Grub ignores GRUB_GFXMODE, GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD

[Thomas Schweikle]

gfxmode isn't properly set by update-grub. Will only be respected if loadfont returned without error.

Awaited:
setting GRUB_GFXMODE to 800x600 switching grub to use 800x600 vga screen by max. available colors.

Real result:
keeps on using 640x480 vga screen.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: grub2 (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.9.0-6.14-generic 3.9.6
Uname: Linux 3.9.0-6-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.10.2-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Jul 1 15:44:24 2013
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-12-12 (200 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120817.3)
MarkForUpload: True
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=screen-bce
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: grub2
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-02-11 (139 days ago)

[Thomas Schweikle (tps)]

This is further the case, leading to nearly unreadable boot menue if not the default background is used

[Marcus Tomlinson (marcustomlinson)]

This release of Ubuntu is no longer receiving maintenance updates. If this is still an issue on a maintained version of Ubuntu please let us know.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for grub2 (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]