This might help: If the line 'GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=text' is in /etc/default/grub and I boot with the kernel parameter 'noplymouth' (instead of default 'quiet splash') then the first few messages after the kernel is loaded do appear on a screen with (estimated) VGA size! But only seconds later the resolution changes to the usual maximum of my laptop (1680x1050), and no wonder all the Ctrl+Alt+F1...6 consoles are again 1680x1050 too. So no matter what GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD or GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX is, the resolution of consoles stays at maximum (which in my case is hard to read and memory-consuming).
After some googling and tweaking I bet it is not the fault of grub or the kernel. It is a component that starts a bit later in the boot process, e.g. plymouth. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/428519 Title: Unable to enable framebuffer modes with grub 2 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/428519/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
