Re: Grub menu with 3 kernels by default
Hi,
On 10/5/22 17:16, Christopher Klooz wrote:
The current issue on 5.19.12 made it necessary for some users to
change their kernel on boot to avoid 5.19.12 until the update to 5.19.13 was pushed to
stable. Obviously, the option to easily boot recent kernels can be necessary in several
circumstances, especially for non-advanced users it has proven to be very helpful on
ask.fp to achieve that with two easily-to-describe clicks.
However, on ask.fp, a user mentioned that the grub menu is no longer enabled by default
on single boot systems so that changing the kernel is no longer easily possible, and put
forward https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/HiddenGrubMenu as evidence for this
argument. Yet, the article indicates that the argument is not fully correct and even with
single boot installations, SHIFT can be used to get into the grub menu. Generally, my
experience with non-advanced users on ask.fp and in general does not correspond to the
arguments in the article. However, on all my Workstation and KDE/lxqt spin installations
(one originally installed before F29, others between F33 & F36), this article does not
apply at all, and by default, I can choose between the recent three kernels for 5 seconds
in the grub menu on all single boot systems, unless I change the grub config myself.
So first of all, does the article currently apply to any edition? If not, we might change
the content to avoid further confusion...
We still hide the grub menu by default on single OS installs, at least in the Workstation
product.
On EFI systems where holding down SHIFT relies on the EFI implementation actually giving
us modififier key presses even when no "normal" key is pressed might not work,
there are several other options documented in the hidden boot menu FAQ (also linked from
the change page):
https://hansdegoede.dreamwidth.org/19180.html
Regards,
Hans