[Bug 1027223] Re: update-grub ignores GRUB_COLOR_NORMAL and GRUB_COLOR_HIGHLIGHT

[Ben Fritz]

I tested the fix in the original post. It did not work, until I also
modified /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme as follows:

#if [ -n "${GRUB_BACKGROUND+x}" ]; then
#	set_background_image "${GRUB_BACKGROUND}" || set_default_theme
#	exit 0
#fi
if [ -n "${GRUB_BACKGROUND+x}" ]; then
	set_background_image "${GRUB_BACKGROUND}" "${GRUB_COLOR_NORMAL}" "${GRUB_COLOR_HIGHLIGHT}" || set_default_theme
	exit 0
fi

I'm pretty certain this is NOT the best fix, but it works for me for the
time being. Neither fix has any effect at all for me by itself, but with
both fixes in place the colors defined in /etc/default/grub apply as
expected.

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Title:
  update-grub ignores GRUB_COLOR_NORMAL and GRUB_COLOR_HIGHLIGHT

Status in “grub2” package in Ubuntu:
  Expired

Bug description:
  This is because these two variables are not exported, as expected.
  Patching /usr/sbin/grub-mkconfig with

  248c248,250
  <   GRUB_BADRAM
  ---
  >   GRUB_BADRAM \
  >   GRUB_COLOR_NORMAL \
  >   GRUB_COLOR_HIGHLIGHT

  fixes this bug.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: grub-common 1.99-21ubuntu3.1
  Uname: Linux 3.4.6 x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu11
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Fri Jul 20 21:25:26 2012
  InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=de_DE:en
   TERM=screen-bce
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: grub2
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-07-16 (4 days ago)
  modified.conffile..etc.grub.d.05.debian.theme: [modified]
  mtime.conffile..etc.grub.d.05.debian.theme: 2012-07-20T20:59:12.486533

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