So HERE'S how you get into grub2 if there's no boot menu in Ubuntu Lucid 10.04 | Linux Today

So HERE’S how you get into grub2 if there’s no boot menu in Ubuntu Lucid 10.04

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 24, 2010

“I installed Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid from a daily build yet couldn’t
boot into my fresh new desktop because I needed to add nomodeset to
the grub2 boot line and didn’t know how to do that because there
was no boot screen visible.

“The answer? Not esc but shift. More specifically, here’s how to
deal with a hidden grub2 boot menu:”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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