I had to rebuild my openSUSE system due to a bad error. The new splash screen is so barren it looks like an error screen. Even worse, it only shows openSUSE and doesn’t show the other two distros on my PC.
Is there a way to get Grub2 to show the other two systems? It is extremely inconvenient to go into the BIOS.
You are mixing different tools and topics.
You mean for sure the bootloader screen. The splash screen is something completely different.
The new standard bootloader for Tumbleweed is systemd-boot. It looks different from the old grub2 (grub2-efi) as it is more terminal like. systemd-boot is intended to be more slim and lightwight over grub2-efi and thus comes without fancy graphics and background images.
For multiboot have a look at the Arch wiki. Chapter 4.2
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Systemd-boot
Thank you for responding so quickly.
I was surprised when i used the new bootloader was that it was an error message. Now I know better.
My interpretation of the article was that unless opensuse implements it, I will have to switch systems from the BIOS as they use grub2 and don’t recognize opensuse.
Do you agree?
I have Hyprland and MacOS on a MacBook Pro, systemd-boot had no issues showing both Operating Systems. I did use the Agama Installer though.
I am pretty much ignorant about how to do this.
Will the agama installer work on opensuse? How do I set this up? Do i need to so it with every kernel update?
Yes, there are Agama installers for Leap series and a newer version for Tumbleweed/Slowroll and MicroOS.
https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/appliances/iso/
Once I check the sha256 sum, then I add a Installer password;
# replace the agama.iso name with your image name
tagmedia --add-tag "live_password=$((openssl passwd -6) | base64 -w 0)" agama.iso
Then dd the image onto a USB device…
I’m not sure that’s a path I want to take.
My application is doing user stuff and occasionally fooling around with other distros.
So can you confirm the other operating systems are seen via running as root user the os-prober command? Also what boot mechanism via update-bootloader --show
Likewise, do you have a reasonable size for /boot/efi, perhaps show the output from lsblk -f
Here’s the information you asked for. Sorry it took so long.
localhost:/home/jc # os-prober
9215.356795 | DM multipath kernel driver not loaded
/dev/sda1:Linux Mint 22.1 Xia (22.1):LinuxMint:linux
/dev/sdb6:Ubuntu 26.04 LTS (26.04):Ubuntu:linux
localhost:/home/jc #
localhost:/home/jc # update-bootloader --show
systemd-boot
localhost:/home/jc #
localhost:/home/jc # lsblk
NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINTS
sda 8:0 0 931.5G 0 disk
├─sda1 8:1 0 55.9G 0 part /mint
└─sda2 8:2 0 9.3G 0 part
sdb 8:16 0 931.5G 0 disk
├─sdb1 8:17 0 60G 0 part /
├─sdb2 8:18 0 1G 0 part /boot/efi
├─sdb3 8:19 0 400G 0 part /home
├─sdb4 8:20 0 75G 0 part /misc
├─sdb5 8:21 0 60G 0 part [SWAP]
└─sdb6 8:22 0 70G 0 part /ubuntu
sdc 8:32 0 3.6T 0 disk
└─sdc1 8:33 0 3.6T 0 part /run/media/jc/Space
sr0 11:0 1 1024M 0 rom
localhost:/home/jc #
@featherfoot and what about the output from efibootmgr
localhost:/home/jc # efibootmgr
BootCurrent: 0000
Timeout: 1 seconds
BootOrder: 0000,0002,0014,0016,0013,0015
Boot0000* openSUSE Boot Manager (systemd-boot) HD(2,GPT,434be06a-6729-4f0a-9a44-715d71d72afb,0x7800800,0x219800)/File(\EFI\SYSTEMD\SHIM.EFI)
Boot0002* Ubuntu HD(2,GPT,434be06a-6729-4f0a-9a44-715d71d72afb,0x7800800,0x219800)/File(\EFI\UBUNTU\SHIMX64.EFI)
Boot0005* openSUSE Boot Manager HD(2,GPT,434be06a-6729-4f0a-9a44-715d71d72afb,0x7800800,0x219800)/File(\EFI\SYSTEMD\SHIM.EFI)
Boot0006* Fedora HD(2,GPT,434be06a-6729-4f0a-9a44-715d71d72afb,0x7800800,0x219800)/File(\EFI\FEDORA\SHIM.EFI)0000424f
Boot0007* opensuse HD(2,GPT,434be06a-6729-4f0a-9a44-715d71d72afb,0x7800800,0x219800)/File(\EFI\OPENSUSE\GRUBX64.EFI)0000424f
Boot0008* Hard Drive BBS(HD,,0x0)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
Boot0009* CD/DVD Drive BBS(CDROM,,0x0)0000474f00004e4fb5000000010000007500410053005500530020002000200020004400520057002d003200340042003100530054002000200020006a0000000501090003000000007fff040002010c00d041030a0000000001010600030101010600010003120a000500ffff00007fff040001043e00ef47642dc93ba041ac194d51d01b4ce638004a00300044004c0043003100300039003800370039002000200020002000200020002000200000007fff04000000424f
Boot000A* UEFI:Network Device BBS(131,,0x0)
Boot000F Fedora HD(2,GPT,434be06a-6729-4f0a-9a44-715d71d72afb,0x7800800,0x219800)/File(\EFI\FEDORA\SHIMX64.EFI)
Boot0011 Fedora HD(2,GPT,434be06a-6729-4f0a-9a44-715d71d72afb,0x7800800,0x219800)/File(\EFI\FEDORA\SHIM.EFI)0000424f
Boot0012 opensuse HD(2,GPT,434be06a-6729-4f0a-9a44-715d71d72afb,0x7800800,0x219800)/File(\EFI\OPENSUSE\GRUBX64.EFI)0000424f
Boot0013 Fedora HD(2,GPT,434be06a-6729-4f0a-9a44-715d71d72afb,0x7800800,0x219800)/File(\EFI\FEDORA\SHIM.EFI)0000424f
Boot0014* opensuse HD(2,GPT,434be06a-6729-4f0a-9a44-715d71d72afb,0x7800800,0x219800)/File(\EFI\OPENSUSE\GRUBX64.EFI)0000424f
Boot0015 Hard Drive BBS(HD,,0x0)0000474f00004e4fb700000001000000750057004400430020002000570044005300310030003000540032004200300042002d0030003000590053003700300000000501090002000000007fff040002010c00d041030a0000000001010600010801010600020003120a000300ffff00007fff040001043e00ef47642dc93ba041ac194d51d01b4ce63900310035003000330038003000380036003000320039002000200020002000200020002000200000007fff04000000424f00004e4fb700000001000000750057004400430020002000570044005300310030003000540032004200300041002d003000300053004d003500300000000501090002000000007fff040002010c00d041030a0000000001010600030101010600010003120a000400ffff00007fff040001043e00ef47642dc93ba041ac194d51d01b4ce63000320036003300360039003000380036003200370031002000200020002000200020002000200000007fff04000000424f
Boot0016* CD/DVD Drive BBS(CDROM,,0x0)0000474f00004e4fb5000000010000007500410053005500530020002000200020004400520057002d003200340042003100530054002000200020006a0000000501090003000000007fff040002010c00d041030a0000000001010600030101010600010003120a000500ffff00007fff040001043e00ef47642dc93ba041ac194d51d01b4ce638004a00300044004c0043003100300039003800370039002000200020002000200020002000200000007fff04000000424f
localhost:/home/jc #
So a few invalid ones that can probably be deleted…?
Since it’s showing with os-prober, it should add them… I would force the re-install of systemd-boot and in theory should detect and add… In theory 
Are you suggesting I uninstall systemd-boot and reinstall it?
Just reinstall with zypper in -f systemd-boot
I did as you asked. Results are about the same.
localhost:/home/jc # os-prober
107.230976 | DM multipath kernel driver not loaded
/dev/sda1:Linux Mint 22.1 Xia (22.1):LinuxMint:linux
/dev/sdb6:Ubuntu 26.04 LTS (26.04):Ubuntu:linux
localhost:/home/jc # lsblk
NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINTS
sda 8:0 0 931.5G 0 disk
├─sda1 8:1 0 55.9G 0 part /mint
└─sda2 8:2 0 9.3G 0 part
sdb 8:16 0 931.5G 0 disk
├─sdb1 8:17 0 60G 0 part /
├─sdb2 8:18 0 1G 0 part /boot/efi
├─sdb3 8:19 0 400G 0 part /home
├─sdb4 8:20 0 75G 0 part /misc
├─sdb5 8:21 0 60G 0 part [SWAP]
└─sdb6 8:22 0 70G 0 part /ubuntu
sr0 11:0 1 1024M 0 rom
localhost:/home/jc # efibootmgr
BootCurrent: 000E
Timeout: 1 seconds
BootOrder: 000E,000B,000C,000D,0014,0017,0018,0016
Boot0005* openSUSE Boot Manager HD(2,GPT,434be06a-6729-4f0a-9a44-715d71d72afb,0x7800800,0x219800)/File(\EFI\SYSTEMD\SHIM.EFI)
Boot0006* Fedora HD(2,GPT,434be06a-6729-4f0a-9a44-715d71d72afb,0x7800800,0x219800)/File(\EFI\FEDORA\SHIM.EFI)0000424f
Boot0007* opensuse HD(2,GPT,434be06a-6729-4f0a-9a44-715d71d72afb,0x7800800,0x219800)/File(\EFI\OPENSUSE\GRUBX64.EFI)0000424f
Boot0008* Hard Drive BBS(HD,,0x0)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
Boot0009* CD/DVD Drive BBS(CDROM,,0x0)0000474f00004e4fb5000000010000007500410053005500530020002000200020004400520057002d003200340042003100530054002000200020006a0000000501090003000000007fff040002010c00d041030a0000000001010600030101010600010003120a000500ffff00007fff040001043e00ef47642dc93ba041ac194d51d01b4ce638004a00300044004c0043003100300039003800370039002000200020002000200020002000200000007fff04000000424f
Boot000A* UEFI:Network Device BBS(131,,0x0)
Boot000B* opensuse-secureboot HD(2,GPT,434be06a-6729-4f0a-9a44-715d71d72afb,0x7800800,0x219800)/File(\EFI\OPENSUSE\SHIM.EFI)
Boot000C* Ubuntu HD(2,GPT,434be06a-6729-4f0a-9a44-715d71d72afb,0x7800800,0x219800)/File(\EFI\UBUNTU\SHIMX64.EFI)
Boot000D* Fedora HD(2,GPT,434be06a-6729-4f0a-9a44-715d71d72afb,0x7800800,0x219800)/File(\EFI\FEDORA\SHIMX64.EFI)
Boot000E* openSUSE Boot Manager HD(2,GPT,434be06a-6729-4f0a-9a44-715d71d72afb,0x7800800,0x219800)/File(\EFI\SYSTEMD\SHIM.EFI)
Boot000F Fedora HD(2,GPT,434be06a-6729-4f0a-9a44-715d71d72afb,0x7800800,0x219800)/File(\EFI\FEDORA\SHIMX64.EFI)
Boot0011 Fedora HD(2,GPT,434be06a-6729-4f0a-9a44-715d71d72afb,0x7800800,0x219800)/File(\EFI\FEDORA\SHIM.EFI)0000424f
Boot0012 opensuse HD(2,GPT,434be06a-6729-4f0a-9a44-715d71d72afb,0x7800800,0x219800)/File(\EFI\OPENSUSE\GRUBX64.EFI)0000424f
Boot0013 Fedora HD(2,GPT,434be06a-6729-4f0a-9a44-715d71d72afb,0x7800800,0x219800)/File(\EFI\FEDORA\SHIM.EFI)0000424f
Boot0014* opensuse HD(2,GPT,434be06a-6729-4f0a-9a44-715d71d72afb,0x7800800,0x219800)/File(\EFI\OPENSUSE\GRUBX64.EFI)0000424f
Boot0015 Hard Drive BBS(HD,,0x0)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
Boot0016* CD/DVD Drive BBS(CDROM,,0x0)0000474f00004e4fb5000000010000007500410053005500530020002000200020004400520057002d003200340042003100530054002000200020006a0000000501090003000000007fff040002010c00d041030a0000000001010600030101010600010003120a000500ffff00007fff040001043e00ef47642dc93ba041ac194d51d01b4ce638004a00300044004c0043003100300039003800370039002000200020002000200020002000200000007fff04000000424f
Boot0017* Fedora HD(2,GPT,434be06a-6729-4f0a-9a44-715d71d72afb,0x7800800,0x219800)/File(\EFI\FEDORA\SHIM.EFI)0000424f
Boot0018* Hard Drive BBS(HD,,0x0)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
localhost:/home/jc #
the boot order seems to be different. but that’s all.
So how much space is available in /boot/efi?
I only see two other operating systems, but you have lots of nvram entries?
On my systemd dual boot I have two operating systems and two ESP’s, I wonder if that is the difference…
Is this what you’re looking for?
localhost:/home/jc # df
Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/sdb1 61611820 16823316 41626392 29% /
devtmpfs 8027632 8 8027624 1% /dev
tmpfs 8138764 2700 8136064 1% /dev/shm
efivarfs 128 62 62 51% /sys/firmware/efi/efivars
tmpfs 3255508 1768 3253740 1% /run
none 1024 0 1024 0% /run/credentials/systemd-journald.service
/dev/sdb2 1098628 513112 585516 47% /boot/efi
/dev/sdb3 411725224 37614900 353122420 10% /home
/dev/sda1 57357152 9652200 44758956 18% /mint
tmpfs 8138768 4 8138764 1% /tmp
/dev/sdb4 76831492 21037560 51845388 29% /misc
/dev/sdb6 71670904 17189844 50794660 26% /ubuntu
none 1024 0 1024 0% /run/credentials/getty@tty1.service
tmpfs 1627752 152 1627600 1% /run/user/1000
localhost:/home/jc #
I previously theorized that I could go into my BIOS to start the Mint and Ubuntu systems. I attempted to do this yesterday. I found that neither Mint nor Ubuntu would start, instead I was dumped into emergency mode.
I then rebuilt the Ubuntu system. It worked. I then attempted to start up my openSUSE system. Again, I was dumped into emergency mode.
My conclusion is that grub2 and systemd-boot are incompatible. They do not work on the same computer.
That is an issue for me. I don’t know whether it is an issue for many of your users.