[Bug 1027223] Re: update-grub ignores GRUB_COLOR_NORMAL and GRUB_COLOR_HIGHLIGHT

[Ben Fritz]

Please reopen this bug and assign it. Here's a problem description.
Original post had a fix (which I am going to try after posting).

Steps to reproduce
1. Install kde-grub2-config from Synaptic
2. Run the installed application
3. Go to the "Appearance" settings and specify a wallpaper, foreground colors, and background colors
4. Apply changes
5. Verify settings are stored in /etc/default/grub
6. Reboot computer, observe GRUB menu.

Expected behavior:
Wallpaper chosen in the GRUB2 Bootloader config application and stored in /etc/default/grub should be used as the background image for the GRUB menu. Font foreground color and background colors should likewise be used by the GRUB menu.

Actual behavior:
Wallpaper chose in the GRUB2 Bootloader config application is used for the background image as expected. Font colors are ignored. Instead, the default colors in /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme are used. If the font colors are too similar to the background image color, menu is unreadable.

Observed on 12.04 (standard Ubuntu, but with KDE desktop installed, so
some things like default GRUB screen colors have been changed).

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Title:
  update-grub ignores GRUB_COLOR_NORMAL and GRUB_COLOR_HIGHLIGHT

Status in “grub2” package in Ubuntu:
  Expired

Bug description:
  This is because these two variables are not exported, as expected.
  Patching /usr/sbin/grub-mkconfig with

  248c248,250
  <   GRUB_BADRAM
  ---
  >   GRUB_BADRAM \
  >   GRUB_COLOR_NORMAL \
  >   GRUB_COLOR_HIGHLIGHT

  fixes this bug.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: grub-common 1.99-21ubuntu3.1
  Uname: Linux 3.4.6 x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu11
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Fri Jul 20 21:25:26 2012
  InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=de_DE:en
   TERM=screen-bce
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: grub2
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-07-16 (4 days ago)
  modified.conffile..etc.grub.d.05.debian.theme: [modified]
  mtime.conffile..etc.grub.d.05.debian.theme: 2012-07-20T20:59:12.486533

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