> On Tue, 2002-12-03 at 10:45, Angus Auld wrote:
>
> > Thanks for the pointers Charlie, Stephen.
> > I am now getting a 30 second delay, for some reason however, lilo has switched to
>a graphical login mode! I want the text mode, and I had it since installing 9.0.
> >
> > I have tried changing it back to text mode in MCC, but when I reboot, it goes back
>to graphical mode. :-/
> >
> > What's up with that?? I must have messed something up somewhere. I guess my system
>was too much in order. Should have left well enough alone maybe......can't learn that
>way though!
> >
> > I installed watchdog-5.2-2mdk, xmms-cdread-0.14a-2mdk, and the latest
>wallpaper-0.1-4tex. Could watchdog have something to do with this behaviour? Anyone
>have any experience w/watchdog? I've been monkeying with file associations lately too.
> >
> > Where is the file that contains the info for lilo's boot mode? I don't see any
>mention of that in /etc/lilo.conf.
> >
> > My system seems to be working OK.
> >
> > TIA for any help. :-)
> >
> > --Angus
> >
> > "An expert is one who knows more and more about less and less until he knows
>absolutely everything about nothing."
> > --Anon.
> >
>
> Here's what my lilo.conf looks like:
> /etc/lilo.conf
>
> prompt
> timeout=50
> default=Linux
> boot=/dev/hda
> map=/boot/map
> install=/boot/boot.b
> message=/boot/message
> vga=1
> lba32
>
> ...now, where it says vga=1, remove that.
>
> Then, under the parts below:
>
> image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.18-3
> label=Linux
> initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.18-3.img
> read-only
> root=/dev/hda5
> append="hdd=ide-scsi"
>
> ...you might see something else pertaining to either vga or graphics -
> remove them. Save the lilo.conf, re-run lilo. Then you're back to text
> mode. Dig dat!
>
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****************************************************************Here's a copy of my lilo.conf for you to peruse. I don't know what you mean by removing vga=1. Mine is vga=normal, and that seems to refer to the actual video mode (resolution) for boot up! I changed the settings in MCC again, and for mode I chose "ask me". Well that was a mistake! :-S I then got myself into a frightening episode w/a cursor blinking at me waiting for me to answer! DUH! Not sure. I guess I needed the reminder to let me know that I'm still a big-time newbie....still a bit of "text phobia" of sorts. :-( All I want is my "text menu lilo boot screen" back. Mdk just doesn't want to give it back to me for some reason. I can make the changes in MCC, click OK, and then open the configure box again to see that it has changed back to "lilo with graphical menu". I want "lilo with text menu". Anyone have any idea why I can't get that back? --Angus "Let us not look back in anger or forward in fear, but around in awareness."--James Thurber *********************************************** *Reg. Linux User #278931* *********************************************** *Power by Mandrake Linux 9.0* *********************************************** -- _______________________________________________ Get your free email from http://mymail.operamail.com Powered by Outblaze
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