Problem with GRUB resolution - Ubuntu 18.04
I have been using Ubuntu for quite sometime now. I have a dual boot system with Windows 10 and Ubuntu 18.04. I have used this combo ever since Ubuntu 18.04 came out. Earlier, grub would always show and accept 1920x1080 as its display resolution. I have had various system crashes along the way due to which I have had to install Windows and Ubuntu thrice. Recently, I have noticed a peculiar thing. My grub doesn't show 1920x1080 resolution when I use videoinfo command at grub terminal. The highest that it goes is 1280x720. I have tried to fix it by manually making an entry in the grub file but it was of no help.
Can anyone please suggest me a possible fix for it? Is there something wrong with the OS? Is there something wrong with the BIOS (MSI Motherboard)? Is there something wrong with the drivers?
Note: I am running in UEFI mode.
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I have been using Ubuntu for quite sometime now. I have a dual boot system with Windows 10 and Ubuntu 18.04. I have used this combo ever since Ubuntu 18.04 came out. Earlier, grub would always show and accept 1920x1080 as its display resolution. I have had various system crashes along the way due to which I have had to install Windows and Ubuntu thrice. Recently, I have noticed a peculiar thing. My grub doesn't show 1920x1080 resolution when I use videoinfo command at grub terminal. The highest that it goes is 1280x720. I have tried to fix it by manually making an entry in the grub file but it was of no help.
Can anyone please suggest me a possible fix for it? Is there something wrong with the OS? Is there something wrong with the BIOS (MSI Motherboard)? Is there something wrong with the drivers?
Note: I am running in UEFI mode.
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I have been using Ubuntu for quite sometime now. I have a dual boot system with Windows 10 and Ubuntu 18.04. I have used this combo ever since Ubuntu 18.04 came out. Earlier, grub would always show and accept 1920x1080 as its display resolution. I have had various system crashes along the way due to which I have had to install Windows and Ubuntu thrice. Recently, I have noticed a peculiar thing. My grub doesn't show 1920x1080 resolution when I use videoinfo command at grub terminal. The highest that it goes is 1280x720. I have tried to fix it by manually making an entry in the grub file but it was of no help.
Can anyone please suggest me a possible fix for it? Is there something wrong with the OS? Is there something wrong with the BIOS (MSI Motherboard)? Is there something wrong with the drivers?
Note: I am running in UEFI mode.
dual-boot grub2 18.04 display-resolution grub-efi
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I have been using Ubuntu for quite sometime now. I have a dual boot system with Windows 10 and Ubuntu 18.04. I have used this combo ever since Ubuntu 18.04 came out. Earlier, grub would always show and accept 1920x1080 as its display resolution. I have had various system crashes along the way due to which I have had to install Windows and Ubuntu thrice. Recently, I have noticed a peculiar thing. My grub doesn't show 1920x1080 resolution when I use videoinfo command at grub terminal. The highest that it goes is 1280x720. I have tried to fix it by manually making an entry in the grub file but it was of no help.
Can anyone please suggest me a possible fix for it? Is there something wrong with the OS? Is there something wrong with the BIOS (MSI Motherboard)? Is there something wrong with the drivers?
Note: I am running in UEFI mode.
dual-boot grub2 18.04 display-resolution grub-efi
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There's very little video control at the GRUB screen level. It's best to leave /etc/default/grub at...
GRUB_GFXMODE=640x480
This parameter only effects the GRUB screen, and this setting will display large enough font characters for easy viewing.
Followed by...
sudo update-grub
answered 9 hours ago
heynnemaheynnema
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I used to do it that way too but you can really do a lot with grub video. I'll try to post something later.
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
8 hours ago
No, I want to know why am I unable to set my grub resolution beyond 720p now when earlier I could do it with a breeze. What could be the solution to the problem? The main thing is that I am trying to fix my slpash screen after my nvidia driver installation but it is quite low res. And I pretty sure that as various solutions have stated, if I can change the resolution of the grub, the resolution of the splash screen would too.
– c2yCharlie
4 hours ago
@c2yCharlie I don't know if display managers even come into play this early, but could it be the difference between lightdm and gdm3? Maybe even the nvidia drivers?
– heynnema
3 hours ago
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There's very little video control at the GRUB screen level. It's best to leave /etc/default/grub at...
GRUB_GFXMODE=640x480
This parameter only effects the GRUB screen, and this setting will display large enough font characters for easy viewing.
Followed by...
sudo update-grub
answered 9 hours ago
heynnemaheynnema
19.4k22158
I used to do it that way too but you can really do a lot with grub video. I'll try to post something later.
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
8 hours ago
No, I want to know why am I unable to set my grub resolution beyond 720p now when earlier I could do it with a breeze. What could be the solution to the problem? The main thing is that I am trying to fix my slpash screen after my nvidia driver installation but it is quite low res. And I pretty sure that as various solutions have stated, if I can change the resolution of the grub, the resolution of the splash screen would too.
– c2yCharlie
4 hours ago
@c2yCharlie I don't know if display managers even come into play this early, but could it be the difference between lightdm and gdm3? Maybe even the nvidia drivers?
– heynnema
3 hours ago
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There's very little video control at the GRUB screen level. It's best to leave /etc/default/grub at...
GRUB_GFXMODE=640x480
This parameter only effects the GRUB screen, and this setting will display large enough font characters for easy viewing.
Followed by...
sudo update-grub
answered 9 hours ago
heynnemaheynnema
19.4k22158
I used to do it that way too but you can really do a lot with grub video. I'll try to post something later.
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
8 hours ago
No, I want to know why am I unable to set my grub resolution beyond 720p now when earlier I could do it with a breeze. What could be the solution to the problem? The main thing is that I am trying to fix my slpash screen after my nvidia driver installation but it is quite low res. And I pretty sure that as various solutions have stated, if I can change the resolution of the grub, the resolution of the splash screen would too.
– c2yCharlie
4 hours ago
@c2yCharlie I don't know if display managers even come into play this early, but could it be the difference between lightdm and gdm3? Maybe even the nvidia drivers?
– heynnema
3 hours ago
add a comment |
There's very little video control at the GRUB screen level. It's best to leave /etc/default/grub at...
GRUB_GFXMODE=640x480
This parameter only effects the GRUB screen, and this setting will display large enough font characters for easy viewing.
Followed by...
sudo update-grub
answered 9 hours ago
heynnemaheynnema
19.4k22158
There's very little video control at the GRUB screen level. It's best to leave /etc/default/grub at...
GRUB_GFXMODE=640x480
This parameter only effects the GRUB screen, and this setting will display large enough font characters for easy viewing.
Followed by...
sudo update-grub
answered 9 hours ago
heynnemaheynnema
19.4k22158
answered 9 hours ago
heynnemaheynnema
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answered 9 hours ago
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answered 9 hours ago
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I used to do it that way too but you can really do a lot with grub video. I'll try to post something later.
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
8 hours ago
No, I want to know why am I unable to set my grub resolution beyond 720p now when earlier I could do it with a breeze. What could be the solution to the problem? The main thing is that I am trying to fix my slpash screen after my nvidia driver installation but it is quite low res. And I pretty sure that as various solutions have stated, if I can change the resolution of the grub, the resolution of the splash screen would too.
– c2yCharlie
4 hours ago
@c2yCharlie I don't know if display managers even come into play this early, but could it be the difference between lightdm and gdm3? Maybe even the nvidia drivers?
– heynnema
3 hours ago
add a comment |
I used to do it that way too but you can really do a lot with grub video. I'll try to post something later.
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
8 hours ago
No, I want to know why am I unable to set my grub resolution beyond 720p now when earlier I could do it with a breeze. What could be the solution to the problem? The main thing is that I am trying to fix my slpash screen after my nvidia driver installation but it is quite low res. And I pretty sure that as various solutions have stated, if I can change the resolution of the grub, the resolution of the splash screen would too.
– c2yCharlie
4 hours ago
@c2yCharlie I don't know if display managers even come into play this early, but could it be the difference between lightdm and gdm3? Maybe even the nvidia drivers?
– heynnema
3 hours ago
I used to do it that way too but you can really do a lot with grub video. I'll try to post something later.
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
8 hours ago
I used to do it that way too but you can really do a lot with grub video. I'll try to post something later.
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
8 hours ago
No, I want to know why am I unable to set my grub resolution beyond 720p now when earlier I could do it with a breeze. What could be the solution to the problem? The main thing is that I am trying to fix my slpash screen after my nvidia driver installation but it is quite low res. And I pretty sure that as various solutions have stated, if I can change the resolution of the grub, the resolution of the splash screen would too.
– c2yCharlie
4 hours ago
No, I want to know why am I unable to set my grub resolution beyond 720p now when earlier I could do it with a breeze. What could be the solution to the problem? The main thing is that I am trying to fix my slpash screen after my nvidia driver installation but it is quite low res. And I pretty sure that as various solutions have stated, if I can change the resolution of the grub, the resolution of the splash screen would too.
– c2yCharlie
4 hours ago
@c2yCharlie I don't know if display managers even come into play this early, but could it be the difference between lightdm and gdm3? Maybe even the nvidia drivers?
– heynnema
3 hours ago
@c2yCharlie I don't know if display managers even come into play this early, but could it be the difference between lightdm and gdm3? Maybe even the nvidia drivers?
– heynnema
3 hours ago
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