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Re: Installation Screen Resolution problem



ronin2@bellatlantic.net wrote:
On Fri, 28 Mar 2003 00:18:49 -0000
"Richard Lewis" <richard.lewis@uea.ac.uk> wrote:


during the installation process was wrong - it seemed that about four
or five lines of text were missing from the bottom of the screen! This meant that I couldn't see all the options properly and so
couldn't carry on with the installation.


That's 3.0r1 right?

It sounds like the installer is trying to use a VESA framebuffer mode
with more lines than your screen has available.

At the "boot:" prompt, try typing "vga=0x305" before you press <enter>.
If you're already typing something else, such as "bf24" to install a 2.4
kernel, just add "vga=0x305" to the end.

If that doesn't work, try "vga=0x303" or "vga=0x301".

I had a similar problem with my Dell C400; had to go back to a simple VGA screen for the install:

	boot linux video=vga16:off

and then again at first boot.

cheers,
c.



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