Re: bootloaders selecting wrong video adapter [was: GRUB doesn't come up in new installation]
2006/3/24, Andrew Sackville-West <andrew@farwestbilliards.com>:
> it probably is booting. you've got the wrong video mode for your setup. you should probably specify vga=ask in the kernel line of your boot also, this seemed appropriate:
>
> http://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache:iz_Ho_51kzoJ:www.linux-mag.com/content/view/77/2083/+grub+video+mode&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=2
You seem to be onto something! I ran the "stable" install disc again,
specifying "linux vga=ask" at the boot prompt. It offered me the
choice to scan all available vesa modes, and *nothing* showed up on my
screen during the scan.
This seems to be equivalent to a bug that has been reported and
resolved in Redhat:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=121819
I have a much better idea of what is going on, but am not any closer
to getting Debian installed. I suppose I could do it with a
pre-installed image with X already set up, avoiding VESA modes
altogether. Or use a distribution with a graphical installer for now.
I guess it's time to report this as a bug with the debian-installer
folks.
My hardware is:
motherboard: ASUS P4S800
graphics card: AOPEN Geforce2 MX200 32MB, Part No. 90.05210.B19.
processor: Intel Celeron 2 GHz
BIOS: AWARD plug & play BIOS Rev. 1004 extension v1.0A
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