Hi! Thanks, sounds good, but Lilo complains about a parameter "video" in lilo.conf. Did you enter it somewhere else? regards, Harry
----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Storey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, January 05, 2003 11:45 AM Subject: Re: Real Text-Mode > > > On Sun, Jan 05, 2003 at 08:56:41AM +0100, Harald Wopenka wrote: > > > Does anyone know how to tell debian it should not switch to graphic > > > mode?(640x480 16 cols) I want it to boot in ordinary textmode, but I > > > wasn't able to do it. vga=normal in lilo.conf did not work. Using > > > rdev to alter the kernel file did not work either... > > Ah, yes, I asked the same question a few weeks ago on this list, and > some kind soul responded with the correct answer (sorry, I can't > remember his name, but I remember his answer). > > Rather than "vga=normal", try using this: > > video=vga16:off > > Don't know exactly why it works, but it works. > > regards, > Robert > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
