Please press `c' at the menu to go to command line and type echo $prefix or if you can't find $ because of the US keyboard layout we use in GRUB you can also use just set If prefix contains (UUID=) then this probable is a duplicate of https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/420933
-- Grub uses harddrive a lot before starting https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/485191 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Studio Testers, which is subscribed to Ubuntu Studio. Status in Ubuntu Studio: New Status in “grub2” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: After a fresh installed UbuntuStudio Karmic (9.10), grub 2 takes a long time to start at every boot. My harddrive LED is constantly lit for about 20 seconds before reaching the list where I can choose the different kernels. What is grub doing with my harddrive all that time? Is there a logfile where I can see what it has been doing? Just before the UbuntuStudio installation I installed another (rather old) harddrive. It is possible that the main problem is this harddrive. Right now my configuration is: IDE1: master: 80 GB, slave 160GB IDE2: master: old 60GB (for the UbuntuStudio installation), slave DVD My old install was Ubuntu 9.04 on the 80 GB harddrive and as far as I know that used grub 1. Started in a glance... _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntustudio-testers Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntustudio-testers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
