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From: Rob Rutherford <rlrutherford@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Recall info request on grub problem
Date: Sun, 07 Sep 2008 02:35:21
Message-Id: ef399e0a0809061935y354fd679ub82289878e034a58@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Recall info request on grub problem by Michael Sullivan
1 On Sat, Sep 6, 2008 at 10:28 PM, Michael Sullivan
2 <michael@××××××××××××.com> wrote:
3 > On Sat, 2008-09-06 at 20:28 -0500, Dale wrote:
4 >> Michael Sullivan wrote:
5 >> > Awhile back there was a thread about grub working but the menu not
6 >> > showing up, and in that thread there was a setting suggested, something
7 >> > like "vga=" or something like that. Can anyone refresh my memory as to
8 >> > the name of that thread or the setting to make the menu show up?
9 >> >
10 >> >
11 >> >
12 >> >
13 >>
14 >> Was it this exchange?
15 >>
16 >> Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:47:52 +0000
17 >> dhk <dhkuhl@×××××××××.net> wrote:
18 >>
19 >>
20 >> > > Sebastian Günther wrote:
21 >> >
22 >> >> > > * Andrew Tchernoivanov (tchernoivanov@×××××.com) [15.07.08 01:41]:
23 >> >>
24 >> >>> > >> Are the characters on the screen readable? I had this problem
25 >> >>> > >> too, along with the black grub screen. If they aren't - try adding
26 >> >>> > >> vga=0x31B to your grub.conf
27 >> >>> > >>
28 >> >>>
29 >> >> > > Why should that help with grub? Did not found any hint, that ther
30 >> >> > > is a grub option called like that.
31 >> >> > >
32 >> >> > > There is a *kernel* option, called like that, but that won't help
33 >> >> > > with the grub issue.
34 >> >> > >
35 >> >> > > Please correct me if I'm wrong.
36 >> >> > >
37 >> >> > > Sebastian
38 >> >> > >
39 >> >>
40 >> > > So what is the solution to making grub visible again? I remember
41 >> > > when it changed, I didn't understand the message displayed and I
42 >> > > still don't know the fix.
43 >> > >
44 >> > > Running emerge --config grub doesn't work.
45 >> > >
46 >> > > Is it as simple as changing the path of the splash image to
47 >> > > /usr/share/grub/ and running grub-install?
48 >> > >
49 >> > > Thanks,
50 >> > > Dave
51 >> >
52 >>
53 >>
54 >> Just cp /usr/share/grub/splash.xpm.gz /boot/grub/
55 >>
56 >> Or you could point to it in /usr, unless if you have /usr in lvm or
57 >> something else that grub wont be able to see
58 >>
59 >>
60 >> Dale
61 >>
62 >> :-) :-)
63 >>
64 >>
65 >> Miika
66 >>
67 >
68 > 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?
69 >
70 >
71 >