[Bug 647250] Re: Countdown not displayed when GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT_QUIET is set to false

[Peter Selinger]

In case you are using the textual boot screen (i.e., with
GRUB_TERMINAL=console), the flag GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT_QUIET apparently
has no effect. Instead, you should uncomment "hiddenmenu" in
/boot/grub/menu.lst.

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Title:
  Countdown not displayed when GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT_QUIET is set to false

Status in “grub2” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: grub2

  Setting a numerical value for GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT in /etc/default/grub
  properly sets a delay during boot that allows the user to press
  "shift" to display the Grub menu.  However setting
  GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT_QUIET=false no longer displays a countdown during
  this delay period.

  Running "sudo update-grub" as indicated after changing the
  /etc/default/grub has no effect -- the countdown is still not
  displayed.

  This feature worked just fine on Karmic, but appears broken on Lucid.

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