--- old-const.py	2009-11-02 16:30:17.000000000 +0000
+++ const.py	2009-11-01 23:11:32.000000000 +0000
@@ -52,14 +52,17 @@
 USE_XSPLASH = os.path.exists("/usr/bin/xsplash")
 
 # is grub2 installed, if yes, don't use themes
-__ff = open("/boot/grub/installed-version","r")
-__line = __ff.readlines()[0].strip()
-__ff.close()
-__grubVersion = __line.split("-")[0]
-USE_GRUB = True
-if __grubVersion[:3] == "0.9":
+try:
+    __ff = open("/boot/grub/installed-version","r")
+    __line = __ff.readlines()[0].strip()
+    __ff.close()
+    __grubVersion = __line.split("-")[0]
+    USE_GRUB = True
+    if __grubVersion[:3] == "0.9":
+        USE_GRUB = False
+except Exception as ee:
     USE_GRUB = False
-
+    print >> sys.stderr, ee
 
 # Cache directory for current user, MY_CACHE_HOME is usually ~/.cache/epidermis
 if os.environ.has_key('XDG_CACHE_HOME'):