:: commit d442805bc07fd959d29990b43dff1afbf9ab4afc

diff --git a/common/lib/gterm.c b/common/lib/gterm.c
index 8f250c1f..3244b4fb 100644
--- a/common/lib/gterm.c
+++ b/common/lib/gterm.c
@@ -193,6 +193,14 @@ static bool last_serial = false;
 static char *last_config = NULL;
 
 bool gterm_init(char *config, size_t width, size_t height) {
+    if (term_backend != GTERM) {
+        term->deinit(term, pmm_free);
+    }
+
+    if (quiet || allocations_disallowed) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
     if (current_video_mode >= 0
 #if defined (BIOS)
      && current_video_mode != 0x03
@@ -422,5 +430,16 @@ no_load_font:;
                 font_scale_x, font_scale_y,
                 margin);
 
+    if (serial) {
+        term->cols = term->cols > 80 ? 80 : term->cols;
+        term->rows = term->rows > 24 ? 24 : term->rows;
+    }
+
+    term_context_reinit(term);
+
+    term_backend = GTERM;
+
+    term->in_bootloader = true;
+
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/common/lib/term.c b/common/lib/term.c
index 5fd4334f..d6e42279 100644
--- a/common/lib/term.c
+++ b/common/lib/term.c
@@ -259,33 +259,6 @@ void term_fallback(void) {
 extern void reset_term(void);
 extern void set_cursor_pos_helper(size_t x, size_t y);
 
-void term_vbe(char *config, size_t width, size_t height) {
-    if (term_backend != VBE) {
-        term->deinit(term, pmm_free);
-    }
-
-    if (quiet || allocations_disallowed) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    if (!gterm_init(config, width, height)) {
-#if defined (BIOS)
-        // Failed to set VBE properly, default to text mode
-        term_textmode();
-#endif
-        return;
-    }
-
-    if (serial) {
-        term->cols = term->cols > 80 ? 80 : term->cols;
-        term->rows = term->rows > 24 ? 24 : term->rows;
-    }
-
-    term_backend = VBE;
-
-    term->in_bootloader = true;
-}
-
 #if defined (BIOS)
 void term_textmode(void) {
     term_notready();
diff --git a/common/lib/term.h b/common/lib/term.h
index f7fdbf11..96d0d25b 100644
--- a/common/lib/term.h
+++ b/common/lib/term.h
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 enum {
     _NOT_READY,
-    VBE,
+    GTERM,
     TEXTMODE,
     FALLBACK
 };
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ inline void set_cursor_pos_helper(size_t x, size_t y) {
 }
 
 void term_fallback(void);
-void term_vbe(char *config, size_t width, size_t height);
 void term_textmode(void);
 
 void _term_write(uint64_t buf, uint64_t count);
diff --git a/common/menu.c b/common/menu.c
index 6bc8f3e2..19bcf960 100644
--- a/common/menu.c
+++ b/common/menu.c
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ static void menu_init_term(void) {
         if (menu_resolution != NULL)
             parse_resolution(&req_width, &req_height, &req_bpp, menu_resolution);
 
-        term_vbe(NULL, req_width, req_height);
+        gterm_init(NULL, req_width, req_height);
     } else {
 #if defined (BIOS)
         term_textmode();
@@ -842,7 +842,7 @@ timeout_aborted:
                     goto refresh;
                 }
                 if (term_backend == FALLBACK) {
-                    term_vbe(NULL, 0, 0);
+                    gterm_init(NULL, 0, 0);
 #if defined (BIOS)
                     if (term_backend == FALLBACK) {
                         term_textmode();
diff --git a/common/protos/limine.c b/common/protos/limine.c
index 77a079b9..a7466947 100644
--- a/common/protos/limine.c
+++ b/common/protos/limine.c
@@ -684,9 +684,9 @@ FEAT_START
 
     char *term_conf_override_s = config_get_value(config, 0, "TERM_CONFIG_OVERRIDE");
     if (term_conf_override_s != NULL && strcmp(term_conf_override_s, "yes") == 0) {
-        term_vbe(config, req_width, req_height);
+        gterm_init(config, req_width, req_height);
     } else {
-        term_vbe(NULL, req_width, req_height);
+        gterm_init(NULL, req_width, req_height);
     }
 
     if (current_video_mode < 0) {