[SOLVED] Startup window not clear

satimis · 09-20-2010, 08:25 AM

Hi folks,

Debian 60 (squeeze, testing) 64-bit

The window for selecting kernels at startup is NOT clear. Please advise how to fix it. TIA

B.R.
satimis

malekmustaq · 09-20-2010, 09:01 AM

Are you at the grub stage?

Try hit "Esc" or "Tab".

If your display is in trouble maybe you need to add some switches after hitting "Tab".

TobiSGD · 09-20-2010, 09:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by satimis

Hi folks,

Debian 60 (squeeze, testing) 64-bit

The window for selecting kernels at startup is NOT clear. Please advise how to fix it. TIA

B.R.
satimis

Please specify what you mean with "not clear".

satimis · 09-20-2010, 09:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TobiSGD

Please specify what you mean with "not clear".

Hi,

The background is not clear. The fonts are also NOT clear, impossible to read.

Edit:
I suppose it is the GRUB window

B.R.
satimis

satimis · 09-20-2010, 09:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by malekmustaq

Are you at the grub stage?

Try hit "Esc" or "Tab".

If your display is in trouble maybe you need to add some switches after hitting "Tab".

Hi,

Thanks for your advice.

This is a VM of Oracle VBox

Esc/Tab has not response.

Shift+Tab starts to boot. But I expect to make the content on that window readable. Thanks

B.R.
satimis

malekmustaq · 09-20-2010, 09:16 AM

satimis,

What is your monitor?
Have you had a good experience with the monitor running is some other distros previously installed in the current setup? Is your machine a 64bit architecture?

If you can install another, there is not need to run "testing" release, you should not. Better install a stable version. Testing releases are meant for debuggers or at least advanced debian users.

Hope this helps.

TobiSGD · 09-20-2010, 09:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by malekmustaq

If you can install another, there is not need to run "testing" release, you should not. Better install a stable version. Testing releases are meant for debuggers or at least advanced debian users.

Debian Testing is much more stable than you think. Currently it is in freeze, the last state before becoming the new stable. Ubuntu and many others are based on Debian Testing and Unstable and are also considered to be stable.

satimis · 09-20-2010, 09:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by malekmustaq

satimis,

What is your monitor?
Have you had a good experience with the monitor running is some other distros previously installed in the current setup? Is your machine a 64bit architecture?

If you can install another, there is not need to run "testing" release, you should not. Better install a stable version. Testing releases are meant for debuggers or at least advanced debian users.

Hope this helps.

Hi,

I don't think it involving the monitor. The grub screen of other Debian VMs is very clear. Also after booting up the desktop of this VM is very clear.

I need the latest version of Emacs+ESS to run R. They are on squeeze repo.

I think the grub window configuration may be on following section of /boot/grub/grub.conf

Code:

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 0dd2b979-1b37-4e13-b0e4-2a04595f0bf6
insmod png
if background_image /usr/share/images/desktop-base/moreblue-orbit-grub.png ; then
  set color_normal=black/black
  set color_highlight=magenta/black
else
  set menu_color_normal=cyan/blue
  set menu_color_highlight=white/blue
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###

Any advice how to change the settings? TIA

B.R.
satimis

malekmustaq · 09-20-2010, 09:43 AM

OMG! that's Grub2 again. I am very sorry: my reason does not convince me yet why the H**L should Grub2 take the honor of Grub. I think they'd better write a more advance booting-kernel themselves if they don't understand what a "booting-tool" means. I have used Lilo and the BSD bootmanager, they can equally do the simple work of loading a kernel. There is no reason why bootloading should be made as toilsome as that in Grub2.

Step 1: Deinstall Grub2.
Step 2: Install legacy Grub from package.
Step 3: Boot.

Good luck.

malekmustaq · 09-20-2010, 09:48 AM

Thanks for the info TobiSGD. Actually I don't run Debian myself, only its derivatives.

But I think I am missing the point of Satimis. I realize he is running VM.

satimis · 09-20-2010, 10:54 AM

Hi folks,

Problem solved as follows;

$ sudo cp -p /boot/grub/grub.cfg /boot/grub/grub.cfg.original

$ sudo nano /boot/grub/grub.cfg
comment out following lines

Code:

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
....
#insmod png
#if background_image /usr/share/images/desktop-base/moreblue-orbit-grub.png ; then
#  set color_normal=black/black
#  set color_highlight=magenta/black
#else
...

$ sudo shutdown -r now

The grub window now looks similar to other Debian dist.

B.R.
satimis

widget · 09-20-2010, 12:03 PM

The next time that update-grub is run you will loose that modified entry.

If you notice, that is listed on your /boot/grub/grub.cfg under the "### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###" heading.

If you go to "/etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme" and make your modifications there and then;

Code:

sudo update-grub

the change will stick.

satimis · 09-20-2010, 07:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by widget

The next time that update-grub is run you will loose that modified entry.

If you notice, that is listed on your /boot/grub/grub.cfg under the "### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###" heading.

If you go to "/etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme" and make your modifications there and then;

Code:

sudo update-grub

the change will stick.

Hi widget,

Thanks for your advice.

Performed following steps;

1)
uncommented those lines abovementioned

2)
$ sudo mv /usr/share/images/desktop-base/moreblue-orbit-grub.png /usr/share/images/desktop-base/moreblue-orbit-grub-backup.png

3)
$ sudo update-grub

4)
$ sudo shutdown -r now

Problem solved.

B.R.
satimis