Bug#565375: grub-pc: gfxtheme doesn't work

Robert Millan rmh at aybabtu.com
Wed Jan 20 02:13:03 UTC 2010


On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 08:50:35AM +0100, Yves-Alexis Perez wrote:
> Package: grub-pc
> Version: 1.98~experimental.20100111.1-1
> Severity: normal
> 
> Hi,
> 
> following the posts on planet debian, I wanted to try the new shiny
> gfxtheme stuff, but it doesn't work.
> 
> I installed grub-pc from experimental, asnwered yes to /etc/default/grub
> replacement (I then re-added GFXMODE=1400x1050 but it doesn't change
> anything) and ran grub-install /dev/sda.
> 
> When rebooting, I don't have any more theme (at all), just the
> black/blue/white menu with kernels.

I'm not sure why would that be, could you send your grub.cfg to grub-devel?

> Moreover, when I select a kernel, I get the “Loading kernel...” text,
> then the display switches to black and stays like this until X is
> started (meaning I need to type my passphrase blindly) (oh, same thing
> happens on a box without encryption, just to be sure).

Note this is #565160 (if you have further comments about it, please send
them there)

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Robert Millan

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