Take the 2-minute tour ×  I have installed Ubuntu 11.04 along
with Windows XP. Grub is installed properly. When the grub menu
loads I get a moving message window saying my monitor is not in
the optimum resolution of 1280x1024 and 60Hz refresh rate. I can
boot windows because I know it is the last item on the grub
list. So, I just press the down key for a long time. If I don't
press anything Ubuntu loads. I changed /etc/default/grub and
added the line   and did an update-grub. This did not work.
Please help.  share|improve this question Wouldn't it be
GRUB_GFXMODE=1280x1024 instead? –  Vervious Jul 5 '11 at 15:50
@Nano8Blazex: Sorry. Edited. –  Bruce Jul 5 '11 at 15:50 Btw, is
this grub legacy or grub 2? –  Vervious Jul 5 '11 at 15:57
@Nano8Blazex: Grub2 –  Bruce Jul 5 '11 at 16:01 add comment  1
Answer  Interesting problem. Someone on this forum posted adding
insmod vbe to their grub config did the trick for them.  The
Ubuntu community documentation for Grub2 (which is the version
of grub that comes with Ubun