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

From: Phony Account (phaccount_at_nycap.rr.com)
Date: 02/04/05

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    Phony Account wrote:
    > 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

    vga=normal did not do the trick. Switching to a different card did.
    Everything went super-smoothly.

    Thanks

    Mirko

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