GRUB not timing out need to press enter every boot [Solved]

[Devin_tesla]

[Solved] Bad keyboard much thanks

@_gabriel​

new install of Proxmox VE 7.2-14

every boot It's needs a selection at grub or it just sits there
I've changed the GRUB_TIMEOUT from 10 to 5 and then update-grub same
I found on the forums some said I may need the GRUB_RECORDFAIL_TIMEOUT set so see line below
and I keep getting the same results just sits at the GRUB menu

what am I doing wrong ??
I can bet it's something simple

/etc/default/grub
GRUB_DEFAULT=0
GRUB_TIMEOUT=5
GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR=`lsb_release -i -s 2> /dev/null || echo Debian`
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet"
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=""
GRUB_RECORDFAIL_TIMEOUT=$GRUB_TIMEOUT

#GRUB_RECORDFAIL_TIMEOUT=$GRUB_TIMEOUT (added after forum searching was told it helped some people)

 

[rason]

You should run update-grub after editing the grub config to apply the changes

 

[Devin_tesla]

if you look I did run update-grub after each edit I ran it multiple times I still can't get it to time out and continue

 

[leesteken]

Try adding something after quiet like devin and run grub-update and reboot. Check with cat /proc/cmdline if devin is present. If not, then your system is booting from another drive than GRUB is updating.

 

[Devin_tesla]

Try adding something after quiet like devin and run grub-update and reboot. Check with cat /proc/cmdline if devin is present. If not, then your system is booting from another drive than GRUB is updating.

Thank you
was wondering how to check that

unfortunately that's not it

/etc/default/grub
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet devin"

grub-update and reboot.

and
cat /proc/cmdline
gives
BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.15.74-1-pve root=/dev/mapper/pve-root ro quiet devin

so I am updating the right file and it's applying but something is overriding the timeout or ignoring it ?

 

[leesteken]

Try adding GRUB_TIMEOUT_STYLE=menu. That's not in the default GRUB configuration for Proxmox but it is in some other Linux distro's.

 

[Devin_tesla]

Adding
GRUB_TIMEOUT_STYLE=menu
then
grub-update and reboot.

same results sits at grub menu

 

[Devin_tesla]

OK reviving this as I've just done a second install on a different PC that had a grub that timed out fine and it did the same thing
what the heck is going on

 

[Devin_tesla]

trying new install media moving from 7.2-1 to 7.3-1 iso see if that helps

 

[_gabriel]

a broken keyboard ?
try boot while kb unplugged

 

[Neobin]

Did you already try with (not long-term optimal): GRUB_TIMEOUT=0?:

‘GRUB_TIMEOUT’
Boot the default entry this many seconds after the menu is displayed, unless a key is pressed. The default is ‘5’. Set to ‘0’ to boot immediately without displaying the menu, or to ‘-1’ to wait indefinitely.

If ‘GRUB_TIMEOUT_STYLE’ is set to ‘countdown’ or ‘hidden’, the timeout is instead counted before the menu is displayed.

https://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual/grub/grub.html#Simple-configuration

a broken keyboard ?
try boot while kb unplugged

Good idea; I like it.

 

[Devin_tesla]

it's reinstalling but I'll try the no key board

unfortunately the one that started this tread is a will not boot with out a keyboard plugged in

I'll try
GRUB_TIMEOUT=0

and report back

 

[Devin_tesla]

GRUB_TIMEOUT=0

same results stops at the grub menu waiting for a input

I did peek in the /boot/grub and it set the time to 0

thought to grad the vertion this time Grub version 2.06-3~deb11u4

 

[Devin_tesla]

a broken keyboard ?
try boot while kb unplugged

Winner Winner

the new system that will boot with out a keyboard times out fine with the keyboard unplugged but not with it plunged in.

 

[nazar.nigm]

i`ve just had same issue , in my case GRUB_TIMEOUT=0 and GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash nomodeset" helped