Basically, I endorse the advice so far, and add... A) Are you using framebuffer drivers? In which case you might find of use the kernel boot parameter VGA=XXX, where XXX is a number in the 700-800's that specifies a screen size.
B) One's first idea is to build a kernel that supports the running system entirely. OK, but that's not all. One should make a minimalist kernel that supports the most generic CPU, a wider variety of disk drivers, just a standard VGA screen, none of the fancy graphics, no sound, no networking, PS/2 and HID keyboard/mouse. The idea is "boot on anything and everything". Chances are that would be a lot more difficult on the day you might need it, than it is now! -- Paul Rogers paulgrog...@fastmail.fm Rogers' Second Law: "Everything you do communicates." (I do not personally endorse any additions after this line. TANSTAAFL :-) -- http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page Do not top post on this list. A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style
