<div class="gmail_quote">2010/1/12 Petr Jakeš <<a href="mailto:petr.jakes@tpc.cz">petr.jakes@tpc.cz</a>> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> Hi, We have made a clean install minimal install of the ubuntu-9.10-server-i386. After the dirty power off (PC disconnected from the electricity when Ubuntu was working - no halt command issued before the electricity disconnecting) Grub2 stops in the menu and requires manual action (pressing the Enter key). We have found this a real pain for the server. Our point of view is server has to (always) start without any manual assistance. It was really not easy to find the solution <a href="http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1373965" target="_blank">http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1373965</a> We think even if Grub2 stops in the menu, it has to signalize somehow why. Or the server distro has to have different boot-up behavior than desktop. Regards Petr </blockquote> <div> Might I add that this was a real pain for the desktop install as well. I have a number of machines which I run without a kb plugged in (i.e. main pc w/ bluetooth keyboard, media centre) and having to manually update grub on each of them to fix this was a bit much. Especially since this doesn't only happen on dirty power-off, but on a number of 'normal usage' things which can trigger a grub error (I didnt manage to figure out the full scope of what triggered it in the end). Alex </div></div>