Scrambled grub and init text [SOLVED]

dj_farid · l33t Joined: 14 Jun 2004 Posts: 613

I just installed gentoo.
My grub menu is scrambled and looks very bad. I can't make out what it says.
Then when gentoo loads and the init stuff comes, the text is still scrambled.
Halfway through the init, the text gets normal.

How do I fix this and why does it do so?

jmbsvicetto · Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2005 11:00 pm Post subject:

Hi.

You're probably having a problem with the GRUB splash screen. You should comment the splash= line to check that out and if that is the source of the problem, make sure that you're trying to use a proper grub splash image.
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syg00 · Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2005 12:40 am Post subject:

Probably need to look at your framebuffer and console options as well.

dj_farid · l33t Joined: 14 Jun 2004 Posts: 613

Thanks!
I had the splash screen pointing to the wrong place.
I didn't install /boot on the same disk as I have grub in the MBR. This got me confused.