It does not work with Ubuntu's default grub configuration. It's important to have "default saved" in /boot/grub/menu.lst . See comment 14 in the linked upstream bug for explanation.
-- Choosing which grub item to boot into when restarting doesn't work https://launchpad.net/bugs/57066 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
