Comment 13 for bug 972708

Yes, I can confirm that I ran 'sudo update-grub' after adding --verbose with 'sudo gedit /etc/default/grub'. I got the usual terminal confirmations of the update-grub process.

Do you see any indication in the kernel log that a verbose boot took place. I saw extra messages on screen during the verbose boot that I have never seen before.

The verbose boot did not give any outward appearance of any problems. The user login screen appeared as per normal.

Remember that the kernel log covers many days, most of which were normal non-verbose boots. Could that explain your issue?