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From: Frank Steinmetzger <Warp_7@×××.de>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Cannot see Grub menu
Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2012 22:54:36
Message-Id: 20120812225232.GA7202@eisen.lan
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Cannot see Grub menu by Mick
1 On Sun, Aug 12, 2012 at 02:31:07PM +0100, Mick wrote:
2
3 > > > > So after the recent thread here about 32bit/64bit and some arguments
4 > > > > from a friend, I made the switch from 32 bit to 64 bit (with a clean
5 > > > > install from scratch of course). There’s one big problem I’m
6 > > > > having: I cannot see the Grub (legacy) boot menu. It still
7 > > > > functions alright, but I don’t see it.
8 > > > […]
9 > > > Do you use a splashimage in your grub.conf? Maybe without you will
10 > > > get a working text mode Grub. Not that this should matter, but anyway.
11
12 Yes, I used to use a self-made spash image; it shows a Windows-Logo-like
13 stickers saying "Windows Vista incapable" with a Tux in it. :)
14
15 Anyways, the file was missing, so I commented out the line, but to no avail.
16 I tried a temporary grub.conf with the bare essentials (just one entry), and
17 it didn't help either.
18
19 Booting the same disk in qemu yields the same thing. So I gather it must be
20 some borkage in grub itself. Perhaps I could try an older version, there are
21 so many available right now.
22
23 > > When grub is running and showing it's menu, the only thing active
24 ---------------------------------------^
25 *cough* *wink wink*
26
27 > I have always used GRUB splashimage without genkernel and without anything
28 > special to get it going other than the correct path in /boot/grub/grub.conf;
29 > e.g.
30 >
31 > default 0
32 > timeout 30
33 > splashimage=(hd0,9)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz
34
35 That's the way I used to too also. Very strange this all...
36 --
37 Gruß | Greetings | Qapla'
38 Please do not share anything from, with or about me with any Facebook service.
39
40 Feed your children with garlic, then you will find them in the dark.

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Re: [gentoo-user] Cannot see Grub menu Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com>
Re: [gentoo-user] Cannot see Grub menu Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com>