Re: Installer does not detect video card (not an X issue)

From: Phony Account (phaccount_at_nycap.rr.com)
Date: 02/03/05

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    Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2005 12:18:03 GMT

    Trent Buck wrote:
    > Up spake Phony Account:
    >
    >>I tried booting to run-level three to go to a text mode only by
    >>specifying init 3 at the end of the boot kernel command. The os loader
    >>is GRUB. But the same thing happened again.
    >
    >
    > Try adding "vga=normal" or "vga=ask" to the kernel boot parameters.
    >
    > FC probably defaults to framebuffer consoles, which require VESA or
    > whatever drivers. Adding vga=normal will use 80x25 text-mode for the
    > console.
    >
    >
    >>Not knowing a thing about hardware, (and just slightly more about Linux)
    >>I am wondering if the video card bios is too old and cannot respond to
    >>the probing by the installer.
    >
    >
    > A laptop I had mis-reported its capabilities, so Linux tried to run with
    > vga=790 (1024x768) on an 800x600 screen. The result was black display
    > until X started.
    >
    Will try it Trent.

    Thanks,

    Mirko

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