Package: grub-common Version: 1.97~beta4-1 I hereby inform you that one can no longer have a timeout countdown. I.e., even though one sees set timeout=45 below, no timeout is shown nor does it ever timeout.
One can however get a command line, and set it manually, and then it works. $ more /etc/default/grub /root/grub.local.sh /boot/grub/grub.cfg|cat :::::::::::::: /etc/default/grub :::::::::::::: # If you change this file, run 'update-grub' afterwards to update # /boot/grub/grub.cfg. GRUB_DEFAULT=0 GRUB_TIMEOUT=5 GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR=`lsb_release -i -s 2> /dev/null || echo Debian` GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet" # Uncomment to disable graphical terminal (grub-pc only) #GRUB_TERMINAL=console # The resolution used on graphical terminal # note that you can use only modes which your graphic card supports via VBE # you can see them in real GRUB with the command `vbeinfo' #GRUB_GFXMODE=640x480 # Uncomment if you don't want GRUB to pass "root=UUID=xxx" parameter to Linux #GRUB_DISABLE_LINUX_UUID=true # Uncomment to disable generation of recovery mode menu entrys #GRUB_DISABLE_LINUX_RECOVERY="true" . /root/grub.local.sh #jidanni :::::::::::::: /root/grub.local.sh :::::::::::::: #jidanni GRUB_TERMINAL=console GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet panic=15" case $(hostname) in *1) GRUB_TIMEOUT=45;; *) GRUB_TIMEOUT=11;; esac #even tried GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT=false # Local Variables: # compile-command: "update-grub && grub-install /dev/hda" # End: :::::::::::::: /boot/grub/grub.cfg :::::::::::::: # # DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE # # It is automatically generated by /usr/sbin/grub-mkconfig using templates # from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub # ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ### set default=0 if terminal_input console ; then true ; else # For backward compatibility with versions of terminal.mod that don't # understand terminal_input terminal console fi if terminal_output console ; then true ; else # For backward compatibility with versions of terminal.mod that don't # understand terminal_output terminal console fi set timeout=45 ### 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 ### menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, Linux 2.6.30-2-686" { insmod ext2 set root=(hd0,5) search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set efd74e43-e0cb-4aa9-8a1d-d258cd465773 linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.30-2-686 root=UUID=efd74e43-e0cb-4aa9-8a1d-d258cd465773 ro quiet panic=15 initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.30-2-686 } menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, Linux 2.6.30-2-686 (recovery mode)" { insmod ext2 set root=(hd0,5) search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set efd74e43-e0cb-4aa9-8a1d-d258cd465773 linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.30-2-686 root=UUID=efd74e43-e0cb-4aa9-8a1d-d258cd465773 ro single initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.30-2-686 } menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, Linux 2.6.30-1-686" { insmod ext2 set root=(hd0,5) search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set efd74e43-e0cb-4aa9-8a1d-d258cd465773 linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.30-1-686 root=UUID=efd74e43-e0cb-4aa9-8a1d-d258cd465773 ro quiet panic=15 initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.30-1-686 } menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, Linux 2.6.30-1-686 (recovery mode)" { insmod ext2 set root=(hd0,5) search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set efd74e43-e0cb-4aa9-8a1d-d258cd465773 linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.30-1-686 root=UUID=efd74e43-e0cb-4aa9-8a1d-d258cd465773 ro single initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.30-1-686 } ### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ### ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ### ### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ### ### 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 ### -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org