Re: Lilo and vga=mode Question

[David Bellows <bfootdav@mindspring.com>]

Hello,

> 
> 7  0100  40x25
> 8  0121  100x25
> 9  0122  100x30
> a  0123  132x25
> b  0133  132x44
> 
> I would like "mode 9".  I tried to put "vga=9" and "vga=0122"
> into my lilo file but when I re-boot, I'm told I chose an
> invalid mode.  How can I get the mode that I want w/o using
> "vga=ask" and then using the "scan" command?  If this can't be
> done through lilo, is there some sort of command that could
> change the video modes after boot up?  Something I can put
> into a "rc.local" type of file?
> 

The numbers in the second column are in hex.  The proper way to specify
hex for lilo would be (for you specifically):
vga=0x0122

Hope that helps.

David Bellows