Public bug reported: I modified the /etc/default/grub file to set grub to save the last OS booted as default and to automatically select the same OS on reboot.
This fails to work, and alway boots the first (0) on the list. :~$ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 11.10 Release: 11.10 :~$ apt-cache policy grub2 grub2: Installed: (none) Candidate: 1.99-12ubuntu5 Version table: 1.99-12ubuntu5 0 500 http://mirror.math.ucdavis.edu/ubuntu/ oneiric/universe i386 Packages ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: grub-pc 1.99-12ubuntu5 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic i686 NonfreeKernelModules: wl ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3 Architecture: i386 Date: Thu Oct 27 16:01:25 2011 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1) ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: grub2 UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-10-25 (2 days ago) ** Affects: grub2 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: Invalid ** Tags: apport-bug i386 oneiric running-unity -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/882840 Title: grub-pc(grub2) fails to save last OS to reboot the same OS To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/882840/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs