Re: vga= in lilo.conf

[M G Berberich]

Hello,

Am Tuesday, den 06. March 2001 20:15:48 schrieb Jonathan Matthews:
> I'd like to have vga=9 (132Xsomething_or_other) in lilo.conf, but '9' as
> an option only crops up after a manual 'scan' at the "Press ENTER or
> type SCAN to . . " prompt.
> 
> Lilo complains if I put vga=9 in, as it appears to be an invalid mode,
> but it works after I 'scan' for possible video modes.
> 
> Any ideas on how to make it work nicely, without my having to be there
> at the console at boot time?

You have to specify the hex-number. Do a 'scan' and write down the
hex-number (p.e. 0xF05) then put 'vga = 0xF05' in lilo.conf (and run
lilo).

        MfG
        bmg

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