Public bug reported: This concerns grub-pc 2.02-2ubuntu8.2 in Ubuntu 18.04/bionic.
I have GRUB configured to do a five-second countdown (no menu) on boot: GRUB_TIMEOUT_STYLE=countdown GRUB_TIMEOUT=5 Strangely enough, on a "Dell Precision Workstation" PC that I have here, the "5" appears on boot but does not begin counting down until I press a key. If I don't do anything, the countdown remains stuck. Other systems I have tested on do not show this behavior. Obviously, this could be a real problem for a system that does not have convenient console access. ** Affects: grub2 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1785548 Title: GRUB countdown does not begin until key press To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/1785548/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs