[Bug 1748028] [NEW] Flashing text at bottom of grub menu

[Kev Bowring]

Public bug reported:

Following updates to grub-common,grub-pc, grub-pc-bin and grub2-common I
see the text at the bottom of the screen flashing just above in a
different font. Simultaneously the font of the grub menu entries changes
font.

Small vid attached showing the issue.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: grub-pc 2.02-2ubuntu6
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-32.35-generic 4.13.13
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-32-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.8-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
Date: Wed Feb  7 22:08:59 2018
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-09-02 (158 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Alpha amd64 (20170902)
SourcePackage: grub2
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: grub2 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug bionic

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Title:
  Flashing text at bottom of grub menu

Status in grub2 package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Following updates to grub-common,grub-pc, grub-pc-bin and grub2-common
  I see the text at the bottom of the screen flashing just above in a
  different font. Simultaneously the font of the grub menu entries
  changes font.

  Small vid attached showing the issue.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
  Package: grub-pc 2.02-2ubuntu6
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-32.35-generic 4.13.13
  Uname: Linux 4.13.0-32-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.8-0ubuntu8
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: XFCE
  Date: Wed Feb  7 22:08:59 2018
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-09-02 (158 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Alpha amd64 (20170902)
  SourcePackage: grub2
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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