Bug#538060: [grub-pc] vga=XXX is ignored at boot

Valerio Passini valerio.passini at unicam.it
Wed Jul 22 19:21:11 UTC 2009


Package: grub-pc
Version: 1.96+20090721-3
Severity: minor

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I think that this is a separate and minor problem in respect to bug 535026, thus I'm 
writing this bug report.
I have upgraded to grub2 because of its support to ext4 / partition and tried to replicate 
the behavior of its predecessor. The option that seems to be completely ignored is vga=865 
(i.e:1280x800), I have also tried to use set gfxpayload=1280x800x32 as suggested at boot 
time by grub since a message warns that vga=XXX is deprecated, but the situation didn't 
improve.
Given that I'm not so experienced to put my hands on the scripts inside /etc/grub.d/ and 
the documentation on grub2 is almost missing, there is something that I'm doing wrong or 
is this a minor bug? How can I help to fix?
Cheers

Valerio 

--- System information. ---
Architecture: amd64
Kernel:       Linux 2.6.30.2

Debian Release: squeeze/sid
  990 unstable        www.debian-multimedia.org 
  990 unstable        mi.mirror.garr.it 
  990 unstable        ftp.it.debian.org 
  500 testing         mi.mirror.garr.it 
  500 experimental    mi.mirror.garr.it 
    1 experimental    mi.mirror.garr.it 

--- Package information. ---
Depends                   (Version) | Installed
===================================-+-====================
libc6                      (>= 2.3) | 2.9-13
debconf                   (>= 0.5)  | 1.5.27
 OR debconf-2.0                     | 
grub-common     (= 1.96+20090721-3) | 1.96+20090721-3
ucf                                 | 3.0018


Package's Recommends field is empty.

Suggests          (Version) | Installed
===========================-+-===========
desktop-base     (>= 4.0.6) | 5.0.5
os-prober                   | 1.30
genisoimage                 | 9:1.1.9-1



--- Output from package bug script ---

*********************** BEGIN /proc/mounts
/dev/disk/by-uuid/10d77f64-fdcc-47a0-92f3-507fd91f798f / ext4 
rw,noatime,nodiratime,errors=remount-ro,user_xattr,barrier=1,data=ordered 0 0
/dev/sda3 /home ext3 rw,noatime,nodiratime,errors=continue,user_xattr,data=writeback 0 0
/dev/sda6 /mnt/DiscoD ext3 rw,noatime,nodiratime,errors=continue,user_xattr,data=writeback 
0 0
*********************** END /proc/mounts

*********************** BEGIN /boot/grub/device.map
(hd0)	/dev/sda
(hd1)	/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
set root=(hd0,2)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 10d77f64-fdcc-47a0-92f3-507fd91f798f
if loadfont /usr/share/grub/ascii.pf2 ; then
  set gfxmode=1280x800x24;800x600x24;640x480x24;1280x800;1024x768;800x600;640x480
  insmod gfxterm
  insmod vbe
  if terminal_output gfxterm ; then true ; else
    # For backward compatibility with versions of terminal.mod that don't
    # understand terminal_output
    terminal gfxterm
  fi
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
set root=(hd0,2)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 10d77f64-fdcc-47a0-92f3-507fd91f798f
insmod png
if background_image /boot/grub/moreblue-orbit-grub.png ; then
  set color_normal=black/black
  set color_highlight=magenta/black
else
  set menu_color_normal=cyan/blue
  set menu_color_highlight=white/blue
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, Linux 2.6.30.2" {
	set root=(hd0,2)
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 10d77f64-fdcc-47a0-92f3-507fd91f798f
	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.30.2 root=UUID=10d77f64-fdcc-47a0-92f3-507fd91f798f ro 
rootfstype=ext4 quiet vga=865
	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-2.6.30.2
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, Linux 2.6.30.2 (recovery mode)" {
	set root=(hd0,2)
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 10d77f64-fdcc-47a0-92f3-507fd91f798f
	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.30.2 root=UUID=10d77f64-fdcc-47a0-92f3-507fd91f798f ro single 
rootfstype=ext4
	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-2.6.30.2
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, Linux 2.6.30.1" {
	set root=(hd0,2)
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 10d77f64-fdcc-47a0-92f3-507fd91f798f
	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.30.1 root=UUID=10d77f64-fdcc-47a0-92f3-507fd91f798f ro 
rootfstype=ext4 quiet vga=865
	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-2.6.30.1
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, Linux 2.6.30.1 (recovery mode)" {
	set root=(hd0,2)
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 10d77f64-fdcc-47a0-92f3-507fd91f798f
	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.30.1 root=UUID=10d77f64-fdcc-47a0-92f3-507fd91f798f ro single 
rootfstype=ext4
	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-2.6.30.1
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, Linux 2.6.29-2-amd64" {
	set root=(hd0,2)
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 10d77f64-fdcc-47a0-92f3-507fd91f798f
	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.29-2-amd64 root=UUID=10d77f64-fdcc-47a0-92f3-507fd91f798f ro 
rootfstype=ext4 quiet vga=865
	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-2.6.29-2-amd64
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, Linux 2.6.29-2-amd64 (recovery mode)" {
	set root=(hd0,2)
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 10d77f64-fdcc-47a0-92f3-507fd91f798f
	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.29-2-amd64 root=UUID=10d77f64-fdcc-47a0-92f3-507fd91f798f ro 
single rootfstype=ext4
	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-2.6.29-2-amd64
}
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###

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

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/22_invaders ###
menuentry "GRUB Invaders" {
	set root=(hd0,2)
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 10d77f64-fdcc-47a0-92f3-507fd91f798f
	multiboot	/boot/invaders
}
### END /etc/grub.d/22_invaders ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
menuentry "Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition (on /dev/sda1)" {
	set root=(hd0,1)
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 04107b77107b6f14
	drivemap -s (hd0) 
	chainloader +1
}
### 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






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