Thus spake Wayne Topa:
> dman([EMAIL PROTECTED]) is reported to have said:
> > According to the docs, lilo can't handle hex numbers. The docs say
> > you need to convert it to decimal first, then put the decimal number
> > in lilo.conf. (I use grub and it handles hex numbers fine)
>
> Yes, I read that too. So much for the docs.. I have used the
> following in lilo.conf ever since the fb was introduced.
>
> VGA = 0x31A
>
> --
> It's not a bug; it's an undocumented feature.
> _______________________________________________________
Thanks for everybody who wrote back - apparently I misread the docs.
It was just a syntax problem - I had originally tried the various vga=
options before I got to any of my listed boot options (I have two
2.4.9 kernels and a memtest option in /etc/lilo.conf) and then an
append option in the 2.4.9 kernel that has the fb options enabled in
the kernel. The correct option after rereading the docs is as follows:
(for the Rage 128 series chips, at any rate)
image=/vmlinuz
append="video=aty128fb:[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
label=Linux
This is a resolution of 1024x769 with 24bpp color at 60Hz refresh rate.
Thanks again, everybody,
Steve
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:wq
