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Grub

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Reference:wiki.archlinux.org

Install ​

shell
grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --efi-directory=/efi --bootloader-id=GRUB

Update configuration ​

Configuration file is at /etc/default/grub.

After changes, apply with:

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

Hibernation ​

Get UUID of the SWAP device.

shell
sudo blkid

Edit /etc/default/grub.

ini
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="audit=0 loglevel=3 quiet resume=UUID=69ea3ff3-1d78-4c72-8b42-b643415503d3"

Regenerate the grub.cfg.

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

Add resume to /etc/mkinitcpio.conf (After udev, maybe before filesystems).

ini
HOOKS=(base udev autodetect modconf block resume filesystems keyboard fsck)

Regenerate the initramfs.

shell
sudo mkinitcpio -p linux

Extra entry with custom option ​

The file to be edited is /etc/grub.d/10_linux. Copy the default linux entry and add the custom options:

diff
@@ -276,6 +276,8 @@
   if [ "x$is_top_level" = xtrue ] && [ "x${GRUB_DISABLE_SUBMENU}" != xtrue ]; then
     linux_entry "${OS}" "${version}" simple \
     "${GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX} ${GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT}"
+    linux_entry "${OS} (with NVIDIA card)" "${version}" simple \
+    "${GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX} ${GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT} optimus-manager.startup=nvidia"

     submenu_indentation="$grub_tab"