[Bug 1785548] [NEW] GRUB countdown does not begin until key press

[Daniel Richard G.]

Public bug reported:

This concerns grub-pc 2.02-2ubuntu8.2 in Ubuntu 18.04/bionic.

I have GRUB configured to do a five-second countdown (no menu) on boot:

    GRUB_TIMEOUT_STYLE=countdown
    GRUB_TIMEOUT=5

Strangely enough, on a "Dell Precision Workstation" PC that I have here,
the "5" appears on boot but does not begin counting down until I press a
key. If I don't do anything, the countdown remains stuck. Other systems
I have tested on do not show this behavior.

Obviously, this could be a real problem for a system that does not have
convenient console access.

** Affects: grub2 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  GRUB countdown does not begin until key press

Status in grub2 package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  This concerns grub-pc 2.02-2ubuntu8.2 in Ubuntu 18.04/bionic.

  I have GRUB configured to do a five-second countdown (no menu) on
  boot:

      GRUB_TIMEOUT_STYLE=countdown
      GRUB_TIMEOUT=5

  Strangely enough, on a "Dell Precision Workstation" PC that I have
  here, the "5" appears on boot but does not begin counting down until I
  press a key. If I don't do anything, the countdown remains stuck.
  Other systems I have tested on do not show this behavior.

  Obviously, this could be a real problem for a system that does not
  have convenient console access.

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