[karmic] please add config option for 'set gfxpayload' to /etc/default/grub
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Bug Description
Binary package hint: grub2
Unfortunately my graphics card (Matrox MGA G550) requires the vga=0x031b kernel boot option in order to boot into X with 1280x1024 resolution. Since the vga= kernel boot option is now depreciated, I need to add the 'set gfxpayload=
Could you please add a configure option in /etc/default/grub, similar to GRUB_GFXMODE ?
Please note that at least with the mga card I have, the kernel boot options 'splash quiet' don't work with this setting. I need to disable those boot options, or I won't get any X at all.
When the gfxpayload setting is in place, however, I just get a black screen during boot until finally gdm comes up. Not sure if this is a bug or intended. Probably a kernel issue?
ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Aug 21 10:44:08 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
Package: grub-pc 1.96+20090725-
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSign
SourcePackage: grub2
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-6-generic i686
Related branches
Changed in grub2 (Debian): | |
status: | Unknown → Confirmed |
Changed in grub2 (Debian): | |
status: | Confirmed → Fix Released |
We probably oughtn't to expose this to any significant number of users until said kernel issue is resolved. For details, see:
https:/ /lists. ubuntu. com/archives/ kernel- team/2009- August/ 006773. html
Note that there are more configuration files available than just /etc/default/grub, although they're harder work to edit (that's why /etc/default/grub exists, with the easy options), so you do have a workaround available: you can edit /etc/grub. d/10_linux, look for the linux_entry function definition, and add whatever gfxpayload line you like just before the "linux ${rel_dirname}/..." line.