Re: Compact install fails on my hardware
Hello.
I have an si87 custom-tweaked permedia2 card and an IBM 9504
fixed-frequency monitor myself.
I'm pretty sure you'll want to disable the vga16 framebuffer on the rescue
kernel. I think it initialises the hardware to 640x400@60 at boot time.
I'm not sure what the kernel paramater to disable framebuffer is on
2.2.15, or even if there is such a paramater.
Also, try searching www.si87.com for your monitor (I'm assuming it's also
fixed-frequency; you didn't mention it at all). They have xfree86
modelines for several monitors there, and can be converted into an fbcon
modeline.
On Wed, 7 Jun 2000, Stephen M Moraco wrote:
> Hi,
>
> SYMPTOM: booting (compact) rescue disk works to boot prompt.
> Pressing return, the next screen is displayed but
> loses sync, nothing readable.
>
> My HARDWARE: (collection of orphaned equip from other machines)
> Video: PCI - Mirage Illusionist 3D card - 32MB (Fixed Freq)
> Motherboard: EPoX EP-MVP3G2 (ATX) VIA MVP3 AGP chipset
> CPU: AMD K6-2/500Mhz
> RAM: 192 MB
> Drives: (on both channels of IDE) 20GB Maxtor, Creative 24x CD-ROM
> Floppy: 3.5 on /dev/fd0
> Network card
> Soundblaster audio card
> ISA card with SCSI and single HP CD-writer attached
>
> Is there a way to force VGA display? (I see mono in help, but
> not resolution.) 'Course I'm only guessing this would help...
>
> I'm heading off to find more on video card from vendor and
> review debian install notes on web.
>
> Any help appreciated!
>
> NOTE: I'm setting this up dual-boot, win98se is running great
> on machine, already. (no disparaging comments, please ;-)
>
> Regards,
> Stephen
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