[Bug 444495] [NEW] Grub 2 1.97 Beta 3 Hidden Menu No Longer Works

[drs305]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: grub-pc

grub-pc   Version: 1.97~beta3-1ubuntu6

The hidden menu feature of Grub 2 no longer works. It worked in either Beta 1 or 2 but now the entries in /etc/default/grub no longer seem to have any effect. The menu displays regardless of the following settings. Mine are currently set to:
GRUB_DEFAULT=0
GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT=5
GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT_QUIET=true
#GRUB_TIMEOUT="4"
GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR=`lsb_release -i -s 2> /dev/null || echo Debian`
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=""
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=""

To confirm this, I have tried it with te GRUB_TIMEOUT line commented out
and not. This has no effect.

This script, named as /etc/grub.d/06_hidden_menu, is reported to work,
from UF thread
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=7731488&highlight=press+esc+menu#post7731488#116

#!/bin/sh
echo "Adding hidden menu" >&2
cat << EOF
echo -n "Press ESC for the menu... "
if sleep --verbose --interruptible ${GRUB_TIMEOUT} ; then
set timeout=0
else
set timeout=-1
fi
EOF

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Oct  6 07:46:32 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
Package: grub-pc 1.97~beta3-1ubuntu6
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-11.36-generic
SourcePackage: grub2
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-11-generic i686

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


** Tags: apport-bug i386

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Grub 2 1.97 Beta 3 Hidden Menu No Longer Works
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