[Bug 1896491] [NEW] Boot messages write over top of GRUB recovery menu

[William Dietrich]

Public bug reported:

1. Hold down Shift key while booting, to get into GRUB
2. Choose options to get into Recovery menu (I forget exact wording)
3. As Ubuntu continues to finish booting, boot messages write over top of GRUB menu (see attached screenshot)
4. I think you can use up/down arrow keys to make the menu items appear again.  But if a user gets confused and manages to click OK on something they can't read, they could damage their system.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: grub-pc 2.04-1ubuntu26.4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-48.52-generic 5.4.60
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-48-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.9
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Mon Sep 21 15:25:31 2020
InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-04-29 (145 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200423)
SourcePackage: grub2
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: grub2 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug focal

** Attachment added: "screenshot"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1896491/+attachment/5412957/+files/IMG_20200921_085056.jpg

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Title:
  Boot messages write over top of GRUB recovery menu

Status in grub2 package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  1. Hold down Shift key while booting, to get into GRUB
  2. Choose options to get into Recovery menu (I forget exact wording)
  3. As Ubuntu continues to finish booting, boot messages write over top of GRUB menu (see attached screenshot)
  4. I think you can use up/down arrow keys to make the menu items appear again.  But if a user gets confused and manages to click OK on something they can't read, they could damage their system.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
  Package: grub-pc 2.04-1ubuntu26.4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-48.52-generic 5.4.60
  Uname: Linux 5.4.0-48-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.9
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Mon Sep 21 15:25:31 2020
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-04-29 (145 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200423)
  SourcePackage: grub2
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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