Having the same issue with t400 on grub2-2.00-13.fc18.x86_64 +++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #858192 +++ Created attachment 613937 [details] photo of grub menu Description of problem: Initial graphical menu screen is totally corrupted (see photo). The hardware is Thinkpad T400, with Intel GPU and 1440x900 panel. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): grub2-2.0-0.38.beta6.fc17 Additional info: This bug apparently is NOT Fedora-specific. It wasn't fixed in other distribution, sadly: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/701111 --- Additional comment from Mads Kiilerich on 2012-09-18 15:24:10 EDT --- Does it work when adding to /etc/default/grub something like GRUB_GFXMODE=1024x768 and running grub2-install /dev/sda grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub2/grub.cfg ? If so: Please show the grub commandline output of set pager=1 vbeinfo --- Additional comment from Tomasz Torcz on 2012-09-18 15:45:21 EDT --- Created attachment 614108 [details] vbeinfo-001 It did work. I'm attaching photos of vbeinfo (I hope those are readable enough). BTW, Ubuntu bugreport contains this comment: "This is happening because the VBE BIOS advertises a 1440x900x32 mode (and even advertises 1440x900 as the best mode, though I don't think EDID is specific about the preferred depth) but fails to program it correctly. I don't know what the best solution to this is as yet." --- Additional comment from Tomasz Torcz on 2012-09-18 15:45:47 EDT --- Created attachment 614109 [details] vbeinfo-002 --- Additional comment from Tomasz Torcz on 2012-09-18 15:46:12 EDT --- Created attachment 614110 [details] vbeinfo-003 --- Additional comment from Mads Kiilerich on 2012-09-18 16:01:24 EDT --- (I thought the * in vbeinfo pointed at the default menu ... but apparently it points at the current mode.) Do 1400x900x16 work? Please also attach a dmesg from a system that has been booted with the default non-working grub mode. --- Additional comment from Tomasz Torcz on 2012-09-24 17:22:18 EDT --- Created attachment 616737 [details] dmesg from boot with GFXMODE=1440x900x16 1400x900x16 do not work --- Additional comment from Tomasz Torcz on 2012-09-24 17:22:51 EDT --- Created attachment 616738 [details] dmesg from boot wihout any specific GFXMODE --- Additional comment from Tomasz Torcz on 2012-10-10 07:51:27 EDT --- Problem persist with grub2-2.00-9.fc18.x86_64 --- Additional comment from Tomasz Torcz on 2013-01-04 07:15:24 EST --- Any progress on this?
Discussed at 2013-03-27 freeze exception review meeting: http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-blocker-review/2013-03-27/f19alpha-blocker-review-3.2013-03-27-16.01.log.txt . Rejected for now: we agreed we do not want to touch this at least without some kind of concrete analysis of the bug and a possible fix. Please re-propose if some kind of fix for this actually turns up during a freeze.
0) Still reproducible after a reinstall of grub2 using grub2-2.00-25.fc20.x86_64. For what it's worth: bios-version is "7UET79WW (3.09 )". 1) Adding GRUB_GFXMODE=1280x800 to /etc/default/grub and doing the grub2-mkconfig dance gives a usable grub2 menu in gfxterm mode. 2) Bug #825506 looks identical, by the way.
Mine: Version: 7UET94WW (3.24 ) Please upgrade your BIOS first.
(In reply to Tomasz Torcz from comment #3) > Please upgrade your BIOS first. Could you please elaborate?
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