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Always show GRUB when booting Ubuntu 11.10

Asked by anth-chris

I just installed Ubuntu 11.10. I am fairly new to Ubuntu and *NIX in general but I am familiar with most commands and locations of files.

I noticed in this version of Ubuntu that GRUB does not load on boot. You have to hold SHIFT down to get GRUB to load.

I've tried editing /etc/default/grub with the follow mods:
GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT=10
GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT_QUITE=false

then ran:
sudo update-grub2

no luck.

I like to see the GRUB loader when I start my laptop additionally I'd like to us burg to mod it's look.

Thanks for the help.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

Burg is 3rd party so I'd post on the burg forums about burg.

Do you single boot or dual boot?

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anth-chris (anth-chris) said : 		#2

Thanks, not so worried about 3rd party burg, just getting GRUB to show always would work for now.

I single boot. Fresh install of 11.10 with all updates run.

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Sam_ (and-sam) said : 		#3

Try:
#GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT=0

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2#A.2BAC8-etc.2BAC8-default.2BAC8-grub_.28file.29

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anth-chris (anth-chris) said : 		#4

Didn't help.

What happens is when the BIOS passes it off the screen goes to the Ubuntu purple screen it's just blank. Then it goes to the Ubuntu loading screen then the login screen.

Here is what /etc/default/grub looks like on my machine:

GRUB_DEFAULT=10
GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT=0
GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT_QUITE=false
GRUB_TIMEOUT=10
GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR='lsb_release -i -s 2> /dev/null || echo Debian'
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quite splash"
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=""

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Best Sam_ (and-sam) said : 		#5

diff of comment #3
#GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT=0

and #4
GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT=0

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anth-chris (anth-chris) said : 		#6

Thanks Sam_, that solved my question.