Re: i always end-up in frame buffer mode

[Shyamal Prasad <shyamal.prasad@sbcglobal.net>]

    "Derek" == Derek Gladding <derek_gladding@altavista.net> writes:

    Derek> On Saturday 23 November 2002 05:29 am, Derek Gladding
    Derek> wrote: [snip]

    >> Hi Sandip
    >> 
    >> IIRC, the "vga=" parameter only affects the settings for VGA
    >> text mode. As you're using a framebuffer this parameter will be
    >> ignored.
    >> 
    >> The control parameter for the framebuffer is given as
    >> "video=<foo>". I *think* that you can turn off the framebuffer
    >> with "video=none" or "video=vga" - I can't remember exactly
    >> which.
    >> 
    >> HTH
    >> 
    >> - Derek

    Derek> Just to clarify, the "video=" option goes in the "append"
    Derek> section of lilo.conf, not the main body of the file.

Correct. And the parameter is "video=vga16:off"

/Shyamal