Oops when I do this my system will only boot up in Recovery Mode. What I had to do was unhash the line #GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"
On Sat, Jan 22, 2011 at 12:13 PM, John McPherson < john.mcpherson...@gmail.com> wrote: > Ok, I'm getting somewhere. Acting on a hint from the forum I removed the > double brackets from my line "GRUB_GFXMODE=>>1024x768x24>> Now I am able to > update-grub without the syntax error. > > > > On Sat, Jan 22, 2011 at 11:18 AM, John McPherson < > john.mcpherson...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Does not seem to have changed anything. I still get "21:syntax error: >> newline unexpected" when I update-grub. My /etc/default/grub is: >> >> >> # If you change this file, run 'update-grub' afterwards to update >> # /boot/grub/grub.cfg. >> >> GRUB_DEFAULT=0 >> GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT=0 >> GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT_QUIET=true >> GRUB_TIMEOUT=10 >> GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR=`lsb_release -i -s 2> /dev/null || echo Debian` >> GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="rootflags=umask=007,uid=1000,gid=1000 quiet >> splash" >> # GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash nomodeset >> video=uvesafb:mode_option=>>1024x768x24<<,mtrr=3,scroll=ywrap" >> # GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash" >> GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="splash vga=795" >> >> >> # 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=>>1024x768-24<< >> >> >> # 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 entries >> #GRUB_DISABLE_LINUX_RECOVERY="true" >> >> # Uncomment to get a beep at grub start >> #GRUB_INIT_TUNE="480 440 1" >> >> >> >> On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 12:36 AM, Naveen Agarwal < >> 484...@bugs.launchpad.net> wrote: >> >>> @paulo bessa >>> >>> Editing this line : >>> GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="rootflags=umask=007,uid=1000,gid=1000 quiet >>> splash >>> >>> To this >>> :GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="rootflags=umask=007,uid=1000,gid=1000 quiet >>> splash" >>> >>> should solve your problem. As the double quotes was not there in your >>> case. >>> >>> Please post your results. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber >>> of a duplicate bug (676405). >>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/484499 >>> >>> Title: >>> [MASTER] syntax errors in /etc/default/grub break upgrades >>> >>> Status in “grub2” package in Ubuntu: >>> Triaged >>> Status in “grub2” source package in Lucid: >>> Triaged >>> >>> Bug description: >>> Binary package hint: grub2 >>> >>> Ubuntu 9.10 >>> grub-pc 1.97 constantly fails to update >>> >>> ProblemType: Package >>> Architecture: i386 >>> Date: Tue Nov 17 16:55:09 2009 >>> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10 >>> ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned >>> error exit status 2 >>> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 >>> (20091028.5) >>> NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia >>> Package: grub-pc 1.97~beta4-1ubuntu4 >>> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic >>> SourcePackage: grub2 >>> Title: package grub-pc 1.97~beta4-1ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: >>> subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2 >>> Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic i686 >>> >>> To unsubscribe from this bug, go to: >>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/484499/+subscribe >>> >> >> > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/484499 Title: [MASTER] syntax errors in /etc/default/grub break upgrades -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
