diff --git a/files/board/arpl/overlayfs/opt/arpl/init.sh b/files/board/arpl/overlayfs/opt/arpl/init.sh
index cfb0ffa0..fec5a868 100755
--- a/files/board/arpl/overlayfs/opt/arpl/init.sh
+++ b/files/board/arpl/overlayfs/opt/arpl/init.sh
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ ln -s "${CACHE_PATH}/ssh" "/etc/ssh"
 # Link bash history to cache volume
 rm -rf ~/.bash_history
 ln -s ${CACHE_PATH}/.bash_history ~/.bash_history
+touch ~/.bash_history
 if ! grep -q "menu.sh" ~/.bash_history; then
   echo "menu.sh " >> ~/.bash_history
 fi
diff --git a/files/board/arpl/p1/grub/grub.cfg b/files/board/arpl/p1/grub/grub.cfg
index 54cbb2ea..3e8f48f0 100644
--- a/files/board/arpl/p1/grub/grub.cfg
+++ b/files/board/arpl/p1/grub/grub.cfg
@@ -14,6 +14,19 @@ insmod ext2
 set default="boot"
 set timeout="5"
 set timeout_style="menu"
+set vesa_mode=1
+
+if [ -s $prefix/grubenv ]; then
+  load_env
+fi
+if [ "${next_entry}" ]; then
+  set default="${next_entry}"
+  unset next_entry
+  save_env next_entry
+fi
+if [ "${vesa_mode}" ]; then
+  set vesa_mode=${vesa_mode}
+fi
 
 function load_video {
   if [ x$feature_all_video_module = xy ]; then
@@ -33,7 +46,6 @@ load_video
 if loadfont unicode; then
   set gfxmode=auto
   insmod gfxterm
-  set gfxpayload=keep
   terminal_output gfxterm
 fi
 
@@ -45,30 +57,22 @@ if serial --unit=0 --speed=115200; then
   terminal_output --append serial_com0
 fi
 
-if [ -s $prefix/grubenv ]; then
-  load_env
-fi
-if [ "${default}" ]; then
-   set default="${default}"
-fi
-if [ "${next_entry}" ]; then
-   set default="${next_entry}"
-   set next_entry=
-   save_env next_entry
-fi
-
-if serial --unit=0 --speed=115200; then
-  terminal_input --append serial_com0
-  terminal_output --append serial_com0
-fi
+function set_gfxpayload {
+  if [ ${vesa_mode} -eq 1 ]; then
+    set gfxpayload=keep
+  else
+    set gfxpayload=text
+  fi
+}
 
 set TERM=tty2
+
 search --set=root --label "ARPL3"
 if [ -s /zImage-dsm -a -s /initrd-dsm ]; then
   if [ "${default}" = "direct" ]; then
     set timeout="1"
     menuentry 'Boot DSM kernel directly' --id direct {
-      load_video
+      set_gfxpayload
       echo "Loading DSM kernel..."
       linux /zImage-dsm console=ttyS0,115200n8 earlyprintk log_buf_len=32M earlycon=uart8250,io,0x3f8,115200n8 root=/dev/md0 loglevel=15 ${dsm_cmdline}
       echo "Loading DSM initramfs..."
@@ -77,7 +81,7 @@ if [ -s /zImage-dsm -a -s /initrd-dsm ]; then
     }
   fi
   menuentry 'Boot DSM' --id boot {
-    load_video
+    set_gfxpayload
     echo "Loading kernel..."
     linux /bzImage-arpl console=${TERM} net.ifnames=0
     echo "Loading initramfs..."
@@ -85,22 +89,35 @@ if [ -s /zImage-dsm -a -s /initrd-dsm ]; then
     echo "Booting..."
   }
   menuentry 'Force re-install DSM' --id junior {
-    load_video
+    set_gfxpayload
     echo "Loading kernel..."
     linux /bzImage-arpl console=${TERM} net.ifnames=0 force_junior
     echo "Loading initramfs..."
     initrd /initrd-arpl
     echo "Booting..."
   }
-else
-  set timeout="1"
 fi
 
 menuentry 'Configure loader' --id config {
-  load_video
+  set_gfxpayload
   echo "Loading kernel..."
   linux /bzImage-arpl console=${TERM} net.ifnames=0 IWANTTOCHANGETHECONFIG
   echo "Loading initramfs..."
   initrd /initrd-arpl
   echo "Booting..."
 }
+
+if [ ${vesa_mode} = 1 ]; then
+  menuentry 'Change vesa to text video mode' --id videomode {
+    set vesa_mode=0
+    save_env vesa_mode
+    configfile ${prefix}/grub.cfg
+  }
+else
+  menuentry 'Change text to vesa video mode' --id videomode {
+    set vesa_mode=1
+    save_env vesa_mode
+    reboot
+    configfile ${prefix}/grub.cfg
+  }
+fi