Re: vga in lilo
On Thu, May 01, 2003 at 01:16:42PM -0400, Soren Andersen wrote:
> - It is best to let lilo tell you what you can ask for. Get your next
> boot-up to include the directive "vga=ask" so that you can review
> the modes offered. Do not use the mode *index* number that LILO
> displays, use the actual (decimal form of the) numerical mode code.
> Mode index number can _work_ but can change if hardware or kernel
> changes (?), is not robust way to specify mode.
However, not all videa cards that work with vga=791 display that when
you pass "vga=ask" to lilo. I had a Toshiba Laptop that behaved this
way. It was a Tecra 8100 IIRC.
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