I just want to comment that I hadn't noticed this bug, and reported a duplicate: https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/grub/+bug/60043
That duplicate was the same bug occurring in Edgy, and has been fixed by using the solution in this thread. ** Bug 60043 has been marked a duplicate of this bug -- grub menu doesn't show up, but grub works https://launchpad.net/bugs/31743 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs