From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with archive (Exim 4.43) id 1MdT9u-0007K7-Cm for mharc-grub-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:11:46 -0400 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MdT9s-0007J7-Kt for grub-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:11:44 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MdT9n-0007GO-PO for grub-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:11:44 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=38211 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MdT9n-0007GF-J1 for grub-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:11:39 -0400 Received: from c60.cesmail.net ([216.154.195.49]:37618) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_ARCFOUR_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MdT9n-0001OO-4S for grub-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:11:39 -0400 Received: from unknown (HELO smtprelay2.cesmail.net) ([192.168.1.112]) by c60.cesmail.net with ESMTP; 18 Aug 2009 14:11:38 -0400 Received: from [192.168.0.22] (static-72-92-88-10.phlapa.fios.verizon.net [72.92.88.10]) by smtprelay2.cesmail.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 9060434C6A for ; Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:26:08 -0400 (EDT) From: Pavel Roskin To: The development of GRUB 2 In-Reply-To: References: <1244022215.3429.17.camel@fz.local> <1244062540.20653.11.camel@mj> <1244067102.3407.51.camel@fz.local> <1248260661.3517.7.camel@fz.local> <1250617493.3810.15.camel@mj> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:11:35 -0400 Message-Id: <1250619095.3810.26.camel@mj> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.26.3 (2.26.3-1.fc11) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. Subject: Re: grub-mkconfig fails on every non i386-pc because of gfxterm/vbe X-BeenThere: grub-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: The development of GRUB 2 List-Id: The development of GRUB 2 List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:11:44 -0000 On Tue, 2009-08-18 at 19:53 +0200, Vladimir 'phcoder' Serbinenko wrote: > > > > I'm sorry, I'm very busy these days. I don't know what message you are > > talking about, but I still have a lot of mail to read. > > > > I don't insist on changing the default, as long as GRUB behaves > > correctly. I have verified that setting GRUB_TERMINAL_OUTPUT=console > > in /usr/local/etc/default/grub would disable gfxterm, and that should be > > OK. > Why not to change default to use console? I understand that distros > may want background image or other beatiful stuff but IMO mainstream > should remain simple and reliable and in this case using gfxterm at > least on some console is less reliable than old and proven console > approach. I'm ok with providing an option to choose gfxterm but I > don't see why it would be default in mainstream Done. Sorry, I posted my reply before I found the message Felix was referring to. -- Regards, Pavel Roskin