[bug #67095] Sandy Bridge iMac debian trixie steady cursor at upper left instead of grub menu

Paul Ausbeck <[email protected]> Wed, 7 May 2025 15:22:21 -0400 (EDT)

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                 Summary: Sandy Bridge iMac debian trixie steady cursor at
upper left instead of grub menu
                   Group: GNU GRUB
               Submitter: ausbeck
               Submitted: Wed 07 May 2025 07:22:14 PM GMT
                Category: Booting
                Severity: Major
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Hardware-specific
                  Status: None
                 Privacy: Public
             Assigned to: None
         Originator Name: Paul Ausbeck
        Originator Email:
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: other
                 Release:
         Reproducibility: Every Time
         Planned Release: None


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Date: Wed 07 May 2025 07:22:14 PM GMT By: Paul Ausbeck <ausbeck>
I have a Sandy Bridge iMac. I've previously had debian bookworm installed on
this machine and had no grub issues. Today I upgraded to debian testing/trixie
and the grub menu no longer displays, instead a steady cursor appears at the
upper left of what once was the menu display area. After the five second menu
display period, the boot process continues normally. I can tell that grub is
invisibly displaying the menu as I can stall the boot process by selecting a
different boot option with the down arrow key. After I press the up arrow key
and enter, the boot process continues as if I had pressed no keys.

My non-expert opinion is that this is a graphics mode issue. This is also a
regression in that what once was working is no longer working. Since grub is
not displaying its output properly, I don't know of any way to provide further
information.







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