Bug#542423: grub-pc: set gfxpayload=1024x768x16, 1024x768 silently ignored

[Marc Haber]

Package: grub-pc
Version: 1.96+20090808-1
Severity: normal

Hi,

vga=791 doesn't work any more, and the alternative mentioned by grub
at run-time, set gfxpayload=1024x768x16,1024x768, doesn't work (yet?).
Not even after an explicit insmod vbe.

What am I doing wrong?

Greetings
Marc

-- Package-specific info:

*********************** WARNING grub-setup left core.img in filesystem

*********************** BEGIN /proc/mounts
/dev/mapper/root / ext3 rw,noatime,nodiratime,errors=remount-ro,data=writeback 0 0
/dev/dm-15 /mnt/home ext3 rw,noatime,nodiratime,errors=continue,data=writeback 0 0
/dev/dm-13 /mnt/usr ext3 rw,noatime,nodiratime,errors=continue,data=writeback 0 0
/dev/dm-14 /mnt/var ext3 rw,noatime,nodiratime,errors=continue,data=writeback 0 0
/dev/dm-16 /mnt/bigstuff ext3 rw,noatime,nodiratime,errors=continue,data=writeback 0 0
/dev/dm-18 /mnt/scyw00225 ext3 rw,noatime,nodiratime,errors=continue,data=writeback 0 0
/dev/dm-17 /mnt/vm ext3 rw,noatime,nodiratime,errors=continue,data=writeback 0 0
/dev/dm-12 /boot ext3 rw,noatime,nodiratime,errors=remount-ro,data=writeback 0 0
*********************** END /proc/mounts

*********************** BEGIN /boot/grub/device.map
(fd0)	/dev/fd0
(hd0)	/dev/sdb
*********************** END /boot/grub/device.map

*********************** BEGIN /boot/grub/grub.cfg
#
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
#
# It is automatically generated by /usr/sbin/grub-mkconfig using templates
# from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
#

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
set default=0
set timeout=5
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
set menu_color_normal=cyan/blue
set menu_color_highlight=white/blue
### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, Linux 2.6.30.5-nc8000" {
	linux	/vmlinuz-2.6.30.5-nc8000 root=/dev/mapper/root ro  resume=/dev/mapper/swap1 vga=791 quiet splash hpet=force video=radeon:force_sleep,1400x1050-24 at 60
	initrd	/initrd.img-2.6.30.5-nc8000
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, Linux 2.6.30.5-nc8000 (recovery mode)" {
	linux	/vmlinuz-2.6.30.5-nc8000 root=/dev/mapper/root ro single 
	initrd	/initrd.img-2.6.30.5-nc8000
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, Linux 2.6.30.3-nc8000" {
	linux	/vmlinuz-2.6.30.3-nc8000 root=/dev/mapper/root ro  resume=/dev/mapper/swap1 vga=791 quiet splash hpet=force video=radeon:force_sleep,1400x1050-24 at 60
	initrd	/initrd.img-2.6.30.3-nc8000
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, Linux 2.6.30.3-nc8000 (recovery mode)" {
	linux	/vmlinuz-2.6.30.3-nc8000 root=/dev/mapper/root ro single 
	initrd	/initrd.img-2.6.30.3-nc8000
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, Linux 2.6.30.2-nc8000" {
	linux	/vmlinuz-2.6.30.2-nc8000 root=/dev/mapper/root ro  resume=/dev/mapper/swap1 vga=791 quiet splash hpet=force video=radeon:force_sleep,1400x1050-24 at 60
	initrd	/initrd.img-2.6.30.2-nc8000
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, Linux 2.6.30.2-nc8000 (recovery mode)" {
	linux	/vmlinuz-2.6.30.2-nc8000 root=/dev/mapper/root ro single 
	initrd	/initrd.img-2.6.30.2-nc8000
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, Linux 2.6.30-1-686" {
	linux	/vmlinuz-2.6.30-1-686 root=/dev/mapper/root ro  resume=/dev/mapper/swap1 vga=791 quiet splash hpet=force video=radeon:force_sleep,1400x1050-24 at 60
	initrd	/initrd.img-2.6.30-1-686
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, Linux 2.6.30-1-686 (recovery mode)" {
	linux	/vmlinuz-2.6.30-1-686 root=/dev/mapper/root ro single 
	initrd	/initrd.img-2.6.30-1-686
}
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_grml ###
menuentry "grml-small_sid_20090817" {
  loopback loop /grml/grml-small_sid_20090817.iso
  linux (loop)/boot/grmlsmalldailysid/linux26 quiet vga=791 lang=de boot=live noeject noprompt keyboard=de findiso=/grml/grml-small_sid_20090817.iso toram=grml-small-daily-sid.squashfs
  initrd (loop)/boot/grmlsmalldailysid/initrd.gz
  }
menuentry "grml-small_sid_20090814" {
  loopback loop /grml/grml-small_sid_20090814.iso
  linux (loop)/boot/grmlsmalldailysid/linux26 quiet vga=791 lang=de boot=live noeject noprompt keyboard=de findiso=/grml/grml-small_sid_20090814.iso toram=grml-small-daily-sid.squashfs
  initrd (loop)/boot/grmlsmalldailysid/initrd.gz
  }
### END /etc/grub.d/20_grml ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86 ###
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86)" {
	linux	/memtest86.bin
}
### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86 ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+)" {
	linux	/memtest86+.bin
}
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)" {
	linux	/memtest86+.bin console=ttyS0,115200n8
}
### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
# This file is an example on how to add custom entries
### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
*********************** END /boot/grub/grub.cfg

-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.30.5-nc8000 (PREEMPT)
Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages grub-pc depends on:
ii  debconf [debconf-2.0]    1.5.27          Debian configuration management sy
ii  grub-common              1.96+20090808-1 GRand Unified Bootloader, version 
ii  libc6                    2.9-25          GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii  ucf                      3.0018          Update Configuration File: preserv

grub-pc recommends no packages.

Versions of packages grub-pc suggests:
ii  desktop-base                  5.0.5      common files for the Debian Deskto
ii  genisoimage                   9:1.1.9-1  Creates ISO-9660 CD-ROM filesystem

-- debconf information:
* grub-pc/linux_cmdline:
* grub-pc/chainload_from_menu.lst: false
  grub-pc/postrm_purge_boot_grub: false
  grub-pc/install_devices: