How can I disable both the boot splash and messages during boot?

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Any answers which I have read so far on how to disable the boot splash work by enabling text messages.

However I'd like to have a completely black screen until the login screen. Is it possible to disable both the boot splash and messages during boot?

Uncomment this line #GRUB_TERMINAL=console then run sudo update-grub — αғsнιη, Sep 27, 2014 at 18:14
@KasiyA Thanks, but this does not seem to alter the boot. I still see either the boot splash or the messages. — king_julien, Sep 28, 2014 at 7:18

muru · Accepted Answer · 2014-09-27 13:28:13Z

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Edit /etc/default/grub using your favourite editor (sudo nano or gksudo gedit) and change

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"

to:

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet"

Then run:

sudo update-grub

If GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX is set, you might have to remove splash there as well.

answered Sep 27, 2014 at 13:28

muru

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Thanks. I have set the following: GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet" GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="" and I did run sudo update-grub. But the text messages are still there.
– king_julien
Sep 27, 2014 at 16:50
@king_julien quiet suppresses a lot of output, but not all. You can try redirecting the output to another TTY: GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="console=tty12".
– muru
Sep 27, 2014 at 16:52
Sorry to disappoint again, but this doesn't work for me :(
– king_julien
Sep 27, 2014 at 17:44
Can you show some example of what output you do get?
– muru
Sep 27, 2014 at 17:50
I made a video of the boot sequence: dropbox.com/s/iq4009pu6zuiy5j/… And here's a copy of /etc/default/grub pastebin.com/r6A3TTG3
– king_julien
Sep 28, 2014 at 7:26

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