--- grub-1.97.2.orig/util/grub.d/00_header.in
+++ grub-1.97.2/util/grub.d/00_header.in
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ case x${GRUB_TERMINAL_OUTPUT} in
     cat << EOF
 if loadfont `make_system_path_relative_to_its_root ${GRUB_FONT_PATH}` ; then
   set gfxmode=${GRUB_GFXMODE}
+  # vga= is deprecated, grub2 handles this just fine
+  # making grub2 res == linux fb res
+  set gfxpayload=keep
   insmod gfxterm
   insmod ${GRUB_VIDEO_BACKEND}
   if terminal_output gfxterm ; then true ; else