Ubuntu
grub2 package

eoan boot hides grub menu

Bug #1836934 reported by Alan Griffiths
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grub2 (Ubuntu)
Incomplete
Undecided
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Ubuntu ubuntu-19.10

Bug Description

I dual boot several Ubuntu versions and have edited /etc/default/grub to show them on boot (and default to the last used).

When eoan installs grub I no longer see the grub menu listing them during boot.

Holding the shift key doesn't help.

Although not displayed the menu seems to be active as I can select another install by using the cursor keys and enter.

Reinstalling and updating grub from 18.04 restores normality - once I've found 18.04 by guessing where it is on the (hidden) boot menu.
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ProblemType: Bug
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu5
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.10
InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-05-22 (56 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 19.10 "Eoan Ermine" - Alpha amd64 (20190522)
Package: grub2 (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.2.0-8.9-generic 5.2.0
Tags: wayland-session eoan
Uname: Linux 5.2.0-8-generic x86_64
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo
_MarkForUpload: True
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ProblemType: Bug
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu5
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.10
InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-05-22 (56 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 19.10 "Eoan Ermine" - Alpha amd64 (20190522)
Package: grub-common 2.04-1ubuntu1
PackageArchitecture: amd64
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.2.0-8.9-generic 5.2.0
Tags: wayland-session eoan
Uname: Linux 5.2.0-8-generic x86_64
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo
_MarkForUpload: True

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Alan Griffiths (alan-griffiths)
affects: initramfs-tools (Ubuntu) → grub (Ubuntu)
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Steve Langasek (vorlon) wrote :

please run apport-collect 1836934.

affects: grub (Ubuntu) → grub2 (Ubuntu)
Changed in grub2 (Ubuntu):
status: New → Incomplete
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Alan Griffiths (alan-griffiths) wrote : ProcCpuinfoMinimal.txt

apport information

tags: added: apport-collected eoan wayland-session
description: updated
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Alan Griffiths (alan-griffiths) wrote : ProcEnviron.txt

apport information

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Steve Langasek (vorlon) wrote :

Uh, ok, apparently apport-collect needs to be told the binary package name to collect against instead of the source package? apport-collect -p grub-common 1836934, please

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Alan Griffiths (alan-griffiths) wrote : Dependencies.txt

apport information

description: updated
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Alan Griffiths (alan-griffiths) wrote : ProcCpuinfoMinimal.txt

apport information

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Alan Griffiths (alan-griffiths) wrote : ProcEnviron.txt

apport information

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Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre (cyphermox) wrote :

What are the contents of /etc/default/grub now?

Setting a GRUB_TIMEOUT to -1 should be sufficient to always show the menu, I'd expect, or is that what is not working?

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Alan Griffiths (alan-griffiths) wrote :

>Setting a GRUB_TIMEOUT to -1 should be sufficient to always show the menu, I'd expect, or is that what is not working?

I'm setting it to 10 (attached) but, yes, that's what is not working: I can use the menu (up/down/enter) but can't see it - just the "Lenovo" logo.

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Juraj (ojura) wrote :

I can confirm seeing this on Thinkpad W550s. Grub menu is there, but not visible on screen, which is stuck on previous bios output. Installing 18.04 grub fixes the problem.

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tom (gcvl) wrote :

Happening to me on HP EliteBook 8460p UEFI install and Ubuntu MATE 20.04!
Tried all sorts of GRUB_TIMEOUT and GRUB_TIMEOUT_STYLE settings to no avail.

GRUB menu *IS* actually there but it won't show up: it just freezes on a black screen until the timeout expires or a key is pressed.

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tom (gcvl) wrote :

Manually downgrading to GRUB 2.02 from Bionic "solves" the issue.
Grub-efi 2.04 seems to be broken, then.

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tom (gcvl) wrote :

grub-efi version 2.04-5 installed from Debian archives does not have this issue.

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Giuseppe D'Angelo (dangelo) wrote :

Is this a duplicate of #1863434 ?

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/1863434

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