On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 06:41:57PM +0200, Hans-J. Ullrich wrote: > mybe someone can explain this: I am starting my debian system with the > parameter vga=791 (to switch into vesa mode) > > Sometimes the computer (AMI-BIOS) does not do it correctly (stays in 640x480 > then), but with a reset everything starts perfectly. What is the reason for > this behaviour? > > On my amd64-system (Phoenix BIOS) this behaviour NEVER appeared. > > Is the reason for this the setting "VGA initialisation" ? In my BIOS it is > set > to "AGP" as I am using an AGP-Graphicscard. Or is it just a timing problem? > > Would be nice, if someone could give me some background information.
VESA support is a function of your video card, not your motherboard. The video bios is responsible for it, not your motherboard bios. -- Len Sorensen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
