Bug#538060: [grub-pc] vga=XXX is ignored at boot

[colimit at gmail.com]

instead of just

>	set root=(hd0,2)
>	set gfxpayload=1280x800x8
>	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 10d77f64-fdcc-47a0-92f3-507fd91f798f
>	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.30.2 root=UUID=10d77f64-fdcc-47a0-92f3-507fd91f798f ro rootfstype=ext4 quiet
>	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-2.6.30.2

you have to say

>	set root=(hd0,2)
>	insmod vbe
>	set gfxpayload=1280x800x8
>	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 10d77f64-fdcc-47a0-92f3-507fd91f798f
>	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.30.2 root=UUID=10d77f64-fdcc-47a0-92f3-507fd91f798f ro rootfstype=ext4 quiet
>	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-2.6.30.2

and will work like a charm. Make sure that you've first checked that
this videomode "1280x800x8" is supported by your BIOS (run "vbeinfo"
in grub2 shell).