Comment 1 for bug 1179940

Note: this only works with Grub 2.0 and later, not with Grub1.99. The commit in bug #901600 only applies to Grub versions in Quantal or later.

ubuntu@domU-12-31-39-14-76-2D:~$ sudo dpkg -l | grep grub
ii grub-common 1.99-21ubuntu3.9 GRand Unified Bootloader (common files)
ii grub-gfxpayload-lists 0.6 GRUB gfxpayload blacklist
ii grub-legacy-ec2 0.6.3-0ubuntu1.5 Handles update-grub for ec2 instances
ii grub-pc 1.99-21ubuntu3.9 GRand Unified Bootloader, version 2 (PC/BIOS version)
ii grub-pc-bin 1.99-21ubuntu3.9 GRand Unified Bootloader, version 2 (PC/BIOS binaries)
ii grub2-common 1.99-21ubuntu3.9 GRand Unified Bootloader (common files for version 2)