bugGNU GRUB - Bugs: bug #15120, GRUB menu not displayed

 
 

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bug #15120: GRUB menu not displayed

Submitted by:  None
Submitted on:  Thu 01 Dec 2005 04:09:31 PM UTC  
 
Category: User InterfaceSeverity: Major
Priority: 5 - NormalItem Group: Action Request
Status: NonePrivacy: Public
Assigned to: NoneOriginator Name: Michael Studer
Originator Email: -unavailable-Open/Closed: Closed
Release: 0.96-r2Release: None
Reproducibility: Every TimePlanned Release: None

Sat 15 Dec 2007 09:07:18 PM UTC, comment #3:

We've moved to GRUB 2 as a development platform. Please can you check if this bug still applies there, and if it does, reopen it?

Thanks

Robert Millan <robertmh>
Project Administrator
Fri 07 Jul 2006 09:16:35 AM UTC, comment #2:

I just resolved the error. My original line was:
splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz

I replaced the original splash-line by this one:
splashimage=(hd0,0)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz

Which should be wrong because /dev/hda1 is my boot partition which is mounted at /boot (i exactly followed the gentoo handbook...), so the "boot"-directory should not exist in (hd0,0), or am i missing something here (and does the gentoo handbook supply me with wrong information)?

My the way, this problem only seems to happen on gentoo-based systems, maybe they made a wrong patch or something?

Albert Gerritsen <albert_geritsen>
Fri 07 Jul 2006 09:01:46 AM UTC, comment #1:

I have the same problem with my gentoo installation (same grub version). The problem can be solved by removing the splashimage entry from your grub.conf file. I am pretty sure i pointed to the correct location for the splashimage but it doesnt show up (it doesnt even give an error), the only thing i see is a blinking cursor...

On this forum there are people with the same problem, but its not clear if all of them could resolve it:
http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/gentoo-linux-help/61414-grub-splash-not-there.html

Albert Gerritsen <albert_geritsen>
Thu 01 Dec 2005 04:09:31 PM UTC, original submission:

GRUB version grub-0.96-r2 (via Gentoo)
GRUB menu is not visible on the screen. Only a black screen is displayed. The menu options are available if you select them in the blind. System boots fine (if you guess the right OS to boot).
After selecting the OS to boot the screen text becomes visible showing the boot up process.
I tried installing GRUB via grub-install and manually and it made no difference in symptoms.
PC has 2 video cards installed. One is native on system board but is not used and displays no video at any time. The main one is Nvidia based.

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