strange warning about video mode on boot
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
grub2 (Ubuntu) |
Expired
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
linux (Ubuntu) |
Won't Fix
|
Medium
|
Unassigned |
Bug Description
Hello!
I've recently updated to grub2 (by installing grub-pc) and I noticed something new and strange.
In the previous version of grub, I used “# defoptions=
However, right after the GRUB screen goes away, before anything else is displayed, I see the following warning for a second or so at the top of the screen:
vga=0x37d is deprecated. Mode 893 isn't recognized. Use set gfxpayload=
I'm not sure if it's grub or the linux kernel that displays this message. I'll investigate a bit more.
ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/
/dev/snd/
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xf9ff8000 irq 22'
Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC1200'
Components : 'HDA:10ec0888,
Controls : 40
Simple ctrls : 22
Card1.Amixer.info:
Card hw:1 'Headset'/'Logitech Logitech Wireless Headset at usb-0000:00:1d.1-1, full speed'
Mixer name : 'USB Mixer'
Components : 'USB046d:0a12'
Controls : 4
Simple ctrls : 2
CurrentDmesg:
[ 28.077511] ppdev: user-space parallel port driver
[ 31.823833] eth0: no IPv6 routers present
Date: Tue Nov 10 18:29:44 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
HibernationDevice: RESUME=/dev/sdb2
IwConfig:
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
MachineType: System manufacturer P5Q-PRO
NonfreeKernelMo
Package: linux-image-
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=
PATH=(custom, user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSign
RelatedPackageV
linux-
linux-firmware 1.25
RfKill:
SourcePackage: linux
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-15-generic x86_64
UserAsoundrc:
# ALSA library configuration file
# Include settings that are under the control of asoundconf(1).
# (To disable these settings, comment out this line.)
</home/
WpaSupplicantLog:
XsessionErrors:
(gnome-
(polkit-
(nautilus:2258): Eel-CRITICAL **: eel_preferences
(gnome-
(gnome-
dmi.bios.date: 11/04/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 1501
dmi.board.
dmi.board.name: P5Q-PRO
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx
dmi.chassis.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmerican
dmi.product.name: P5Q-PRO
dmi.product.
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
---
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.21.
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/
/dev/snd/
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xf9ff8000 irq 22'
Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC1200'
Components : 'HDA:10ec0888,
Controls : 40
Simple ctrls : 22
Card1.Amixer.info:
Card hw:1 'Headset'/'Logitech Logitech Wireless Headset at usb-0000:00:1d.0-2, full speed'
Mixer name : 'USB Mixer'
Components : 'USB046d:0a12'
Controls : 4
Simple ctrls : 2
CurrentDmesg:
[ 33.895657] ppdev: user-space parallel port driver
[ 38.181288] eth0: no IPv6 routers present
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
HibernationDevice: RESUME=/dev/sdb2
IwConfig:
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
MachineType: System manufacturer P5Q-PRO
NonfreeKernelMo
Package: linux (not installed)
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=en_US:en
PATH=(custom, user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSign
Regression: Yes
RelatedPackageV
Reproducible: Yes
RfKill:
Tags: lucid graphics regression-
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-21-generic x86_64
UserAsoundrc:
# ALSA library configuration file
# Include settings that are under the control of asoundconf(1).
# (To disable these settings, comment out this line.)
</home/
UserGroups: adm admin audio cdrom dialout floppy fuse lpadmin netdev plugdev sambashare scanner staff video
WpaSupplicantLog:
dmi.bios.date: 11/04/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 1501
dmi.board.
dmi.board.name: P5Q-PRO
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx
dmi.chassis.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmerican
dmi.product.name: P5Q-PRO
dmi.product.
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
tags: | added: kernel-karmic |
Changed in linux (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Incomplete → Triaged |
importance: | Undecided → Medium |
Hi!
I played a bit more with this. I believe the warning comes from GRUB, because it is displayed in GRUB's video mode instead of the one set for the kernel. (However, it may just be that the kernel prints this before actually changing its mode, I'm not sure.)
Also, I tried doing what it says, i.e. adding "set gfxpayload= 1920x1200" before the linux command, and removing the “vga=0x37d” part. (I did this by manually editing the boot command in GRUB's menu, and pressing Ctrl+x, not by changing GRUB's settings, in case it matters.)
This didn't work. I got a mostly blank screen (there were some bright green rectangles displayed on the bottom of the screen for a few seconds), until the GDM progress screen showed up. Switching to a console gets me the same blank screen, but I can switch back to X.