On Sat, Oct 04, 2003 at 07:49:55PM -0400, Nathanael Hasbrouck wrote: > > > > What is this no-video-driver stuff ? > >> > >> There is a checkbox in BootX labeled 'No Video Driver'. This > >> causes append="video=ofonly" to be added to the boot parameters. > >> > >> For the 2.4 kernels, at least on my box, I need _not_ to have > > > that boot parameter, where for the 2.2 kernels I did. > > > >So, you mean that when booting with video=ofonly, it does not work with > >2.4, while it was necessary on 2.2 kernels ? This should be rather a > >progress, altough i wonder why it does not work with ofonly. > > I assume that this is fairly prevailent behavior regardless, but > FWIW, it's similar here (7600/G3 450). If I use novideo (2.4.18 from > woody), linux still boots, but doesn't seem to take control of the > video hardware and I have to log in and reboot while looking at a > MacOS startup splash-screen. (Note: booting to runlevel 2 currently, > and haven't felt like trying startx while I can't see. :) > > Curiously enough, booting kernel 2.2.20 (also from Woody) _with *or* > without_ the 'No Video Driver' checked boots fine, X/KDE, work fine, > etc. in my limited test. (Still in MacOS a lot, haven't got modem > working from linux yet.) I gather that this is slightly odd behavior > for BootX? I don't know if maybe the 'Force Video Settings' box set > in the options does anything. > > Hope I'm helpful, and not just confusing things. :^)
Nope, it is good to get confirmation, i will go and investigate. Friendly, Sven Luther
