From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F02931381F4 for ; Sun, 12 Aug 2012 22:54:36 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 07C8AE073B; Sun, 12 Aug 2012 22:54:15 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mailout-de.gmx.net (mailout-de.gmx.net [213.165.64.23]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 039D9E06F4 for ; Sun, 12 Aug 2012 22:52:33 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail invoked by alias); 12 Aug 2012 22:52:32 -0000 Received: from wl-l3-55.rz.tu-ilmenau.de (EHLO localhost) [141.24.17.55] by mail.gmx.net (mp029) with SMTP; 13 Aug 2012 00:52:32 +0200 X-Authenticated: #4040096 X-Provags-ID: V01U2FsdGVkX19VRtMvT/NVFoxBHPRj76pueDD4BLM42op9QWFE5m lLTEj2fjirC2BM Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2012 00:52:32 +0200 From: Frank Steinmetzger To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Cannot see Grub menu Message-ID: <20120812225232.GA7202@eisen.lan> Mail-Followup-To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org References: <20120812000905.GA2684@eisen.lan> <20120812114736.241e1cb4@weird.wonkology.org> <20120812120159.0e646529@khamul.example.com> <201208121431.28057.michaelkintzios@gmail.com> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: <201208121431.28057.michaelkintzios@gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt 1.5.21 (2010-09-15, Gentoo 1.5.21-r1) X-Y-GMX-Trusted: 0 X-Archives-Salt: 50a656c6-389e-4ab5-b045-8dda3737e7bb X-Archives-Hash: c4e99e8ae0266308b1553e3945668726 On Sun, Aug 12, 2012 at 02:31:07PM +0100, Mick wrote: > > > > So after the recent thread here about 32bit/64bit and some arguments > > > > from a friend, I made the switch from 32 bit to 64 bit (with a clean > > > > install from scratch of course). There’s one big problem I’m > > > > having: I cannot see the Grub (legacy) boot menu. It still > > > > functions alright, but I don’t see it. > > > […] > > > Do you use a splashimage in your grub.conf? Maybe without you will > > > get a working text mode Grub. Not that this should matter, but anyway. Yes, I used to use a self-made spash image; it shows a Windows-Logo-like stickers saying "Windows Vista incapable" with a Tux in it. :) Anyways, the file was missing, so I commented out the line, but to no avail. I tried a temporary grub.conf with the bare essentials (just one entry), and it didn't help either. Booting the same disk in qemu yields the same thing. So I gather it must be some borkage in grub itself. Perhaps I could try an older version, there are so many available right now. > > When grub is running and showing it's menu, the only thing active ---------------------------------------^ *cough* *wink wink* > I have always used GRUB splashimage without genkernel and without anything > special to get it going other than the correct path in /boot/grub/grub.conf; > e.g. > > default 0 > timeout 30 > splashimage=(hd0,9)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz That's the way I used to too also. Very strange this all... -- Gruß | Greetings | Qapla' Please do not share anything from, with or about me with any Facebook service. Feed your children with garlic, then you will find them in the dark.