On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 09:53:02AM +1100, Trent W. Buck wrote: > Craig Sanders writes: > > >> I believe I see a change in a recent update of a Ubuntu 12.04 LTS > >> machine. I do not see the GRUB selection screen anymore. > > > > ubuntu's grub configuration is fucked up. it was bad enough in > > previous releases, and it has only got worse in Precise and Quantal. > > Worse than needing to hit shift at exactly the right second, after > waiting five minutes for the HP/IBM/SuperMicro BIOS to POST?
yeah, the recordfail anti-feature. the default value of -1 makes grub wait for user input on every reboot after any boot failure. not a huge problem on a desktop machine, but a PITA on a remote server or a VM. in precise, recordfail=-1 is hard-coded. in quantal (and precise-updates, IIRC) they at least provided an override variable. > At least extlinux will check CapsLock and ScrollLock, so you can turn > on either during POST and it'll still trip extlinux out of "hidden" > state. useful. > > [How to fix Ubuntu's grub config] > > That more or less matches my notes, however I prefer to throw away grub > entirely and use the same bootloader I use on CDs, USB keys and PXE... i don't see grub as being the problem. in fact, i like grub. the problem is misconfiguration of grub. craig -- craig sanders <[email protected]> _______________________________________________ luv-main mailing list [email protected] http://lists.luv.asn.au/listinfo/luv-main
