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Grub 1.99 Boot Screen Help

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I am just recently installed Linux on my Oplitex Gx280. Every time T log on I am met by the Grub 1.99 screen and select (Ubuntu, with Linux 3.5.0-34-generic).

I need my computer to boot up automatically so I adjusted the /etc/default/grub file and set GRUB_TIMEOUT=3 and ran update-grub. However the Grub menu didn't change and have discovered there is no time out and won't advance until you choose an option.

I have even tried using the GRUB_SAVEDEFAULT=true line. I have also done a reinstall of grub from my boot cd with no luck. This is what my grub file looks like after the reinstall:

If you change this file, run 'update-grub' afterwards to update # /boot/grub/grub.cfg. # For full documentation of the options in this file, see: # info -f grub -n 'Simple configuration'



GRUB_DEFAULT="Ubuntu, with Linux 3.5.0-34-generic"

GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT="5"

GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT_QUIET="false"

GRUB_TIMEOUT="3"

GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR="`lsb_release -i -s 2> /dev/null || echo Debian`"

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=""



Uncomment to enable BadRAM filtering, modify to suit your needs # This works with Linux (no patch required) and with any kernel that obtains # the memory map information from GRUB (GNU Mach, kernel of FreeBSD ...) 



#GRUB_BADRAM="0x01234567,0xfefefefe,0x89abcdef,0xefefefef" 

# Uncomment to disable graphical terminal (grub-pc only) 

#GRUB_TERMINAL="console" # The resolution used on graphical terminal # note that you can use only modes which your graphic card supports via VBE 

# you can see them in real GRUB with the command `vbeinfo' #GRUB_GFXMODE="640x480" 

# Uncomment if you don't want GRUB to pass "root=UUID=xxx" parameter to Linux #GRUB_DISABLE_LINUX_UUID="true" 

# Uncomment to disable generation of recovery mode menu entries #GRUB_DISABLE_RECOVERY="true" 

# Uncomment to get a beep at grub start #GRUB_INIT_TUNE="480 440 1"



GRUB_DISABLE_OS_PROBER="true"

GRUB_SAVEDEFAULT="true"

Please help me solve this issue and keep in mind that I am fairly new to Linux Thx

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answered 1 Year ago onbean · Accepted Answer

I have answered my question. Apparently Ubuntu didn't shutdown properly at some point. In this situation Grub defaults to the selection page and forces you to choose. The bug is reaching this screen in this situation also is considered improper and the vicious cycle begins causing you to always reach the Grub boot screen and always having to manually make a choice.

To fix this you must edit /etc/grub.d/00_header and edit the record fail section to

if${recordfail} = 1 ]; then

  set timeout=${GRUB_TIMEOUT}

else

  set timeout=${GRUB_TIMEOUT}

fi

EOF

This means if there is any failure it it will continue after the time you have specified in /etc/default/grub under GRUB_TIMEOUT. Then run sudo update-grub

Before you edit this it probably says something along the lines of RECORD_FAIL(I don't remember what it exactly said and have since edited mine) with a -1. That -1 time value was what was forcing me to manually make a choice. You might be able to just edit the -1 to some time value, but changing it to what is showed above will defiantly fix the problem.