Bug#572386: grub: Does not show any text in the list, only logo

Alex Dănilă nuorama at gmail.com
Wed Mar 3 21:27:01 UTC 2010


Package: grub-pc
Version: 1.98~experimental.20100120-1
Severity: important
File: grub

Since a few days ago grub is no longer showing any text in the console, 
only the Debian whirlwind logo, making it difficult to imossible to 
choose the wanted operating system. Looking at the generated grub.cfg 
there's no misconfiguration too obvious.

Screenshot at: http://alecs1.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/dscn0289.jpg

Setting severity only to important, as by guessing you can still get to 
the right OS.

Please ask for any other details,
Thank you,
Alex


-- Package-specific info:

*********************** BEGIN /proc/mounts
/dev/disk/by-uuid/43670b9b-41bb-4614-9ffd-4879bcf1803d / reiserfs 
rw,relatime,notail 0 0
/dev/sda7 /home reiserfs rw,noatime,notail 0 0
*********************** END /proc/mounts

*********************** BEGIN /boot/grub/device.map
(hd0)    /dev/sda
*********************** 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 ###
if [ -s $prefix/grubenv ]; then
  load_env
fi
set default="0"
if [ ${prev_saved_entry} ]; then
  set saved_entry=${prev_saved_entry}
  save_env saved_entry
  set prev_saved_entry=
  save_env prev_saved_entry
  set boot_once=true
fi

function savedefault {
  if [ -z ${boot_once} ]; then
    saved_entry=${chosen}
    save_env saved_entry
  fi
}
insmod reiserfs
set root=(hd0,5)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 43670b9b-41bb-4614-9ffd-4879bcf1803d
if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
  set gfxmode=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
  insmod reiserfs
  set root=(hd0,5)
  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 43670b9b-41bb-4614-9ffd-4879bcf1803d
  insmod gfxmenu
  set theme=($root)/boot/grub/debian-theme/theme.txt
  set menuviewer=gfxmenu
fi
insmod reiserfs
set root=(hd0,5)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 43670b9b-41bb-4614-9ffd-4879bcf1803d
set locale_dir=($root)/boot/grub/locale
set lang=en
insmod gettext
set timeout=5
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
insmod reiserfs
set root=(hd0,5)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 43670b9b-41bb-4614-9ffd-4879bcf1803d
insmod png
loadfont /boot/grub/dejavu_sans_10.pf2
loadfont /boot/grub/dejavu_sans_12.pf2
loadfont /boot/grub/dejavu_sans_bold_14.pf2
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, with Linux 2.6.33-2-amd64" --class debian 
--class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
    set gfxpayload=keep
    insmod reiserfs
    set root=(hd0,5)
    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 43670b9b-41bb-4614-9ffd-4879bcf1803d
    echo    Loading Linux 2.6.33-2-amd64 ...
    linux    /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.33-2-amd64 
root=UUID=43670b9b-41bb-4614-9ffd-4879bcf1803d ro
    echo    Loading initial ramdisk ...
    initrd    /boot/initrd.img-2.6.33-2-amd64
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 2.6.33-2-amd64 (recovery mode)" 
--class debian --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
    set gfxpayload=keep
    insmod reiserfs
    set root=(hd0,5)
    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 43670b9b-41bb-4614-9ffd-4879bcf1803d
    echo    Loading Linux 2.6.33-2-amd64 ...
    linux    /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.33-2-amd64 
root=UUID=43670b9b-41bb-4614-9ffd-4879bcf1803d ro single
    echo    Loading initial ramdisk ...
    initrd    /boot/initrd.img-2.6.33-2-amd64
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 2.6.32-trunk-amd64" --class 
debian --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
    set gfxpayload=keep
    insmod reiserfs
    set root=(hd0,5)
    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 43670b9b-41bb-4614-9ffd-4879bcf1803d
    echo    Loading Linux 2.6.32-trunk-amd64 ...
    linux    /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-trunk-amd64 
root=UUID=43670b9b-41bb-4614-9ffd-4879bcf1803d ro
    echo    Loading initial ramdisk ...
    initrd    /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-trunk-amd64
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 2.6.32-trunk-amd64 (recovery 
mode)" --class debian --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
    set gfxpayload=keep
    insmod reiserfs
    set root=(hd0,5)
    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 43670b9b-41bb-4614-9ffd-4879bcf1803d
    echo    Loading Linux 2.6.32-trunk-amd64 ...
    linux    /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-trunk-amd64 
root=UUID=43670b9b-41bb-4614-9ffd-4879bcf1803d ro single
    echo    Loading initial ramdisk ...
    initrd    /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-trunk-amd64
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 2.6.32-2-amd64" --class debian 
--class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
    set gfxpayload=keep
    insmod reiserfs
    set root=(hd0,5)
    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 43670b9b-41bb-4614-9ffd-4879bcf1803d
    echo    Loading Linux 2.6.32-2-amd64 ...
    linux    /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-2-amd64 
root=UUID=43670b9b-41bb-4614-9ffd-4879bcf1803d ro
    echo    Loading initial ramdisk ...
    initrd    /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-2-amd64
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 2.6.32-2-amd64 (recovery mode)" 
--class debian --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
    set gfxpayload=keep
    insmod reiserfs
    set root=(hd0,5)
    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 43670b9b-41bb-4614-9ffd-4879bcf1803d
    echo    Loading Linux 2.6.32-2-amd64 ...
    linux    /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-2-amd64 
root=UUID=43670b9b-41bb-4614-9ffd-4879bcf1803d ro single
    echo    Loading initial ramdisk ...
    initrd    /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-2-amd64
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 2.6.26-2-amd64" --class debian 
--class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
    set gfxpayload=keep
    insmod reiserfs
    set root=(hd0,5)
    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 43670b9b-41bb-4614-9ffd-4879bcf1803d
    echo    Loading Linux 2.6.26-2-amd64 ...
    linux    /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.26-2-amd64 
root=UUID=43670b9b-41bb-4614-9ffd-4879bcf1803d ro
    echo    Loading initial ramdisk ...
    initrd    /boot/initrd.img-2.6.26-2-amd64
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 2.6.26-2-amd64 (recovery mode)" 
--class debian --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
    set gfxpayload=keep
    insmod reiserfs
    set root=(hd0,5)
    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 43670b9b-41bb-4614-9ffd-4879bcf1803d
    echo    Loading Linux 2.6.26-2-amd64 ...
    linux    /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.26-2-amd64 
root=UUID=43670b9b-41bb-4614-9ffd-4879bcf1803d ro single
    echo    Loading initial ramdisk ...
    initrd    /boot/initrd.img-2.6.26-2-amd64
}
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
menuentry "Fedora (2.6.29-0.119.rc5.fc11.x86_64) (on /dev/sda1)" {
    insmod ext2
    set root=(hd0,1)
    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 22fc0287-08c9-454e-9738-9043d65468ae
    linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.29-0.119.rc5.fc11.x86_64 ro 
root=UUID=22fc0287-08c9-454e-9738-9043d65468ae rhgb quiet
    initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.29-0.119.rc5.fc11.x86_64.img
}
menuentry "Fedora (2.6.29-0.74.rc3.git3.fc11.x86_64) (on /dev/sda1)" {
    insmod ext2
    set root=(hd0,1)
    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 22fc0287-08c9-454e-9738-9043d65468ae
    linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.29-0.74.rc3.git3.fc11.x86_64 ro 
root=UUID=22fc0287-08c9-454e-9738-9043d65468ae rhgb quiet
    initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.29-0.74.rc3.git3.fc11.x86_64.img
}
menuentry "Windows Recovery Environment (loader) (on /dev/sda2)" {
    insmod ntfs
    set root=(hd0,2)
    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 8e88933988931eb1
    drivemap -s (hd0) ${root}
    chainloader +1
}
### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_otheros ###

# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing
# linux installation on /dev/sda1.
menuentry "Fedora (2.6.29-0.119.rc5.fc11.x86_64) (on /dev/sda1)" {
    set root=(hd0,0)
    linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.29-0.119.rc5.fc11.x86_64 ro 
root=UUID=22fc0287-08c9-454e-9738-9043d65468ae rhgb quiet
    initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.29-0.119.rc5.fc11.x86_64.img
}


# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing
# linux installation on /dev/sda1.
menuentry "Fedora (2.6.29-0.74.rc3.git3.fc11.x86_64) (on /dev/sda1)" {
    set root=(hd0,0)
    linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.29-0.74.rc3.git3.fc11.x86_64 ro 
root=UUID=22fc0287-08c9-454e-9738-9043d65468ae rhgb quiet
    initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.29-0.74.rc3.git3.fc11.x86_64.img
}


# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
# on /dev/sda2
menuentry "Windows Vista/Longhorn (loader)" {
    set root=(hd0,1)
    chainloader +1
}
### END /etc/grub.d/30_otheros ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries.  Simply 
type the
# menu entries you want to add after this comment.  Be careful not to change
# the 'exec tail' line above.
### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
*********************** END /boot/grub/grub.cfg

-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'stable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.33-2-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages grub-pc depends on:
ii  debconf [de 1.5.28                       Debian configuration 
management sy
ii  desktop-bas 5.0.5                        common files for the Debian 
Deskto
ii  grub-common 1.98~experimental.20100120-1 GRand Unified Bootloader, 
version
ii  libc6       2.10.2-6                     Embedded GNU C Library: 
Shared lib
ii  ttf-dejavu  2.30-2                       Metapackage to pull in 
ttf-dejavu-
ii  ucf         3.0025                       Update Configuration File: 
preserv

grub-pc recommends no packages.

grub-pc suggests no packages.

-- debconf information:
  grub2/kfreebsd_cmdline:
  grub-pc/linux_cmdline: fillme
* grub2/linux_cmdline:
  grub-pc/chainload_from_menu.lst: true
  grub-pc/kopt_extracted: false
* grub-pc/install_devices: /dev/sda
  grub-pc/postrm_purge_boot_grub: false
  grub2/kfreebsd_cmdline_default: quiet
* grub2/linux_cmdline_default:






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