[Bug 1196542] Re: Grub ignores GRUB_GFXMODE, GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD

[Marcus Tomlinson]

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** Changed in: grub2 (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Incomplete

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Title:
  Grub ignores GRUB_GFXMODE, GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD

Status in grub2 package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  gfxmode isn't properly set by update-grub. Will only be respected if
  loadfont returned without error.

  Awaited:
  setting GRUB_GFXMODE to 800x600 switching grub to use 800x600 vga screen by max. available colors.

  Real result:
  keeps on using 640x480 vga screen.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
  Package: grub2 (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.9.0-6.14-generic 3.9.6
  Uname: Linux 3.9.0-6-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.10.2-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Mon Jul  1 15:44:24 2013
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-12-12 (200 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120817.3)
  MarkForUpload: True
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=screen-bce
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: grub2
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-02-11 (139 days ago)

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