https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=831850 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=831850#c0 Summary: Boot loader VGA mode "8-pixel font" gives unbootable system Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE 12.3 Version: Final Platform: Other OS/Version: Other Status: NEW Severity: Normal Priority: P5 - None Component: YaST2 AssignedTo: bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: volker3204@paradise.net.nz QAContact: jsrain@suse.com Found By: --- Blocker: --- User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64) AppleWebKit/534.34 (KHTML, like Gecko) konqueror/4.7.2 Safari/534.34 Yast -> boot loader -> Details There is a drop-down box offering various video modes. Selecting "Standard 8-pixel font" causes vga=extended to be appended to the kernel command line. On reboot, grub2 dies with "text is deprecated. Use set gfxpayload=vga=extended before linux command instead" and the system becomes unbootable. Recovery is possible by editing the grub2 entry (press "e") and removing/correcting the offending vga= setting. This is real fun to do with some script being badly displayed inside a micro-view area designed by a graphics designer without regard for usability, not helped by grub2 needing screenfuls of lafaffel for the same job grub did in one easily editable line... Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Start yast boor loader 2. Go into loader details 3. Select VGA mode "Standard 8-pixel font" Actual Results: System fails to boot. Expected Results: Yast should not create boot laoder configurations that leave a non-bootable system. A warning would be appropriate. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.