[Bug 485636] [NEW] Can not disable GRUB2 background image

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Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: grub2

After setting a grub2 background in /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme by setting the use_bg=true, and setting the image name, running update-grub2 sets the background, at next reboot it is displayed. If i set a non-existent image file name, update-grub2 throws an interesting error message "Generating grub.cfg ...
No path or device is specified.
Try ``grub-probe --help'' for more information.
No path or device is specified.
Try ``grub-probe --help'' for more information." This message is not very friendly, and gives no meaningful information. 
The other, and more serious problem is that after setting the use_bg to false with an existent and working background image, update-grub2 and restart, the image is still shown. The only way to set grub2 back to console-only mode is to set use_bg to false, and the imagename to a non-existent image filename. This way after update-grub2 and restart, I get the console grub2 menu again.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Nov 20 04:13:12 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx wl
Package: grub2 (not installed)
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48+ureadahead2-generic
SourcePackage: grub2
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic i686
XsessionErrors:
 (gnome-settings-daemon:2257): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error: assertion `src != NULL' failed
 (gnome-settings-daemon:2257): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error: assertion `src != NULL' failed
 (nautilus:2408): Eel-CRITICAL **: eel_preferences_get_boolean: assertion `preferences_is_initialized ()' failed
 (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:2420): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed
 (gnome-panel:2373): Gdk-WARNING **: /build/buildd/gtk+2.0-2.18.3/gdk/x11/gdkdrawable-x11.c:952 drawable is not a pixmap or window

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


** Tags: apport-bug i386

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Can not disable GRUB2 background image
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