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From: Michael Sullivan <michael@××××××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Recall info request on grub problem
Date: Sun, 07 Sep 2008 02:28:44
Message-Id: 1220754520.15782.3.camel@camille.espersunited.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Recall info request on grub problem by Dale
1 On Sat, 2008-09-06 at 20:28 -0500, Dale wrote:
2 > Michael Sullivan wrote:
3 > > Awhile back there was a thread about grub working but the menu not
4 > > showing up, and in that thread there was a setting suggested, something
5 > > like "vga=" or something like that. Can anyone refresh my memory as to
6 > > the name of that thread or the setting to make the menu show up?
7 > >
8 > >
9 > >
10 > >
11 >
12 > Was it this exchange?
13 >
14 > Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:47:52 +0000
15 > dhk <dhkuhl@×××××××××.net> wrote:
16 >
17 >
18 > > > Sebastian Günther wrote:
19 > >
20 > >> > > * Andrew Tchernoivanov (tchernoivanov@×××××.com) [15.07.08 01:41]:
21 > >>
22 > >>> > >> Are the characters on the screen readable? I had this problem
23 > >>> > >> too, along with the black grub screen. If they aren't - try adding
24 > >>> > >> vga=0x31B to your grub.conf
25 > >>> > >>
26 > >>>
27 > >> > > Why should that help with grub? Did not found any hint, that ther
28 > >> > > is a grub option called like that.
29 > >> > >
30 > >> > > There is a *kernel* option, called like that, but that won't help
31 > >> > > with the grub issue.
32 > >> > >
33 > >> > > Please correct me if I'm wrong.
34 > >> > >
35 > >> > > Sebastian
36 > >> > >
37 > >>
38 > > > So what is the solution to making grub visible again? I remember
39 > > > when it changed, I didn't understand the message displayed and I
40 > > > still don't know the fix.
41 > > >
42 > > > Running emerge --config grub doesn't work.
43 > > >
44 > > > Is it as simple as changing the path of the splash image to
45 > > > /usr/share/grub/ and running grub-install?
46 > > >
47 > > > Thanks,
48 > > > Dave
49 > >
50 >
51 >
52 > Just cp /usr/share/grub/splash.xpm.gz /boot/grub/
53 >
54 > Or you could point to it in /usr, unless if you have /usr in lvm or
55 > something else that grub wont be able to see
56 >
57 >
58 > Dale
59 >
60 > :-) :-)
61 >
62 >
63 > Miika
64 >
65
66 Yeah that's it. Does the vga line go in the general section (with variables like splashimage), or does it go on the /kernel line?

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Re: [gentoo-user] Recall info request on grub problem Rob Rutherford <rlrutherford@×××××.com>
Re: [gentoo-user] Recall info request on grub problem Allan Gottlieb <gottlieb@×××.edu>