[Python-apps-team] Bug#589490: startupmanager crashes on amd64

[Jakub Wilk]

tags 589490 - moreinfo + confirmed
severity 589490 important
retitle 589490 startupmanager: missing GRUB_TIMEOUT -> TypeError: expected string or buffer
thanks

* mahashakti89 <mahashakti89 at orange.fr>, 2010-07-28, 19:19:
>GRUB_DEFAULT=0
>##GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT=5
>##GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT_QUIET=false
>GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR=`lsb_release -i -s 2> /dev/null || echo Debian`
>GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="resume2:swap=/dev/hda11
>acpi_enforce_resources=lax nosplash quiet"
>GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="set gfxpayload=1024x768x32 gfxpayload=keep"
>
># 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=1024x768x32,800x600x32
>
># 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_LINUX_RECOVERY="true"
>
># Uncomment to get a beep at grub start
>GRUB_INIT_TUNE="480 440 1"

Thanks, I can reproduce the bug with your config. The /etc/default/grub 
parser is far from being robust. As a work-around, please add this line:

GRUB_TIMEOUT=5

(or similar) to the config.

-- 
Jakub Wilk
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