Comment 36 for bug 484499

Ok, I'm getting somewhere. Acting on a hint from the forum I removed the
double brackets from my line "GRUB_GFXMODE=>>1024x768x24>> Now I am able to
update-grub without the syntax error.

On Sat, Jan 22, 2011 at 11:18 AM, John McPherson <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> 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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>> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
>> 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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