vitorpy.com
vitorpy's Dotfiles
1#!/bin/bash
2# Configure silent boot for Arch Linux
3# This script modifies systemd-boot entries for a clean, minimal boot experience
4
5set -e
6
7echo "==> Configuring silent boot..."
8
9# Silent boot kernel parameters
10SILENT_PARAMS="quiet loglevel=3 rd.systemd.show_status=auto rd.udev.log_level=3 vt.global_cursor_default=0 video=2256x1504"
11
12# Find all boot entries
13BOOT_ENTRIES=$(find /boot/loader/entries/ -name "*.conf" -type f)
14
15if [ -z "$BOOT_ENTRIES" ]; then
16 echo "ERROR: No boot entries found in /boot/loader/entries/"
17 exit 1
18fi
19
20# Process each boot entry
21for entry in $BOOT_ENTRIES; do
22 echo " - Processing: $(basename "$entry")"
23
24 # Check if silent boot params are already present
25 if grep -q "quiet loglevel=3" "$entry"; then
26 echo " Already configured for silent boot, skipping"
27 continue
28 fi
29
30 # Backup original entry
31 sudo cp "$entry" "$entry.bak"
32
33 # Add silent boot parameters to options line
34 sudo sed -i "s/^options /options $SILENT_PARAMS /" "$entry"
35
36 echo " ✓ Added silent boot parameters"
37done
38
39# Create /etc/kernel/cmdline for persistent kernel parameters
40echo "==> Creating /etc/kernel/cmdline for persistent configuration..."
41
42# Get current root parameters from existing boot entry
43FIRST_ENTRY=$(echo "$BOOT_ENTRIES" | head -1)
44ROOT_PARAMS=$(grep "^options" "$FIRST_ENTRY" | sed 's/^options //' | sed "s/$SILENT_PARAMS //")
45
46# Create /etc/kernel/cmdline with silent boot params + root params
47echo "$SILENT_PARAMS $ROOT_PARAMS" | sudo tee /etc/kernel/cmdline > /dev/null
48
49echo " ✓ Created /etc/kernel/cmdline (will persist across kernel upgrades)"
50
51# Configure systemd to hide boot messages
52echo "==> Configuring systemd for minimal output..."
53
54# Create systemd system.conf.d directory if it doesn't exist
55sudo mkdir -p /etc/systemd/system.conf.d
56
57# Create silent boot configuration
58sudo tee /etc/systemd/system.conf.d/silent-boot.conf > /dev/null <<'EOF'
59[Manager]
60# Silent boot configuration
61ShowStatus=error
62DefaultStandardOutput=journal
63EOF
64
65echo " ✓ Created /etc/systemd/system.conf.d/silent-boot.conf"
66
67echo ""
68echo "==> Silent boot configured successfully!"
69echo ""
70echo "Changes made:"
71echo " - Added kernel parameters for quiet boot"
72echo " - Created /etc/kernel/cmdline for persistent configuration"
73echo " - Configured systemd to show only errors"
74echo " - Backup files created with .bak extension"
75echo ""
76echo "These settings will survive kernel upgrades."
77echo "Reboot to see the changes take effect."