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Slackware 14.2 x86_64 > Host QEMU 2.7.0 Ubuntu 16.04.1 x86_64 > Guest Start options for Ubuntu: qemu-system-x86_64 -drive format=raw,file=ubuntu.img \ -cpu host \ --enable-kvm \ -smp 2 \ -m 4096 \ -vga vmware \ -soundhw ac97 \ -usbdevice tablet \ -rtc base=localtime \ -usbdevice host:0781:5575 I've started Ubuntu around 6-8 times, and I have only see the Grub Boot Splash appear twice, so pretty much without fail it typically boots past the grub splash and automatically boots... These are the /etc/default/grub settings; (I only changed these options GRUB_TIMEOUT=15 and GRUB_GFXMODE=1440x900) # If you change this file, run 'update-grub' afterwards to update # /boot/grub/grub.cfg. # For full documentation of the options in this file, see: # info -f grub -n 'Simple configuration' GRUB_DEFAULT=0 GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT=0 GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT_QUIET=true GRUB_TIMEOUT=15 GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR=`lsb_release -i -s 2> /dev/null || echo Debian` GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash" GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="" # Uncomment to enable BadRAM filtering, modify to suit your needs # This works with Linux (no patch required) and with any kernel that obtains # the memory map information from GRUB (GNU Mach, kernel of FreeBSD ...) #GRUB_BADRAM="0x01234567,0xfefefefe,0x89abcdef,0xefefefef" # 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=1440x900 # 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_RECOVERY="true" # Uncomment to get a beep at grub start #GRUB_INIT_TUNE="480 440 1" ** Affects: qemu Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Description changed: My Specs: Slackware 14.2 x86_64 > Host - QEMU 2.7.0 + QEMU 2.7.0 - Ubuntu 16.04.1 > Guest + Ubuntu 16.04.1 x86_64 > Guest Start options for Ubuntu: qemu-system-x86_64 -drive format=raw,file=ubuntu.img \ -cpu host \ --enable-kvm \ -smp 2 \ -m 4096 \ -vga vmware \ -soundhw ac97 \ -usbdevice tablet \ -rtc base=localtime \ -usbdevice host:0781:5575 - I've started Ubuntu around 6-8 times, and I have only see the Grub Boot Splash appear twice, so pretty much without fail it typically boots past the grub splash and automatically boots... - - These are the /etc/default/grub settings; (I only changed these options GRUB_TIMEOUT=15 and GRUB_GFXMODE=1440x900) - + These are the /etc/default/grub settings; (I only changed these options + GRUB_TIMEOUT=15 and GRUB_GFXMODE=1440x900) # If you change this file, run 'update-grub' afterwards to update # /boot/grub/grub.cfg. # For full documentation of the options in this file, see: # info -f grub -n 'Simple configuration' GRUB_DEFAULT=0 GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT=0 GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT_QUIET=true GRUB_TIMEOUT=15 GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR=`lsb_release -i -s 2> /dev/null || echo Debian` GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash" GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="" # Uncomment to enable BadRAM filtering, modify to suit your needs # This works with Linux (no patch required) and with any kernel that obtains # the memory map information from GRUB (GNU Mach, kernel of FreeBSD ...) #GRUB_BADRAM="0x01234567,0xfefefefe,0x89abcdef,0xefefefef" # 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=1440x900 # 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_RECOVERY="true" # Uncomment to get a beep at grub start #GRUB_INIT_TUNE="480 440 1" -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of qemu- devel-ml, which is subscribed to QEMU. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1649040 Title: Ubuntu 16.04.1 Grub Splash Doesn't Appear Status in QEMU: New Bug description: My Specs: Slackware 14.2 x86_64 > Host QEMU 2.7.0 Ubuntu 16.04.1 x86_64 > Guest Start options for Ubuntu: qemu-system-x86_64 -drive format=raw,file=ubuntu.img \ -cpu host \ --enable-kvm \ -smp 2 \ -m 4096 \ -vga vmware \ -soundhw ac97 \ -usbdevice tablet \ -rtc base=localtime \ -usbdevice host:0781:5575 I've started Ubuntu around 6-8 times, and I have only see the Grub Boot Splash appear twice, so pretty much without fail it typically boots past the grub splash and automatically boots... These are the /etc/default/grub settings; (I only changed these options GRUB_TIMEOUT=15 and GRUB_GFXMODE=1440x900) # If you change this file, run 'update-grub' afterwards to update # /boot/grub/grub.cfg. # For full documentation of the options in this file, see: # info -f grub -n 'Simple configuration' GRUB_DEFAULT=0 GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT=0 GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT_QUIET=true GRUB_TIMEOUT=15 GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR=`lsb_release -i -s 2> /dev/null || echo Debian` GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash" GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="" # Uncomment to enable BadRAM filtering, modify to suit your needs # This works with Linux (no patch required) and with any kernel that obtains # the memory map information from GRUB (GNU Mach, kernel of FreeBSD ...) #GRUB_BADRAM="0x01234567,0xfefefefe,0x89abcdef,0xefefefef" # 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=1440x900 # 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_RECOVERY="true" # Uncomment to get a beep at grub start #GRUB_INIT_TUNE="480 440 1" To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/qemu/+bug/1649040/+subscriptions