Frame buffer console mode

[Terry Chan]

Try a different video mode, like vga=0x305.  Perhaps your video
card doesn't like that vesa mode 0x31A.

Also what boot loader are your using ?  If LILO, don't forget to 
re-run LILO when you change your kernel parameters.

Terry Chan
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On Thu, Oct 23, 2003 at 11:07:22PM +0200, Thomas Andersson wrote:
> One more thing to this strange behaviour.
> I tried booting DSL-linux (Damn small Linux) from CD-rom.
> And the exact same thing happens.
> When it switches to Vesa, the screen goes black.
> DSL also uses kernel 2.4.20
> The same DSL cd, boots just fine on an old P-III.
> 
> Kernel related or not ? I don't know.
> 
> Regards.
> 
> Blue.
> 
> On Thu, 2003-10-23 at 18:08, Terry Chan wrote:
> > Well is your kernel configured for the VESA framebuffer ?  Because that is
> > what you are using when you pass "vga=0x31A" to the kernel.
> > 
> > Terry Chan
> > -----------------------------------------------------------------
> > On Thu, Oct 23, 2003 at 05:27:14PM +0200, Thomas Andersson wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > > When i try to use the frambuffer option i get only a black screen.
> > > System: 
> > >  CPU: P4HT 3GHz
> > >  Chipset: Intel 875
> > >  Video GeForce FX 5800
> > > Kernel option vga=0x31A
> > > 
> > > I used to run a GF-2 card on an AMD Athlon without any problems before.
> > > It works great in X, though.
> > > Any known kernel bugs ?
> > > 
> > > BlueScreeN.
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