Comment 6 for bug 447725

gksu gedit /etc/grub.d/40_custom

& add to the bottom:

fi
if [ ${recordfail} = 1 ]; then
  set timeout=3
else
  set timeout=0
fi
# end

this is a symptom fix, but also ensures that if there were a

real boot problem, one has 3 seconds (or whatever time)

to pick another option.

BavarianPH,

Ubuntu forever!