At Sat, 06 Sep 2008 21:28:39 -0500 Michael Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sat, 2008-09-06 at 20:28 -0500, Dale wrote: >> Michael Sullivan wrote: >> > Awhile back there was a thread about grub working but the menu not >> > showing up, and in that thread there was a setting suggested, something >> > like "vga=" or something like that. Can anyone refresh my memory as to >> > the name of that thread or the setting to make the menu show up? >> >> Was it this exchange? >> >> Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:47:52 +0000 >> dhk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> > > Sebastian Günther wrote: >> > >> >> > > * Andrew Tchernoivanov ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [15.07.08 01:41]: >> >> >> >>> > >> Are the characters on the screen readable? I had this problem >> >>> > >> too, along with the black grub screen. If they aren't - try adding >> >>> > >> vga=0x31B to your grub.conf >> >>> > >> >> >>> >> >> > > Why should that help with grub? Did not found any hint, that ther >> >> > > is a grub option called like that. >> >> > > >> >> > > There is a *kernel* option, called like that, but that won't help >> >> > > with the grub issue. >> >> > > >> >> > > Please correct me if I'm wrong. >> >> > > >> >> > > Sebastian >> >> > > >> >> >> > > So what is the solution to making grub visible again? I remember >> > > when it changed, I didn't understand the message displayed and I >> > > still don't know the fix. >> > > >> > > Running emerge --config grub doesn't work. >> > > >> > > Is it as simple as changing the path of the splash image to >> > > /usr/share/grub/ and running grub-install? >> > > >> > > Thanks, >> > > Dave >> > >> >> Just cp /usr/share/grub/splash.xpm.gz /boot/grub/ >> >> Or you could point to it in /usr, unless if you have /usr in lvm or >> something else that grub wont be able to see >> > > 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? You don't need a vga line to fix the problem. Just make sure that the splash.xpm.gz file is where /boot/grub/grub.conf says it is. Either change grub.conf, or cp the file, or make a symlink, ... hth, allan
