On Mon, May 04, 2009 at 11:15:13AM -0400, BandiPat wrote: > Robert Millan wrote: >> On Sat, May 02, 2009 at 08:03:23PM -0400, BandiPat wrote: >>> linux16 /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/sda1 ro resume=/dev/sda4 >>> splash=silent vga=794 >> >> This means vga=0x31a, aka 16-bit 1280x1024. Does 24-bit (vga=0x31b) work? >> >> I suspect there's some fuzzy matching here. >> > ======= > Thanks Robert for the suggestion. I had renewed hopes this might work, > but it would not. After editing the menuentry to use either the > vga=0x31b or vga=795, the machine booted to a blinking cursor. It would > not go beyond that.
What suitable modes does "vbeinfo" list? > Does that help in determining where maybe the problem lies? Also, I > thought both linux16 and vga were deprecated, no longer to be used? "vga" is deprecated, but we don't have a replacement for it yet. "linux16" will eventually become completely obsolete, but some users (e.g. you) still need to rely on it, which is why we didn't remove it. -- Robert Millan The DRM opt-in fallacy: "Your data belongs to us. We will decide when (and how) you may access your data; but nobody's threatening your freedom: we still allow you to remove your data and not access it at all." _______________________________________________ Grub-devel mailing list Grub-devel@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/grub-devel
