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Re: Screen problems with Debian install and USB boot floppies



On Mon, Aug 25, 2003 at 01:54:18PM -0400, Lawrence Folland wrote:
...
> I was able to get it to boot off the floppies and start the
> installation, but my screen size seems to be such that I cannot see the
> last 4 or 5 lines at the bottom.  It wasn't too much of a problem until
...

Try to use framebuffer mode, e.g. enter vga=791 at the boot prompt
or check your BIOS.

	Werner

PS: this questions seems to become a FAQ, I have therefore added
a new section  about common installation caveats to my
unofficial proposal for a Debian Laptop Distribution
http://tuxmobil.org/debian_linux.html

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