--- grub-1.99~rc1.orig/util/grub.d/00_header.in
+++ grub-1.99~rc1/util/grub.d/00_header.in
@@ -131,6 +131,9 @@ if [ "x$gfxterm" = x1 ]; then
 if loadfont `make_system_path_relative_to_its_root "${GRUB_FONT_PATH}"` ; then
   set gfxmode=${GRUB_GFXMODE}
   load_video
+  # vga= is deprecated, grub2 handles this just fine
+  # making grub2 res == linux fb res
+  set gfxpayload=keep
   insmod gfxterm
 fi
 EOF