Ubuntu
grub2 package

  1. Bug #1227365
  2. Comment #6

Comment 6 for bug 1227365

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Rebecca Palmer (rebecca-palmer) wrote : Re: grub does not appear when holding down shift key

I have the same problem in 13.10 with the default grub setup: it ignores Shift and just starts the newest installed kernel. It also doesn't show the menu on restart after a crash, which would be a big problem if a newly-installed kernel (or https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/MainlineBuilds test kernel) turned out to be unbootable.

Workaround: comment out GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT=0 in /etc/default/grub to always display the boot menu.