Ubuntu
grub2 package

  1. Bug #580408
  2. Comment #35

Comment 35 for bug 580408

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Helmut (debesh) wrote :

Just experienced this bug when updating a Ubuntu 10.04.3 LTS server to grub-pc (1.98-1ubuntu13). Before finding myself in the endless loop when answering 'No' at question 'Continue without installing GRUB?' I was prompted by another screen asking me what to do regarding the modified /etc/default/grub file, where I have chosen to install the maintainer's version and then I reapplied my changes (and ran update-grub).

Anyway, answering 'Yes' to get out of the otherwise endless 'Continue without installing GRUB?' loop, did not seem to have any adverse effect and the system booted properly.

Right after that I updated another server, which I thought to be pretty similar. Surprisingly I was not prompted about what to do with the changed /etc/default/grub file and was also not prompted with the 'Continue without installing GRUB?' question. I can only speculate as to why I was not prompted: I already had 'GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="noquiet nosplash"' and no surrounding comments like on the other server ... just guessing here.

This bug has not been fixed.