[bug #62806] Unable to have grub 2 menu display on specific monitor

[Chris Spadijer]

URL:
  <https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?62806>

                 Summary: Unable to have grub 2 menu display on specific
monitor
                 Project: GNU GRUB
               Submitter: cspadijer
               Submitted: Sun 24 Jul 2022 11:04:11 PM UTC
                Category: User Interface
                Severity: Major
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Feature Request
                  Status: None
                 Privacy: Public
             Assigned to: None
         Originator Name: Chris Spadijer
        Originator Email: cspadijer@gmail.com
             Open/Closed: Open
                 Release: 2.02
                 Release: 
         Discussion Lock: Any
         Reproducibility: Intermittent
         Planned Release: None


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Date: Sun 24 Jul 2022 11:04:11 PM UTC By: Chris Spadijer <cspadijer>
Hi,

I am wondering if there is a way to have the GRUB 2 menu display on all
connected monitors or chose a specific monitor to load on.

I have a setup with four monitors but they are in different rooms.  I want the
menu to display on the "Control Room" monitor but by default I can't get grub
2 menu to display on it.

I have tried many different approaches to resolve this but none of them
produced the results I am looking for so I am hoping the menu itself can be
manipulated:
1.) Contact motherboard manufacturer (no solution provided)
2.) Contact videocard manufacturer (no solution provided)
3.) Contact videocard chipset company (AMD) (no solution provided)
4.) Change which port each monitor is connected to:
E.g. Videocard has two DisplayPort ports, and two HDMI 2.1 ports.
5.) Purchase a separate video switcher
6.) Purchase a separate video splitter

I am hoping something can be done with the grub 2 menu itself.
E.g. press a hotkey to toggle which monitor it displays on.
E.g. force the menu to output to specific display
E.g. push the menu to all connected displays

Thanks

Chris







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