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Re: set boot parameter vga=ask before debian wheezy 7.6 dvd install



 Hi.

On Thu, Jul 17, 2014 at 07:57:39AM +0200, Dennis Luehring wrote:
> Am 17.07.2014 07:36, schrieb Sven Joachim:
> >I don't think there's a linux16 command on sparc, for lack of x86 real
> >mode.
> 
> does that mean vga=ask is an x86 only feature?

It depends on grub-legacy, that's for sure.


> or does https://wiki.debian.org/GrubTransitionjust just ignores
> non x86 systems by giving the advice to use linux16?
> 
> would grub-legacy linux work?

In a way, it does. Grub-legacy is x86 only. Grub2 can be used on
non-x86, but on those platforms it's customary to use another
bootloaders (yaboot for example). So, it's assumed that one uses grub2 =
one uses x86.

Reco


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