This is grub bug someone forward this to grub authors! http://askubuntu.com/questions/117525/hide-grub2-menu-unless-you-hold- down-shift-key-how-to-make-this-happen
Somehow even if HIDDEN_TIMEOUT is set to a positive value, "the" shiftkey (said to be only the right-shift !!!) is said to only work if there is also GRUB_DISABLE_OS_PROBER=true -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/425979 Title: Holding shift fails to display grub2 menu To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/425979/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs