Bug#538060: vga=XXX is ignored at boot

[Francesco Paolo Lovergine]

Package: grub-pc
Version: 1.98+20100804-5
Severity: normal


I noticed that gfxpayload is not managed at all in default scripts. I found console mode is correctly
managed now by introducing an additional script in /etc/grub.d:

01_gfxpayload:

#!/bin/sh

cat <<EOF
set gfxpayload=keep
EOF

to use the same resolution passed in gfxmode. It would be better having a default GFXPAYLOAD=keep
in the /etc/default/grub snippet, for instance. That could be used whenever GFXMODE is set.



*********************** BEGIN /boot/grub/grub.cfg
#
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
#
# It is automatically generated by 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
}

function load_video {
  insmod vbe
  insmod vga
  insmod video_bochs
  insmod video_cirrus
}

insmod part_msdos
insmod reiserfs
set root='(hd0,msdos3)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 8fac18ed-caef-4ab5-99ab-ef72e3ad1ca7
if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
  set gfxmode=1024x768
  load_video
  insmod gfxterm
fi
terminal_output gfxterm
insmod part_msdos
insmod reiserfs
set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 3689ed95-34e0-4afa-a0a5-af6450605d8d
set locale_dir=($root)/grub/locale
set lang=it
insmod gettext
set timeout=5
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/01_gfxpaylod ###
set gfxpayload=keep
### END /etc/grub.d/01_gfxpaylod ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
insmod part_msdos
insmod reiserfs
set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 3689ed95-34e0-4afa-a0a5-af6450605d8d
insmod png
if background_image /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, with Linux 2.6.32-5-686' --class debian --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
	insmod part_msdos
	insmod reiserfs
	set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 3689ed95-34e0-4afa-a0a5-af6450605d8d
	echo	'Loading Linux 2.6.32-5-686 ...'
	linux	/vmlinuz-2.6.32-5-686 root=UUID=8fac18ed-caef-4ab5-99ab-ef72e3ad1ca7 ro  quiet
	echo	'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
	initrd	/initrd.img-2.6.32-5-686
}
menuentry 'Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 2.6.32-3-686' --class debian --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
	insmod part_msdos
	insmod reiserfs
	set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 3689ed95-34e0-4afa-a0a5-af6450605d8d
	echo	'Loading Linux 2.6.32-3-686 ...'
	linux	/vmlinuz-2.6.32-3-686 root=UUID=8fac18ed-caef-4ab5-99ab-ef72e3ad1ca7 ro  quiet
	echo	'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
	initrd	/initrd.img-2.6.32-3-686
}
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
### END /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86 ###
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86)" {
	linux16	/memtest86.bin
}
### 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 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 ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
if [ -f  $prefix/custom.cfg ]; then
  source $prefix/custom.cfg;
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
*********************** END /boot/grub/grub.cfg

-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core)
Locale: LANG=it_IT.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=it_IT.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages grub-pc depends on:
ii  debconf [debconf-2.0]    1.5.36          Debian configuration management sy
ii  grub-common              1.98+20100804-5 GRand Unified Bootloader, version 
ii  libc6                    2.11.2-6        Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib
ii  libdevmapper1.02.1       2:1.02.48-3     The Linux Kernel Device Mapper use
ii  ucf                      3.0025+nmu1     Update Configuration File: preserv

grub-pc recommends no packages.

Versions of packages grub-pc suggests:
ii  desktop-base                  5.0.6      common files for the Debian Deskto

-- debconf information:
  grub2/kfreebsd_cmdline:
  grub2/device_map_regenerated:
* grub2/linux_cmdline:
  grub-pc/install_devices_failed: false
* grub-pc/chainload_from_menu.lst: true
  grub-pc/kopt_extracted: false
  grub-pc/postrm_purge_boot_grub: false
  grub-pc/disk_description:
  grub2/kfreebsd_cmdline_default: quiet
* grub2/linux_cmdline_default: quiet
  grub-pc/install_devices_empty: false
* grub-pc/install_devices: /dev/disk/by-id/ata-TOSHIBA_MK6026GAX_Y4759383T
  grub-pc/install_devices_failed_upgrade: true
  grub-pc/partition_description:
  grub-pc/install_devices_disks_changed:
  grub-pc/mixed_legacy_and_grub2: true