On Tuesday 18 May 2004 09:33 am, Lyvim Xaphir wrote: > On Tue, 2004-05-18 at 12:14, Alan Shoemaker wrote: > > On Tuesday 18 May 2004 08:58 am, Lyvim Xaphir wrote: > > > On Tue, 2004-05-18 at 10:17, Ronald J. Hall wrote: > > > > On Tuesday 18 May 2004 09:40 am, JoeHill wrote: > > > > -> > > > > ->Since I installed my PCI graphics card, all has been swell. Not as > > > > swell as the ->old AGP, but swell. > > > > -> > > > > ->Only problem is on boot, it apparently doesn't like this bit in my > > > > ->/etc/lilo.conf: > > > > -> > > > > ->vga=794 > > > > -> > > > > ->because I get the error something like 'mode passed undavailabe', > > > > and I have to ->choose one of those icky 80x60 resolutions. > > > > -> > > > > ->I'm thinkin' what I need to do is have the new nvidia drivers > > > > loaded at boot, so ->that the framebuffer is available? Am I on the > > > > right track? -> > > > > ->If this is the case, is it something I add to my /etc/modules.conf? > > > > -> > > > > ->Thanks all! > > > > > > > > Joe, have you tried a different setting? I'm using "vga=791" here... > > > > > > > > Just a thought... > > > > > > The following matrix shows the kernel mode numbers for most resolutions > > > allowed for in Vesa fb mode. You do not need to convert these numbers > > > to their decimal equivalents (i.e., "vga=791") in order to use them in > > > lilo.conf. Instead you can plug them directly in until you get a > > > winner. My lilo conf reads: > > > > > > vga=0x31A > > > > > > | 640x480 800x600 1024x768 1280x1024 > > > > > > ----+------------------------------------- > > > 256 | 0x301 0x303 0x305 0x307 > > > 32k | 0x310 0x313 0x316 0x319 > > > 64k | 0x311 0x314 0x317 0x31A > > > 16M | 0x312 0x315 0x318 0x31B > > > > > > LX > > > > Colors (depth) 640x480 800x600 1024x768 1280x1024 1600x1200 > > ---------------+-------+-------+--------+---------+--------- > > 256 ( 8 bit)| 769 771 773 775 796 > > 32,768 (15 bit)| 784 787 790 793 797 > > 65,536 (16 bit)| 785 788 791 794 798 > > 16.8M (24 bit)| 786 789 792 795 799 > > > > just for grins, here's the decimal matrix. :) > > How long did it take you on the sci calculator to come up with that? ;) > > LX
actually i've had it archived for years and can not claim any authorship for it. -- Alan
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