>>>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
