vga=0x307 is deprecated, but can't get gfxmode to work

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asked Nov 08 '11

caddr
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I've tried setting in /etc/default/grub

GRUB_GFXMODE=1280X1024x16
GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=keep
GRUB_TERMINAL=gfxterm

rebuilt grub.cfg with

grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub2/grub.cfg

But it doesn't work.

How does this work?

Thanks.

Accepted Answer

answered Nov 08 '11

kiilerix
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Configuration of graphical boot loader with grub2 is currently a big tricky.

First you have to convert a font, for example with:

grub2-mkfont --output=/boot/grub2/unicode.pf2 /usr/share/fonts/dejavu/DejaVuSansMono.ttf

Then, in /etc/default/grub add:

GRUB_TERMINAL=gfxterm

and then you run:

grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub2/grub.cfg

and reboot

Answer 2

answered Nov 13 '11

Thanks!!! I was searching for this...

And if you put the next line, you'll get verne background image at boot (I was missing this from my old fedora 15) GRUB_BACKGROUND=/boot/verne.tga

/boot/verne.tga converted from verne.jpg

Answer 3

answered Nov 13 '11

Apparently, the GRUB_TERMINAL=gfxterm line is no longer required (actually it generates an error message when loading grub2).

Answer 4

answered Nov 12 '11

this solution from @kiilerix doesn't work for me in F16 x86_64, fonts didn't change...any ideas?

Answer 5

answered Nov 08 '11

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tuxdna solution works fine. You can use any .ttf.

Answer 6

answered Nov 08 '11

Was your issue resolved? If yes, could you post the solution here.

I found a nice article on the topic:

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