fonts should be installed to /boot/grub
Bug #615769 reported by
Michael Kofler
This bug affects 10 people
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
grub2 (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
ubiquity (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
|
Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: grub2
fonts for GRUB 2 are installed to /usr/share/
if / is not readable for grub (i.e. because / is a btrfs filesystem), GRUB can only use fonts in a separate /boot partition
I stumbled over this when I tried to set a GRUB background image on a btrfs system. It didn't work because GRUB started in text mode. And it took me a while to find out why (because it could not find a font file).
Changed in grub2 (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Undecided → Medium |
status: | New → Triaged |
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I installing Xubuntu 11.04:
/ on btrfs (lzo compression)
/boot on ext2
After restarting system i got this message from grub:
error: font format error: can't read section name
error: no suitable mode found.
After 5 sec is the message unreadable (bad font?). System is properly loaded.
Shift key working and also grub menu is readable.
In attachment is photo this message.