This has been fixed with 12.10 and a SRU for 12.04 landed today. To apply the fix, simply put: "GRUB_RECORDFAIL_TIMEOUT=5" in /etc/default/grub
And then run: "update-grub" ** Changed in: grub2 (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Fix Released ** Changed in: grub2 (Ubuntu) Milestone: None => ubuntu-12.10 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/797544 Title: grub2 waits forever for keystroke before booting default OS. headless server. hang. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/797544/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs