If my experimenting has not led me astray, I have discovered that removing Windows 10 operating system from the computer stopped it from booting to the "initramfs" TTY in the added operating systems, but did not stop the "begin:running/scripts/local- block" script on boot. It was not just Win 10 being there, but I had destroyed the MBR and was using grub to get into it for 2 hard drive applications I used in it occasionally. Not a big deal without it.
What I had failed to do, was "update-initramfs -u" within each system (except the MX boot controller), and when that was done, each booted perfectly.
If the Windows 10 theory proves to be erroneous, is there a way to update the initramfs from the TTY screen of that operating system, if it occurs again?
grub.cfg:
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#
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
#
# It is automatically generated by grub-mkconfig using templates
# from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
#
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
if [ -s $prefix/grubenv ]; then
set have_grubenv=true
load_env
fi
if [ "${next_entry}" ] ; then
set default="${next_entry}"
set next_entry=
save_env next_entry
set boot_once=true
else
set default="0"
fi
if [ x"${feature_menuentry_id}" = xy ]; then
menuentry_id_option="--id"
else
menuentry_id_option=""
fi
export menuentry_id_option
if [ "${prev_saved_entry}" ]; then
set saved_entry="${prev_saved_entry}"
save_env saved_entry
set prev_saved_entry=
save_env prev_saved_entry
set boot_once=true
fi
function savedefault {
if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then
saved_entry="${chosen}"
save_env saved_entry
fi
}
function load_video {
if [ x$feature_all_video_module = xy ]; then
insmod all_video
else
insmod efi_gop
insmod efi_uga
insmod ieee1275_fb
insmod vbe
insmod vga
insmod video_bochs
insmod video_cirrus
fi
}
if [ x$feature_default_font_path = xy ] ; then
font=unicode
else
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,msdos1'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos1 --hint-efi=hd0,msdos1 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos1 ddd44d04-c5cc-4450-bab4-eb007e411e4d
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root ddd44d04-c5cc-4450-bab4-eb007e411e4d
fi
font="/usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2"
fi
if loadfont $font ; then
set gfxmode=1024x768
load_video
insmod gfxterm
set locale_dir=$prefix/locale
set lang=en_US
insmod gettext
fi
terminal_output gfxterm
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,msdos1'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos1 --hint-efi=hd0,msdos1 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos1 ddd44d04-c5cc-4450-bab4-eb007e411e4d
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root ddd44d04-c5cc-4450-bab4-eb007e411e4d
fi
insmod gfxmenu
insmod jpeg
insmod png
set theme=($root)/boot/grub/themes/mx_linux/theme.txt
export theme
if [ "${recordfail}" = 1 ] ; then
set timeout=30
else
if [ x$feature_timeout_style = xy ] ; then
set timeout_style=menu
set timeout=5
# Fallback normal timeout code in case the timeout_style feature is
# unavailable.
else
set timeout=5
fi
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
set menu_color_normal=cyan/blue
set menu_color_highlight=white/blue
### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux_proxy ###
function gfxmode {
set gfxpayload="${1}"
}
set linux_gfx_mode=
export linux_gfx_mode
menuentry "MX 23.5 Libretto" --class mx --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-simple-ddd44d04-c5cc-4450-bab4-eb007e411e4d' {
load_video
insmod gzio
if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,msdos1'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos1 --hint-efi=hd0,msdos1 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos1 ddd44d04-c5cc-4450-bab4-eb007e411e4d
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root ddd44d04-c5cc-4450-bab4-eb007e411e4d
fi
echo 'Loading Linux 6.1.0-12-amd64 ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-6.1.0-12-amd64 root=UUID=ddd44d04-c5cc-4450-bab4-eb007e411e4d ro quiet splash
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-6.1.0-12-amd64
}
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux_proxy ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
### END /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober_proxy ###
### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober_proxy ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/31_memtest86+_proxy ###
if [ "${grub_platform}" == "pc" ]; then
true
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/31_memtest86+_proxy ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/32_os-prober_proxy ###
menuentry "antiX 23-runit bookworm (23-runit) (on /dev/sda2)" --class antix --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'osprober-gnulinux-simple-11374cad-816f-4687-a2ff-0dbb29e11bd3' {
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,msdos2'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos2 --hint-efi=hd0,msdos2 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos2 11374cad-816f-4687-a2ff-0dbb29e11bd3
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 11374cad-816f-4687-a2ff-0dbb29e11bd3
fi
linux /boot/vmlinuz-6.1.42-antix.1-amd64-smp root=/dev/sda2
initrd /boot/initrd.img-6.1.42-antix.1-amd64-smp
}
### END /etc/grub.d/32_os-prober_proxy ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/33_memtest86+_proxy ###
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+)" {
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,msdos1'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos1 --hint-efi=hd0,msdos1 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos1 ddd44d04-c5cc-4450-bab4-eb007e411e4d
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root ddd44d04-c5cc-4450-bab4-eb007e411e4d
fi
linux16 /boot/memtest86+x64.bin
}
### END /etc/grub.d/33_memtest86+_proxy ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/35_linux_proxy ###
submenu "Advanced options for MX 23.5 Libretto"{
menuentry "MX 23.5 Libretto, with Linux 6.1.0-12-amd64" --class mx --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-6.1.0-12-amd64-advanced-ddd44d04-c5cc-4450-bab4-eb007e411e4d' {
load_video
insmod gzio
if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,msdos1'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos1 --hint-efi=hd0,msdos1 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos1 ddd44d04-c5cc-4450-bab4-eb007e411e4d
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root ddd44d04-c5cc-4450-bab4-eb007e411e4d
fi
echo 'Loading Linux 6.1.0-12-amd64 ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-6.1.0-12-amd64 root=UUID=ddd44d04-c5cc-4450-bab4-eb007e411e4d ro quiet splash
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-6.1.0-12-amd64
}
menuentry "MX 23.5 Libretto, with Linux 6.1.0-12-amd64 (systemd)" --class mx --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-6.1.0-12-amd64-init-systemd-ddd44d04-c5cc-4450-bab4-eb007e411e4d' {
load_video
insmod gzio
if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,msdos1'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos1 --hint-efi=hd0,msdos1 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos1 ddd44d04-c5cc-4450-bab4-eb007e411e4d
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root ddd44d04-c5cc-4450-bab4-eb007e411e4d
fi
echo 'Loading Linux 6.1.0-12-amd64 ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-6.1.0-12-amd64 root=UUID=ddd44d04-c5cc-4450-bab4-eb007e411e4d ro quiet splash init=/lib/systemd/systemd
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-6.1.0-12-amd64
}
menuentry "MX 23.5 Libretto, with Linux 6.1.0-11-amd64" --class mx --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-6.1.0-11-amd64-advanced-ddd44d04-c5cc-4450-bab4-eb007e411e4d' {
load_video
insmod gzio
if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,msdos1'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos1 --hint-efi=hd0,msdos1 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos1 ddd44d04-c5cc-4450-bab4-eb007e411e4d
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root ddd44d04-c5cc-4450-bab4-eb007e411e4d
fi
echo 'Loading Linux 6.1.0-11-amd64 ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-6.1.0-11-amd64 root=UUID=ddd44d04-c5cc-4450-bab4-eb007e411e4d ro quiet splash
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-6.1.0-11-amd64
}
menuentry "MX 23.5 Libretto, with Linux 6.1.0-11-amd64 (systemd)" --class mx --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-6.1.0-11-amd64-init-systemd-ddd44d04-c5cc-4450-bab4-eb007e411e4d' {
load_video
insmod gzio
if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,msdos1'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos1 --hint-efi=hd0,msdos1 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos1 ddd44d04-c5cc-4450-bab4-eb007e411e4d
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root ddd44d04-c5cc-4450-bab4-eb007e411e4d
fi
echo 'Loading Linux 6.1.0-11-amd64 ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-6.1.0-11-amd64 root=UUID=ddd44d04-c5cc-4450-bab4-eb007e411e4d ro quiet splash init=/lib/systemd/systemd
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-6.1.0-11-amd64
}
menuentry "MX 23.5 Libretto, with Linux 6.1.0-10-amd64" --class mx --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-6.1.0-10-amd64-advanced-ddd44d04-c5cc-4450-bab4-eb007e411e4d' {
load_video
insmod gzio
if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,msdos1'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos1 --hint-efi=hd0,msdos1 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos1 ddd44d04-c5cc-4450-bab4-eb007e411e4d
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root ddd44d04-c5cc-4450-bab4-eb007e411e4d
fi
echo 'Loading Linux 6.1.0-10-amd64 ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-6.1.0-10-amd64 root=UUID=ddd44d04-c5cc-4450-bab4-eb007e411e4d ro quiet splash
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-6.1.0-10-amd64
}
menuentry "MX 23.5 Libretto, with Linux 6.1.0-10-amd64 (systemd)" --class mx --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-6.1.0-10-amd64-init-systemd-ddd44d04-c5cc-4450-bab4-eb007e411e4d' {
load_video
insmod gzio
if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,msdos1'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos1 --hint-efi=hd0,msdos1 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos1 ddd44d04-c5cc-4450-bab4-eb007e411e4d
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root ddd44d04-c5cc-4450-bab4-eb007e411e4d
fi
echo 'Loading Linux 6.1.0-10-amd64 ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-6.1.0-10-amd64 root=UUID=ddd44d04-c5cc-4450-bab4-eb007e411e4d ro quiet splash init=/lib/systemd/systemd
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-6.1.0-10-amd64
}
}
### END /etc/grub.d/35_linux_proxy ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/36_os-prober_proxy ###
submenu "Advanced options for antiX 23-runit bookworm (23-runit) (on /dev/sda2)"{
menuentry "antiX 23-runit bookworm (23-runit) (on /dev/sda2)" --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'osprober-gnulinux-/boot/vmlinuz-6.1.42-antix.1-amd64-smp--11374cad-816f-4687-a2ff-0dbb29e11bd3' {
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,msdos2'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos2 --hint-efi=hd0,msdos2 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos2 11374cad-816f-4687-a2ff-0dbb29e11bd3
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 11374cad-816f-4687-a2ff-0dbb29e11bd3
fi
linux /boot/vmlinuz-6.1.42-antix.1-amd64-smp root=/dev/sda2
initrd /boot/initrd.img-6.1.42-antix.1-amd64-smp
}
menuentry "antiX 23-runit bookworm (23-runit) (on /dev/sda2)" --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'osprober-gnulinux-/boot/vmlinuz-5.10.188-antix.1-amd64-smp--11374cad-816f-4687-a2ff-0dbb29e11bd3' {
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,msdos2'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos2 --hint-efi=hd0,msdos2 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos2 11374cad-816f-4687-a2ff-0dbb29e11bd3
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 11374cad-816f-4687-a2ff-0dbb29e11bd3
fi
linux /boot/vmlinuz-5.10.188-antix.1-amd64-smp root=/dev/sda2
initrd /boot/initrd.img-5.10.188-antix.1-amd64-smp
}
}
### END /etc/grub.d/36_os-prober_proxy ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/37_uefi-firmware ###
### END /etc/grub.d/37_uefi-firmware ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/38_fwupd ###
### END /etc/grub.d/38_fwupd ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries. Simply type the
# menu entries you want to add after this comment. Be careful not to change
# the 'exec tail' line above.
### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
if [ -f ${config_directory}/custom.cfg ]; then
source ${config_directory}/custom.cfg
elif [ -z "${config_directory}" -a -f $prefix/custom.cfg ]; then
source $prefix/custom.cfg;
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
