Lucid Lynx and grub

[Clay Weber]

Mario Andes wrote:
> Hi Clay,
>
> I commented out the GRUB_DEFAULT=option
> and inserted GRUB_SAVEDEFAULT=true
> Before I installed the alternate version of Lucid.
> The system works better even if it forgets the last programs I used.
> The default system problem hasn't changed with the new constant.
> It's really amazing that this good working mechanism of starting
> automatically the last system used was abandonned!
> It seems that this comfort existed only n for Karmic...
> Regards
> Mario
>
> On Sun, 02 May 2010 13:59:20 +0200, Clay Weber<claydoh at midmaine.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Tom H wrote:
>>> On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 3:59 PM, Mario Andes<multilingus at gmx.de>   wrote:
>>>>
>>>> this constant isn't set! not in /etc/default/grub nor
>>>> /boot/grub/grub.cfg!
>>>>
>>>> Where shall I add the definition of this constant?
>>>
>>> GRUB_SAVEDEFAULT is set in /etc/default/grub, exported by
>>> /usr/sbin/grub-mkconfig and used by /usr/lib/grub/grub-mkconfig_lib.
>>>
>>> The only way that I have been able to make the last menu selection
>>> stick is with /usr/sbin/grub-set-default
>>>
>>> Usage:
>>> grub-set-default<menu_entry_number>
>>>
>>> If you want to default to the 2nd menu entry:
>>> grub-set-default 1
>>> (the count starts at 0)
>>>
>>
>> Which is why I suggested disabling the GRUB_DEFAULT= option and add in
>> the GRUB_SAVEDEFAULT=true option
>>
>> clay
>>
>
>

No it is a bug you have, nothing was abandoned (on purpose that is).
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub is where you can submit a 
bug report for grub. I do not see any similar bug reports on this in 
there. I will set up a dual boot tonight and see if I can reproduce this 
on a Karmic to lucid upgraded machine and a cleanly installed one.

clay