Ubuntu
grub2 package

  1. Bug #425979
  2. Comment #11

Comment 11 for bug 425979

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hangfirew8 (hangfirew8-netscape) wrote : Re: Holding shift fails to display grub2 menu

I also have this problem. I hold the SHIFT key (left and/or right) down on every boot. I have yet to see the boot menu.

Here is my hardware:

Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H
AMD 550 BE AM3
2x1GB Corsair XMS3 DDR3/1333
Avant Stellar keyboard (PS/2 connector)

Note this motherboard has built-in RADEON 4200 video.

Had the problem since 9.10. Still having it in 10.04, original first-day install ISO and all updates since then.

This bug made fixing X on 9.10 nearly impossible. I had to use a live boot disk to recover.

Oh, a suggestion. Stop fixing what isn't broken, (Ctrl-Alt-Backspace, ESC on boot), and stop breaking what works (grub vs grub2).