{"action":"closed","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/8259","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/8259/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/8259/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/8259/events","html_url":"https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/8259","id":86788729,"number":8259,"title":"grub + encrypted disks and other quirks","user":{"login":"oxij","id":391919,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/391919?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/oxij","html_url":"https://github.com/oxij","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/oxij/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/oxij/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/oxij/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/oxij/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/oxij/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/oxij/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/oxij/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/oxij/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/oxij/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[],"state":"closed","locked":false,"assignee":null,"milestone":null,"comments":2,"created_at":"2015-06-10T01:00:31Z","updated_at":"2015-06-11T00:07:32Z","closed_at":"2015-06-11T00:07:32Z","body":"The commit 159fed47bcfab67d36d4959fb3ac952a7ad9128c made encrypted root somewhat less usable because\r\n\r\n    set gfxpayload=keep\r\n\r\nline leaves GRUB background where one expects to see an early console with a password prompt from initrd for the encrypted disk(s). I think the abstract grandmother would expect to actually see that prompt there.\r\n\r\nThat's not to mention that with that it is now impossible to see any early boot errors until KMS kicks in (which for my laptop is at around 60% of the wall boot time), since they are, too, hidden behind the absolutely useless picture.\r\n\r\nAnd not to mention that\r\n\r\n    gfxmode=auto\r\n\r\nmakes the font in GRUB so small on my screen that I won't be able to do anything in GRUB without a magnifying glass when the need arises.\r\n\r\nAnd not to mention that the same commit makes my non-EFI system barf something not pretty to the screen just before the picture is loaded.\r\n\r\nI simply reverted that change locally (because f*ck EFI, MBR FTW!), but I suppose it actually makes a difference for some poor EFI users.\r\n\r\n/cc @wkennington"}}