Comment 35 for bug 484499

Does not seem to have changed anything. I still get "21:syntax error:
newline unexpected" when I update-grub. My /etc/default/grub is:

# If you change this file, run 'update-grub' afterwards to update
# /boot/grub/grub.cfg.

GRUB_DEFAULT=0
GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT=0
GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT_QUIET=true
GRUB_TIMEOUT=10
GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR=`lsb_release -i -s 2> /dev/null || echo Debian`
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="rootflags=umask=007,uid=1000,gid=1000 quiet
splash"
# GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash nomodeset
video=uvesafb:mode_option=>>1024x768x24<<,mtrr=3,scroll=ywrap"
# GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="splash vga=795"

# Uncomment to disable graphical terminal (grub-pc only)
#GRUB_TERMINAL=console

# The resolution used on graphical terminal
# note that you can use only modes which your graphic card supports via VBE
# you can see them in real GRUB with the command `vbeinfo'
GRUB_GFXMODE=>>1024x768-24<<

# Uncomment if you don't want GRUB to pass "root=UUID=xxx" parameter to
Linux
#GRUB_DISABLE_LINUX_UUID=true

# Uncomment to disable generation of recovery mode menu entries
#GRUB_DISABLE_LINUX_RECOVERY="true"

# Uncomment to get a beep at grub start
#GRUB_INIT_TUNE="480 440 1"

On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 12:36 AM, Naveen Agarwal
<email address hidden>wrote:

> @paulo bessa
>
> Editing this line :
> GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="rootflags=umask=007,uid=1000,gid=1000 quiet
> splash
>
> To this
> :GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="rootflags=umask=007,uid=1000,gid=1000 quiet
> splash"
>
> should solve your problem. As the double quotes was not there in your
> case.
>
> Please post your results.
>
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> of a duplicate bug (676405).
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/484499
>
> Title:
> [MASTER] syntax errors in /etc/default/grub break upgrades
>
> Status in “grub2” package in Ubuntu:
> Triaged
> Status in “grub2” source package in Lucid:
> Triaged
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: grub2
>
> Ubuntu 9.10
> grub-pc 1.97 constantly fails to update
>
> ProblemType: Package
> Architecture: i386
> Date: Tue Nov 17 16:55:09 2009
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
> ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error
> exit status 2
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
> NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
> Package: grub-pc 1.97~beta4-1ubuntu4
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic
> SourcePackage: grub2
> Title: package grub-pc 1.97~beta4-1ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade:
> subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
> Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic i686
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