> Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:25:37 +0100 > From: Petr Jake? <petr.ja...@tpc.cz> > Subject: Grub2 stops in the menu and waits for keypress after dirty > power-off > To: ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com > Cc: Dufek Pavel <pavel.du...@tpc.cz> > Message-ID: > <c193ec311001121225u1ac438e6ya5f148f4826f6...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hi, > We have made a clean install minimal install of the > ubuntu-9.10-server-i386. > > After the dirty power off (PC disconnected from the electricity when Ubuntu > was working - no halt command issued before the electricity disconnecting) > Grub2 stops in the menu and requires manual action (pressing the Enter key). > > We have found this a real pain for the server. Our point of view is server > has to (always) start without any manual assistance. > > It was really not easy to find the solution > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1373965 > > We think even if Grub2 stops in the menu, it has to signalize somehow why. > Or the server distro has to have different boot-up behavior than desktop. > > Regards > > Petr
******************************** May I ask why you are turning the poweroff on your server anyway? What kind of server are you running that requires a poweroff? I know this beside the point, but I'm just curious as to why you'd choose to switch it off. Cheers. -- Chris Jones <linuxdyna...@comcen.com.au> Founder Linux Dynamix Foundation http://linuxdynamixfoundation.freehostia.com -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss