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How do I change the font colours for grub?

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I managed to change the background on the boot screen and now I need to set the font colours to something I can read. I've been lurking around the Ubuntu Forums and the Ask site and I've also tried with the grub-customizer with no luck. All I need is the right code for grub file.

Here's a copy of my current grub:

GRUB_DEFAULT="saved"

GRUB_SAVEDEFAULT="true"

#GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT="0"

GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT_QUIET="true"

GRUB_TIMEOUT="10"

GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR="`lsb_release -i -s 2> /dev/null || echo Debian`"

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=""

GRUB_BACKGROUND="/home/autumn/Pictures/grub/suckng.jpg"



menu_color_normal=black/black

menu_color_highlight=yellow/dark-gray

color_normal=black/black

color_higlight=black/black

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answered 2 Years ago dileble · Accepted Answer

I had this problem in ubuntu 13.10 with grub-customizer. In my case it was caused by reverting to the default debian theme, which made the image appear in the background, but all text was grey. I solved it by editing the 05_debian_theme file found in /etc/grub.d/

$ sudo gedit /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme

Find where it reads:

if [ -z "${2}" ] && [ -z "${3}" ]; then

        echo "  true"

fi

Change to:

if [ -z "${2}" ] && [ -z "${3}" ]; then

    echo "  true"

    echo "    set color_highlight=light-blue/black"

    echo "    set color_normal=white/black"

fi

Replace the colours with that of your choosing, remembering grub treats 'black' as transparent. Then run the following and reboot:

sudo update-grub

If that does not solve it for you go go back and edit the theme as mentioned above. You will see a section:

set_default_theme(){

case $GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR in

    Ubuntu|Kubuntu)

        # Set a monochromatic theme for Ubuntu.

        echo "${1}set menu_color_normal=white/black"

        echo "${1}set menu_color_highlight=light-blue/black"



        if [ -e /lib/plymouth/themes/default.grub ]; then

            sed "s/^/${1}/" /lib/plymouth/themes/default.grub

        fi

        ;;

    *)

        # Set the traditional Debian blue theme.

        echo "${1}set menu_color_normal=white/black"

        echo "${1}set menu_color_highlight=light-blue/black"

        ;;

Change the colours to what you require then update-grub, reboot.

Good luck, I hope this helps.