Re: set boot parameter vga=ask before debian wheezy 7.6 dvd install
On 2014-07-17 07:57 +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?
According to Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt, vga=… is x86 only:
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| vga= [BOOT,X86-32] Select a particular video mode
| See Documentation/x86/boot.txt and
| Documentation/svga.txt.
| Use vga=ask for menu.
| This is actually a boot loader parameter; the value is
| passed to the kernel using a special protocol.
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> or does https://wiki.debian.org/GrubTransitionjust just ignores
> non x86 systems by giving the advice to use linux16?
It can do so, since grub1 aka grub-legacy is x86 only. Sparc used silo
instead, I think the current default bootloader is grub-ieee1275 there.
Cheers,
Sven
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