lubuntu groovy grub item selected is not indicated

[Chris Guiver]

Lubuntu groovy (daily) QA-install, testcase (replace & manual partitioning) result in dual-boot and thus I need to select which system I want to boot.

The grub menu works correctly, however there is no arrow, color, or highlight to tell which option is currently selected. The number of selections also means scrolling is necessary. On initial boot I could press <Enter> to boot the freshly installed system, and to boot the older system I can jump to end and count the number of up-arrows needed (1 up) to boot old.. but this is unreliable on problematic with multiple OSes installed.

The Lubuntu logo to the left looks good, but it also looks like it's the current selection, it doesn't however move (it's not a selector) and I'd expect users to thus lose count of arrow keys pressed & need and which item they are on.

I've mentioned this before on #lubuntu-devel when noticed on my primary box. This is a problem for QA-test so I've thus got to file.. See https://phab.lubuntu.me/T30#3622

** Expected result

Selected item is highlighted, yellow text, different colored background/highlight or whatever method is easiest/possible

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.10
Package: lubuntu-grub-theme 20.10.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-42.46-generic 5.4.44
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-42-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu44
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
CurrentDesktop: LXQt
Date: Thu Aug 20 14:35:54 2020
Dependencies:

InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-08-20 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 20.10 "Groovy Gorilla" - Alpha amd64 (20200819)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: lubuntu-artwork
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Ubuntu QA Website (ubuntuqa)]

This bug has been reported on the Ubuntu ISO testing tracker.

A list of all reports related to this bug can be found here:
http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/reports/bugs/1892303

[Chris Guiver (guiverc)]

lubuntu groovy QA-test install (replace partition) on
hp 8200 elite sff (i5-2400, 8gb, nvidia quadro 600)

on reboot, I have two lubuntu options for each release, plus UEFI settings, but with up & down arrow to change which I'm positioned at, nothing highlights which is currently chosen...

I've now looked away to type this into iso.qa & on return to netbook I can't recall what keys were pressed, and nothing to indicate which I'll get on pressing enter.. Issue occurs with UEFI boxes too.

[Leó Kolbeinsson (leok)]

Tested on QA daily ISO20200823 -

I can confirm that this bug exists - installed a triple boot and experienced the same problem if trying to select something other than the first entry on the grub menu.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package lubuntu-artwork - 20.10.3

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lubuntu-artwork (20.10.3) groovy; urgency=medium

  * Update default wallpaper link.
  * Change selected item color for grub theme. (LP: #1892303)

 -- Dan Simmons <email address hidden> Sat, 03 Oct 2020 17:58:37 -0400