Bug#572386: grub: Does not show any text in the list, only logo

Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko phcoder at gmail.com
Tue Mar 16 23:17:52 UTC 2010


Alex Dănilă wrote:
> Package: grub-pc
> Version: 1.98~experimental.20100120-1
> Severity: important
> File: grub
>
> Since a few days ago grub is no longer showing any text in the
> console, only the Debian whirlwind logo, making it difficult to
> imossible to choose the wanted operating system. Looking at the
> generated grub.cfg there's no misconfiguration too obvious.
>
I traced it to RGBA mode strangely declared as having no alpha despite
its presence. I added handling of this case in upstream
> Screenshot at: http://alecs1.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/dscn0289.jpg
>
> Setting severity only to important, as by guessing you can still get
> to the right OS.
>
> Please ask for any other details,
> Thank you,
> Alex
>
>
> -- Package-specific info:
>
> *********************** BEGIN /proc/mounts
> /dev/disk/by-uuid/43670b9b-41bb-4614-9ffd-4879bcf1803d / reiserfs
> rw,relatime,notail 0 0
> /dev/sda7 /home reiserfs rw,noatime,notail 0 0
> *********************** END /proc/mounts
>
> *********************** BEGIN /boot/grub/device.map
> (hd0)    /dev/sda
> *********************** END /boot/grub/device.map
>
> *********************** BEGIN /boot/grub/grub.cfg
> #
> # DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
> #
> # It is automatically generated by /usr/sbin/grub-mkconfig using
> templates
> # from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
> #
>
> ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
> if [ -s $prefix/grubenv ]; then
>  load_env
> fi
> set default="0"
> if [ ${prev_saved_entry} ]; then
>  set saved_entry=${prev_saved_entry}
>  save_env saved_entry
>  set prev_saved_entry=
>  save_env prev_saved_entry
>  set boot_once=true
> fi
>
> function savedefault {
>  if [ -z ${boot_once} ]; then
>    saved_entry=${chosen}
>    save_env saved_entry
>  fi
> }
> insmod reiserfs
> set root=(hd0,5)
> search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 43670b9b-41bb-4614-9ffd-4879bcf1803d
> if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
>  set gfxmode=640x480
>  insmod gfxterm
>  insmod vbe
>  if terminal_output gfxterm ; then true ; else
>    # For backward compatibility with versions of terminal.mod that don't
>    # understand terminal_output
>    terminal gfxterm
>  fi
>  insmod reiserfs
>  set root=(hd0,5)
>  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 43670b9b-41bb-4614-9ffd-4879bcf1803d
>  insmod gfxmenu
>  set theme=($root)/boot/grub/debian-theme/theme.txt
>  set menuviewer=gfxmenu
> fi
> insmod reiserfs
> set root=(hd0,5)
> search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 43670b9b-41bb-4614-9ffd-4879bcf1803d
> set locale_dir=($root)/boot/grub/locale
> set lang=en
> insmod gettext
> set timeout=5
> ### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
>
> ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
> insmod reiserfs
> set root=(hd0,5)
> search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 43670b9b-41bb-4614-9ffd-4879bcf1803d
> insmod png
> loadfont /boot/grub/dejavu_sans_10.pf2
> loadfont /boot/grub/dejavu_sans_12.pf2
> loadfont /boot/grub/dejavu_sans_bold_14.pf2
> set menu_color_normal=cyan/blue
> set menu_color_highlight=white/blue
> ### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
>
> ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
> menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 2.6.33-2-amd64" --class debian
> --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
>    set gfxpayload=keep
>    insmod reiserfs
>    set root=(hd0,5)
>    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set
> 43670b9b-41bb-4614-9ffd-4879bcf1803d
>    echo    Loading Linux 2.6.33-2-amd64 ...
>    linux    /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.33-2-amd64
> root=UUID=43670b9b-41bb-4614-9ffd-4879bcf1803d ro
>    echo    Loading initial ramdisk ...
>    initrd    /boot/initrd.img-2.6.33-2-amd64
> }
> menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 2.6.33-2-amd64 (recovery
> mode)" --class debian --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
>    set gfxpayload=keep
>    insmod reiserfs
>    set root=(hd0,5)
>    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set
> 43670b9b-41bb-4614-9ffd-4879bcf1803d
>    echo    Loading Linux 2.6.33-2-amd64 ...
>    linux    /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.33-2-amd64
> root=UUID=43670b9b-41bb-4614-9ffd-4879bcf1803d ro single
>    echo    Loading initial ramdisk ...
>    initrd    /boot/initrd.img-2.6.33-2-amd64
> }
> menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 2.6.32-trunk-amd64" --class
> debian --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
>    set gfxpayload=keep
>    insmod reiserfs
>    set root=(hd0,5)
>    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set
> 43670b9b-41bb-4614-9ffd-4879bcf1803d
>    echo    Loading Linux 2.6.32-trunk-amd64 ...
>    linux    /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-trunk-amd64
> root=UUID=43670b9b-41bb-4614-9ffd-4879bcf1803d ro
>    echo    Loading initial ramdisk ...
>    initrd    /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-trunk-amd64
> }
> menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 2.6.32-trunk-amd64 (recovery
> mode)" --class debian --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
>    set gfxpayload=keep
>    insmod reiserfs
>    set root=(hd0,5)
>    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set
> 43670b9b-41bb-4614-9ffd-4879bcf1803d
>    echo    Loading Linux 2.6.32-trunk-amd64 ...
>    linux    /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-trunk-amd64
> root=UUID=43670b9b-41bb-4614-9ffd-4879bcf1803d ro single
>    echo    Loading initial ramdisk ...
>    initrd    /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-trunk-amd64
> }
> menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 2.6.32-2-amd64" --class debian
> --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
>    set gfxpayload=keep
>    insmod reiserfs
>    set root=(hd0,5)
>    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set
> 43670b9b-41bb-4614-9ffd-4879bcf1803d
>    echo    Loading Linux 2.6.32-2-amd64 ...
>    linux    /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-2-amd64
> root=UUID=43670b9b-41bb-4614-9ffd-4879bcf1803d ro
>    echo    Loading initial ramdisk ...
>    initrd    /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-2-amd64
> }
> menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 2.6.32-2-amd64 (recovery
> mode)" --class debian --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
>    set gfxpayload=keep
>    insmod reiserfs
>    set root=(hd0,5)
>    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set
> 43670b9b-41bb-4614-9ffd-4879bcf1803d
>    echo    Loading Linux 2.6.32-2-amd64 ...
>    linux    /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-2-amd64
> root=UUID=43670b9b-41bb-4614-9ffd-4879bcf1803d ro single
>    echo    Loading initial ramdisk ...
>    initrd    /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-2-amd64
> }
> menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 2.6.26-2-amd64" --class debian
> --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
>    set gfxpayload=keep
>    insmod reiserfs
>    set root=(hd0,5)
>    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set
> 43670b9b-41bb-4614-9ffd-4879bcf1803d
>    echo    Loading Linux 2.6.26-2-amd64 ...
>    linux    /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.26-2-amd64
> root=UUID=43670b9b-41bb-4614-9ffd-4879bcf1803d ro
>    echo    Loading initial ramdisk ...
>    initrd    /boot/initrd.img-2.6.26-2-amd64
> }
> menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 2.6.26-2-amd64 (recovery
> mode)" --class debian --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
>    set gfxpayload=keep
>    insmod reiserfs
>    set root=(hd0,5)
>    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set
> 43670b9b-41bb-4614-9ffd-4879bcf1803d
>    echo    Loading Linux 2.6.26-2-amd64 ...
>    linux    /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.26-2-amd64
> root=UUID=43670b9b-41bb-4614-9ffd-4879bcf1803d ro single
>    echo    Loading initial ramdisk ...
>    initrd    /boot/initrd.img-2.6.26-2-amd64
> }
> ### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
>
> ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
> menuentry "Fedora (2.6.29-0.119.rc5.fc11.x86_64) (on /dev/sda1)" {
>    insmod ext2
>    set root=(hd0,1)
>    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set
> 22fc0287-08c9-454e-9738-9043d65468ae
>    linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.29-0.119.rc5.fc11.x86_64 ro
> root=UUID=22fc0287-08c9-454e-9738-9043d65468ae rhgb quiet
>    initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.29-0.119.rc5.fc11.x86_64.img
> }
> menuentry "Fedora (2.6.29-0.74.rc3.git3.fc11.x86_64) (on /dev/sda1)" {
>    insmod ext2
>    set root=(hd0,1)
>    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set
> 22fc0287-08c9-454e-9738-9043d65468ae
>    linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.29-0.74.rc3.git3.fc11.x86_64 ro
> root=UUID=22fc0287-08c9-454e-9738-9043d65468ae rhgb quiet
>    initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.29-0.74.rc3.git3.fc11.x86_64.img
> }
> menuentry "Windows Recovery Environment (loader) (on /dev/sda2)" {
>    insmod ntfs
>    set root=(hd0,2)
>    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 8e88933988931eb1
>    drivemap -s (hd0) ${root}
>    chainloader +1
> }
> ### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
>
> ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_otheros ###
>
> # This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing
> # linux installation on /dev/sda1.
> menuentry "Fedora (2.6.29-0.119.rc5.fc11.x86_64) (on /dev/sda1)" {
>    set root=(hd0,0)
>    linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.29-0.119.rc5.fc11.x86_64 ro
> root=UUID=22fc0287-08c9-454e-9738-9043d65468ae rhgb quiet
>    initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.29-0.119.rc5.fc11.x86_64.img
> }
>
>
> # This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing
> # linux installation on /dev/sda1.
> menuentry "Fedora (2.6.29-0.74.rc3.git3.fc11.x86_64) (on /dev/sda1)" {
>    set root=(hd0,0)
>    linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.29-0.74.rc3.git3.fc11.x86_64 ro
> root=UUID=22fc0287-08c9-454e-9738-9043d65468ae rhgb quiet
>    initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.29-0.74.rc3.git3.fc11.x86_64.img
> }
>
>
> # This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a
> non-linux OS
> # on /dev/sda2
> menuentry "Windows Vista/Longhorn (loader)" {
>    set root=(hd0,1)
>    chainloader +1
> }
> ### END /etc/grub.d/30_otheros ###
>
> ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
> # This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries.  Simply
> type the
> # menu entries you want to add after this comment.  Be careful not to
> change
> # the 'exec tail' line above.
> ### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
> *********************** END /boot/grub/grub.cfg
>
> -- System Information:
> Debian Release: squeeze/sid
>  APT prefers unstable
>  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'stable'), (1, 'experimental')
> Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
>
> Kernel: Linux 2.6.33-2-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
> Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
> Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
>
> Versions of packages grub-pc depends on:
> ii  debconf [de 1.5.28                       Debian configuration
> management sy
> ii  desktop-bas 5.0.5                        common files for the
> Debian Deskto
> ii  grub-common 1.98~experimental.20100120-1 GRand Unified Bootloader,
> version
> ii  libc6       2.10.2-6                     Embedded GNU C Library:
> Shared lib
> ii  ttf-dejavu  2.30-2                       Metapackage to pull in
> ttf-dejavu-
> ii  ucf         3.0025                       Update Configuration
> File: preserv
>
> grub-pc recommends no packages.
>
> grub-pc suggests no packages.
>
> -- debconf information:
>  grub2/kfreebsd_cmdline:
>  grub-pc/linux_cmdline: fillme
> * grub2/linux_cmdline:
>  grub-pc/chainload_from_menu.lst: true
>  grub-pc/kopt_extracted: false
> * grub-pc/install_devices: /dev/sda
>  grub-pc/postrm_purge_boot_grub: false
>  grub2/kfreebsd_cmdline_default: quiet
> * grub2/linux_cmdline_default:
>
>
>
>
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-- 
Regards
Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko


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