Thanks Daniel

Appreciate your prompt reply...  My 'fix' was to delete the gfx section and
rename grub.new to grub;  but your suggestion is of course far better.  Do
you have any idea when you will issue a new version?

Thanks again
John

On 21 November 2015 at 10:51, Daniel Richter <email address hidden>
wrote:

> You have script code inside of the submenu "Advanced options for
> Ubuntu".
>
> A similar bug (with instructions how to fix) exists here:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/grub-customizer/+bug/1505494
>
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> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1518495
>
> Title:
>   fails saving grub configuration
>
> Status in Grub Customizer:
>   New
>
> Bug description:
>   system is UEFI  and  Grub Customizer is having trouble working with it
>   - syntax errors:
>
>
>   failed running 'grub-mkconfig -o "/boot/grub/grub.cfg"' output:
>   Generating grub configuration file ...
>   using custom appearance settings
>   Found background image: /home/john/Pictures/Boat-St.Barts-Screen.png
>   Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.3-040203-lowlatency
>   Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.3-040203-lowlatency
>   Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-33-generic
>   Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-33-generic
>   Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-15-generic
>   Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-15-generic
>   Found Windows Boot Manager on /dev/sda6@/efi/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi
>   Adding boot menu entry for EFI firmware configuration
>   error: syntax error.
>   error: Incorrect command.
>   error: syntax error.
>   error: Incorrect command.
>   error: syntax error.
>   Syntax error at line 177
>   Syntax errors are detected in generated GRUB config file.
>   Ensure that there are no errors in /etc/default/grub
>   and /etc/grub.d/* files or please file a bug report with
>   /boot/grub/grub.cfg.new file attached.
>   done
>
>
>   more grub.cfg.new
>   #
>   # DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
>   #
>   # It is automatically generated by grub-mkconfig using templates
>   # from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
>   #
>
>   ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
>   if [ -s $prefix/grubenv ]; then
>     set have_grubenv=true
>     load_env
>   fi
>   if [ "${next_entry}" ] ; then
>      set default="${next_entry}"
>      set next_entry=
>      save_env next_entry
>      set boot_once=true
>   else
>      set default="Windows UEFI Boot Win 10-Pro Win 7-Pro Win 10-Pro-OLD"
>   fi
>
>   if [ x"${feature_menuentry_id}" = xy ]; then
>     menuentry_id_option="--id"
>   else
>     menuentry_id_option=""
>   fi
>
>   export menuentry_id_option
>
>   if [ "${prev_saved_entry}" ]; then
>     set saved_entry="${prev_saved_entry}"
>     save_env saved_entry
>     set prev_saved_entry=
>     save_env prev_saved_entry
>     set boot_once=true
>   fi
>
>   function savedefault {
>     if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then
>       saved_entry="${chosen}"
>       save_env saved_entry
>     fi
>   }
>   function recordfail {
>     set recordfail=1
>     if [ -n "${have_grubenv}" ]; then if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then
> save_env reco
>   rdfail; fi; fi
>   }
>   function load_video {
>     if [ x$feature_all_video_module = xy ]; then
>       insmod all_video
>     else
>       insmod efi_gop
>       insmod efi_uga
>       insmod ieee1275_fb
>       insmod vbe
>       insmod vga
>       insmod video_bochs
>       insmod video_cirrus
>     fi
>   }
>
>   if [ x$feature_default_font_path = xy ] ; then
>      font=unicode
>   else
>   insmod part_gpt
>   insmod ext2
>   set root='hd0,gpt4'
>   if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
>     search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt4
> --hint-efi=hd0,gp
>   t4 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt4  9548fc0f-ff00-4a78-934f-51b106963505
>   else
>     search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root
> 9548fc0f-ff00-4a78-934f-51b106963505
>   fi
>       font="/usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2"
>   fi
>
>   if loadfont $font ; then
>     set gfxmode=auto
>     load_video
>     insmod gfxterm
>     set locale_dir=$prefix/locale
>     set lang=en_CA
>     insmod gettext
>   fi
>   terminal_output gfxterm
>   if [ "${recordfail}" = 1 ] ; then
>     set timeout=-1
>   else
>     if [ x$feature_timeout_style = xy ] ; then
>       set timeout_style=menu
>       set timeout=10
>     # Fallback normal timeout code in case the timeout_style feature is
>     # unavailable.
>     else
>       set timeout=10
>     fi
>   fi
>   ### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
>
>   ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
>   insmod part_gpt
>   insmod ext2
>   set root='hd0,gpt4'
>   if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
>     search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt4
> --hint-efi=hd0,gp
>   t4 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt4  9548fc0f-ff00-4a78-934f-51b106963505
>   else
>     search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root
> 9548fc0f-ff00-4a78-934f-51b106963505
>   fi
>   insmod png
>   if background_image /home/john/Pictures/Boat-St.Barts-Screen.png; then
>     set color_normal=light-green/black
>     set color_highlight=magenta/black
>   else
>     set menu_color_normal=white/black
>     set menu_color_highlight=black/light-gray
>     if background_color 44,0,30,0; then
>       clear
>     fi
>   fi
>   ### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
>
>   ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux_proxy ###
>   menuentry "Ubuntu, with Linux 4.2.3-040203-lowlatency" --class ubuntu
> --class gn
>   u-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option
> 'gnulinux-4.2.3-040203-lowla
>   tency-advanced-9548fc0f-ff00-4a78-934f-51b106963505' {
>                 recordfail
>                 load_video
>                 gfxmode $linux_gfx_mode
>                 insmod gzio
>                 if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod
> lzopio;
>   fi
>                 insmod part_gpt
>                 insmod ext2
>                 set root='hd0,gpt4'
>                 if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
>                   search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root
> --hint-bios=hd0,gpt4 -
>   -hint-efi=hd0,gpt4 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt4
> 9548fc0f-ff00-4a78-934f-51b10696
>   3505
>                 else
>                   search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root
> 9548fc0f-ff00-4a78-934
>   f-51b106963505
>                 fi
>                 echo    'Loading Linux 4.2.3-040203-lowlatency ...'
>                 linux   /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.3-040203-lowlatency
> root=UUID=9548fc0f
>   -ff00-4a78-934f-51b106963505 ro  quiet splash $vt_handoff
>                 echo    'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
>                 initrd  /boot/initrd.img-4.2.3-040203-lowlatency
>   }
>   submenu "Advanced options for Ubuntu"{
>   menuentry "Ubuntu" --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class
> os $menu
>   entry_id_option 'gnulinux-simple-9548fc0f-ff00-4a78-934f-51b106963505' {
>         recordfail
>         load_video
>         gfxmode $linux_gfx_mode
>         insmod gzio
>         if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi
>         insmod part_gpt
>         insmod ext2
>         set root='hd0,gpt4'
>         if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
>           search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt4
> --hint-ef
>   i=hd0,gpt4 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt4
> 9548fc0f-ff00-4a78-934f-51b106963505
>         else
>           search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root
> 9548fc0f-ff00-4a78-934f-51b106
>   963505
>         fi
>         linux   /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.3-040203-lowlatency
> root=UUID=9548fc0f-ff00-4a
>   78-934f-51b106963505 ro  quiet splash $vt_handoff
>         initrd  /boot/initrd.img-4.2.3-040203-lowlatency
>   }
>   menuentry "Ubuntu, with Linux 4.2.3-040203-lowlatency (recovery mode)"
> --class u
>   buntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option
> 'gnulinux-4.
>   2.3-040203-lowlatency-recovery-9548fc0f-ff00-4a78-934f-51b106963505' {
>                 recordfail
>                 load_video
>                 insmod gzio
>                 if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod
> lzopio;
>   fi
>                 insmod part_gpt
>                 insmod ext2
>                 set root='hd0,gpt4'
>                 if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
>                   search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root
> --hint-bios=hd0,gpt4 -
>   -hint-efi=hd0,gpt4 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt4
> 9548fc0f-ff00-4a78-934f-51b10696
>   3505
>                 else
>                   search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root
> 9548fc0f-ff00-4a78-934
>   f-51b106963505
>                 fi
>                 echo    'Loading Linux 4.2.3-040203-lowlatency ...'
>                 linux   /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.3-040203-lowlatency
> root=UUID=9548fc0f
>   -ff00-4a78-934f-51b106963505 ro recovery nomodeset
>                 echo    'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
>                 initrd  /boot/initrd.img-4.2.3-040203-lowlatency
>   }
>   function gfxmode {
>         set gfxpayload="${1}"
>         if [ "${1}" = "keep" ]; then
>                 set vt_handoff=vt.handoff=7
>         else
>                 set vt_handoff=
>         fi
>   }
>   if [ "${recordfail}" != 1 ]; then
>     if [ -e ${prefix}/gfxblacklist.txt ]; then
>       if hwmatch ${prefix}/gfxblacklist.txt 3; then
>         if [ ${match} = 0 ]; then
>           set linux_gfx_mode=keep
>         else
>           set linux_gfx_mode=text
>         fi
>       else
>         set linux_gfx_mode=text
>       fi
>     else
>       set linux_gfx_mode=keep
>     fi
>   else
>     set linux_gfx_mode=text
>   fi
>   export linux_gfx_mode
>
>   menuentry "Ubuntu, with Linux 3.19.0-33-generic" --class ubuntu --class
> gnu-linu
>   x --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option
> 'gnulinux-3.19.0-33-generic-advanc
>   ed-9548fc0f-ff00-4a78-934f-51b106963505' {
>                 recordfail
>                 load_video
>                 gfxmode $linux_gfx_mode
>                 insmod gzio
>                 if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod
> lzopio;
>   fi
>                 insmod part_gpt
>                 insmod ext2
>                 set root='hd0,gpt4'
>                 if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
>                   search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root
> --hint-bios=hd0,gpt4 -
>   -hint-efi=hd0,gpt4 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt4
> 9548fc0f-ff00-4a78-934f-51b10696
>   3505
>                 else
>                   search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root
> 9548fc0f-ff00-4a78-934
>   f-51b106963505
>                 fi
>                 echo    'Loading Linux 3.19.0-33-generic ...'
>                 linux   /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-33-generic
> root=UUID=9548fc0f-ff00-
>   4a78-934f-51b106963505 ro  quiet splash $vt_handoff
>                 echo    'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
>                 initrd  /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-33-generic
>   }
>   menuentry "Ubuntu, with Linux 3.19.0-33-generic (recovery mode)" --class
> ubuntu
>   --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option
> 'gnulinux-3.19.0-3
>   3-generic-recovery-9548fc0f-ff00-4a78-934f-51b106963505' {
>                 recordfail
>                 load_video
>                 insmod gzio
>                 if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod
> lzopio;
>   fi
>                 insmod part_gpt
>                 insmod ext2
>                 set root='hd0,gpt4'
>                 if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
>                   search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root
> --hint-bios=hd0,gpt4 -
>   -hint-efi=hd0,gpt4 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt4
> 9548fc0f-ff00-4a78-934f-51b10696
>   3505
>                 else
>                   search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root
> 9548fc0f-ff00-4a78-934
>   f-51b106963505
>                 fi
>                 echo    'Loading Linux 3.19.0-33-generic ...'
>                 linux   /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-33-generic
> root=UUID=9548fc0f-ff00-
>   4a78-934f-51b106963505 ro recovery nomodeset
>                 echo    'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
>                 initrd  /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-33-generic
>   }
>   menuentry "Ubuntu, with Linux 3.19.0-15-generic" --class ubuntu --class
> gnu-linu
>   x --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option
> 'gnulinux-3.19.0-15-generic-advanc
>   ed-9548fc0f-ff00-4a78-934f-51b106963505' {
>                 recordfail
>                 load_video
>                 gfxmode $linux_gfx_mode
>                 insmod gzio
>                 if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod
> lzopio;
>   fi
>                 insmod part_gpt
>                 insmod ext2
>                 set root='hd0,gpt4'
>                 if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
>                   search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root
> --hint-bios=hd0,gpt4 -
>   -hint-efi=hd0,gpt4 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt4
> 9548fc0f-ff00-4a78-934f-51b10696
>   3505
>                 else
>                   search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root
> 9548fc0f-ff00-4a78-934
>   f-51b106963505
>                 fi
>                 echo    'Loading Linux 3.19.0-15-generic ...'
>                 linux   /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-15-generic
> root=UUID=9548fc0f-ff00-
>   4a78-934f-51b106963505 ro  quiet splash $vt_handoff
>                 echo    'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
>                 initrd  /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-15-generic
>   }
>   menuentry "Ubuntu, with Linux 3.19.0-15-generic (recovery mode)" --class
> ubuntu
>   --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option
> 'gnulinux-3.19.0-1
>   5-generic-recovery-9548fc0f-ff00-4a78-934f-51b106963505' {
>                 recordfail
>                 load_video
>                 insmod gzio
>                 if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod
> lzopio;
>   fi
>                 insmod part_gpt
>                 insmod ext2
>                 set root='hd0,gpt4'
>                 if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
>                   search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root
> --hint-bios=hd0,gpt4 -
>   -hint-efi=hd0,gpt4 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt4
> 9548fc0f-ff00-4a78-934f-51b10696
>   3505
>                 else
>                   search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root
> 9548fc0f-ff00-4a78-934
>   f-51b106963505
>                 fi
>                 echo    'Loading Linux 3.19.0-15-generic ...'
>                 linux   /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-15-generic
> root=UUID=9548fc0f-ff00-
>   4a78-934f-51b106963505 ro recovery nomodeset
>                 echo    'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
>                 initrd  /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-15-generic
>   }
>   menuentry "Windows Boot UEFI loader" {
>   search --fs-uuid --no-floppy --set=root 0C63-0F71
>   chainloader (${root})/EFI/Boot/bkpbootx64.efi
>   }
>
>
>   menuentry "Windows UEFI bootmgfw.efi" {
>   search --fs-uuid --no-floppy --set=root 0C63-0F71
>   chainloader (${root})/EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi
>   }
>   menuentry "EFI/ubuntu/MokManager.efi" {
>   search --fs-uuid --no-floppy --set=root 0C63-0F71
>   chainloader (${root})/EFI/ubuntu/MokManager.efi
>   }
>   }
>   ### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux_proxy ###
>
>   ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/26_linux_xen ###
>
>   ### END /etc/grub.d/26_linux_xen ###
>
>   ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/27_custom_proxy ###
>   menuentry "Windows UEFI Boot Win 10-Pro Win 7-Pro Win 10-Pro-OLD" {
>   search --fs-uuid --no-floppy --set=root 0C63-0F71
>   chainloader (${root})/EFI/Boot/bkpbootx64.efi
>   }
>   ### END /etc/grub.d/27_custom_proxy ###
>
>   ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
>   menuentry 'Windows Boot Manager (on /dev/sda6)' --class windows --class
> os $menu
>   entry_id_option 'osprober-efi-2CD8-BC11' {
>         insmod part_gpt
>         insmod fat
>         set root='hd0,gpt6'
>         if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
>           search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt6
> --hint-ef
>   i=hd0,gpt6 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt6  2CD8-BC11
>         else
>           search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 2CD8-BC11
>         fi
>         chainloader /efi/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi
>   }
>   set timeout_style=menu
>   if [ "${timeout}" = 0 ]; then
>     set timeout=10
>   fi
>   ### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
>
>   ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/31_uefi-firmware ###
>   menuentry 'System setup' $menuentry_id_option 'uefi-firmware' {
>         fwsetup
>   }
>   ### END /etc/grub.d/31_uefi-firmware ###
>
>   ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
>   # This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries.  Simply
> type the
>   # menu entries you want to add after this comment.  Be careful not to
> change
>   # the 'exec tail' line above.
>   ### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
>
>   ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
>   if [ -f  ${config_directory}/custom.cfg ]; then
>     source ${config_directory}/custom.cfg
>   elif [ -z "${config_directory}" -a -f  $prefix/custom.cfg ]; then
>     source $prefix/custom.cfg;
>   fi
>   ### END /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
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