. That is normal.
Hi there, here's the responce before your latest suggestions.
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$ sudo grep timeout /boot/grub/grub.cfg | head -20
[sudo] password for zcdadmin:
set timeout=30
if [ x$feature_timeout_style = xy ] ; then
set timeout_style=hidden
set timeout=0
# Fallback hidden-timeout code in case the timeout_style feature is
set timeout=0
set timeout_style=menu
if [ "${timeout}" = 0 ]; then
set timeout=10
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cheers CD
Can you double check that your grub file is set to 3 and not to 30?
lsb_release -i -s 2> /dev/null || echo Debianboth values "0"
Try setting for 3 or 5 and see if it changes.
Remember to run
sudo update-grub
after making changes.
think I should remind you that when I installed I set a seperate partition for the efi mount.
here's the disks window.
Hi there
The 3 secs is now fixed in the grub and the timer counts down from 3 as expected. Yeeharr!
I know it looks like I didn't refresh the grub after the changes but I'm sure that I did. Anyway thank you for sticking with me.
I tried rebooting using the second bios "Ubuntu" option (in case that would reset the grub) but that path worked with a 3 sec countdown as well. So I am set.
If I can remove the second "ubuntu" option in the bios, everything will be perfect for a while. Or is that not under the control of the OS?
cheers CD big thanks
Hi there
I have included the screenshots of the main folder and sub folders, further up in this thread.
[I don't see a way of including a quoted post in my replies!]
lsb_release -i -s 2> /dev/null || echo Debiancheers CD
To Quote text from a post. Use mouse to highlight text to be quoted. You will then see a toolbar above the highlighted text which will include "Quote".
Hit that.
The Quote will then appear in the Reply box.
If you want to move the quoted text to a different post, highlight it in Reply box, (between and including [quote...] and [/quote] ) to put in clipboard, then copy the text to where you want to paste it.
Not so easy to explain in words, but hope that helps.
Note: I see there is also a "Copy Quote" item in the toolbar, but I have never tried that myself.
Ref:
What was the result at boot?