Adding video=VGA-1:d at the end of the kernel line in GRUB menu.lst (hint from Chris in #12) corrects the problem in earlier bug (#606987) but does not change the screen's blinking.
Adding video=VGA-1:d at the end of the kernel line in GRUB menu.lst (hint from Chris in #12) corrects the problem in earlier bug (#606987) but does not change the screen's blinking.