Re: [ltp] Re: how to make the console not blank out and change resolution?

["Peter G. \(nephros\)" <thinkpad@nephros.org>]

Hodie IX Kal. Nov. MMX AUC quidam/quædam/quoddam 'jidanni@jidanni.org' inquit:

> Fabian Henze said:
> > "nomodeset" is the parameter you are searching for.
> I tried it.
> $ cat /etc/debian_version /proc/cmdline
> squeeze/sid
> BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-5-686 root=UUID=...9dc78 ro single panic=33 nomodeset
> It didn't work.

I think it is <drivername>.modeset=0 (e.g. "radeon.modeset=0").
I use both:  "vmlinuz foo radeon.modeset=0 modeset=0" which does work.

HTH,
  Peter

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