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 protected]> 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 protected]> 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. >> >> -- >> 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 >> >> To unsubscribe from this bug, go to: >> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/484499/+subscribe >> > > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/484499 Title: [MASTER] syntax errors in /etc/default/grub break upgrades -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
