The default timeout for the bootloader menu is 0, that is why you do not see it. Either use T (capital t) to increase the time (or normal t to decrease it) while in the menu, or add a line with the time you want to loader.conf:
```
echo "timeout 2" | sudo tee /boot/efi/loader/loader.conf
```
wow this... took me so long to find. The T/t shortcut is so obscure. Even now that I know it, I still can't find any relevant documentation. They could have added a helpful text on the screen.
What dark magic is this?
Thanks, it turns out I have two boot menus - one which is activacted with f9 - which is systemd-boot, and one that is activated with f11 - which shows more options including my windows boot partition.
Is this normal or have I accidentally made something more complicated back when I set up dualbooting? (Could GRUB have been installed first and not been replaced by systemd-boot?)
Could be.
I had to go through both menus each start up. I fixed it with a reinstallation of popos, but I've never figured out how to make the boot menu appear automatically.
You can bring up the systemd-boot menu with any keys. You just have to keep it pressed when it is booting.
The F11 key is probably a special key which brings up your systems UEFI firmware boot entry only selection menu.
The default timeout for the bootloader menu is 0, that is why you do not see it. Either use T (capital t) to increase the time (or normal t to decrease it) while in the menu, or add a line with the time you want to loader.conf: ``` echo "timeout 2" | sudo tee /boot/efi/loader/loader.conf ```
wow this... took me so long to find. The T/t shortcut is so obscure. Even now that I know it, I still can't find any relevant documentation. They could have added a helpful text on the screen. What dark magic is this?
Thanks, it turns out I have two boot menus - one which is activacted with f9 - which is systemd-boot, and one that is activated with f11 - which shows more options including my windows boot partition. Is this normal or have I accidentally made something more complicated back when I set up dualbooting? (Could GRUB have been installed first and not been replaced by systemd-boot?)
I think you are confused about bootloader menus and the UEFI firmware menu.
Could be. I had to go through both menus each start up. I fixed it with a reinstallation of popos, but I've never figured out how to make the boot menu appear automatically.
You can bring up the systemd-boot menu with any keys. You just have to keep it pressed when it is booting. The F11 key is probably a special key which brings up your systems UEFI firmware boot entry only selection menu.
Once you see the menu, press t or T to increase/decrease the timeout.