>>>during the installation process was wrong - it seemed that about four >>>or five lines of text were missing from the bottom of the screen! >>>This meant that I couldn't see all the options properly and so >>>couldn't carry on with the installation. >> >> >> That's 3.0r1 right? >> >> It sounds like the installer is trying to use a VESA framebuffer mode >> with more lines than your screen has available. >> >> At the "boot:" prompt, try typing "vga=0x305" before you press >> <enter>. If you're already typing something else, such as "bf24" to >> install a 2.4 kernel, just add "vga=0x305" to the end. >> >> If that doesn't work, try "vga=0x303" or "vga=0x301". > > I had a similar problem with my Dell C400; had to go back to a simple > VGA screen for the install: > > boot linux video=vga16:off > > and then again at first boot. > > cheers, > c. But you turn off the framebuffer with vga16:>>off<<, and vga=0x305 etc. sets the right framebuffer resolution ÁG
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