Re: [expert] Removing graphical screen upon boot

[Alan Shoemaker]

Laurent Duperval wrote:
> On  1 May, Alan Shoemaker wrote:
> > Laurent Duperval wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> It looks like Mandrake 8.0 uses a frame buffer to boot.
> >> I don't want that.
> >
> > Laurentclick on the desktop icon labled "Mandrake
> > Control Center".  When the control center has opened it's
> > window (probably after you've supplied the root password)
> > then expand the tree under "Boot" and choose the option
> > called "Boot Config".
> >
> > In the upper right corner of the resulting window there
> > will be a button called "Configure"  click on it and a
> > sub-window will open.  Choose the radio button marked
> > "LILO with text menu".
> >
> > Then click on the  button labled "Advanced".  In the
> > scrolling list for the setting, "Video mode" scroll to
> > the very bottom and choose the selection "Normal".  Now
> > click on the "OK" button and the sub-window will close. 
> > Finally click on the main window's "OK" button and you're
> > done.  The next time you power up or re-boot you should
> > boot in text mode.
>
> I'd done that already and it doesn't work. The LILO screen
> is text but the entire boot sequence is still in graphical
> mode. I hear my multi-sync monitor mode-switch (it clicks)
> after I select "linux" from the LILO screen.
>
> Normally, I'm supposed to get
>
> LILO boot:
>
> when LILO starts. Now I get some gibberish:
>
> !(@*TBASD boot:
>
> where the first part is composed of smiley faces and stuff.
> Then, after I hit Return, the graphical stuff starts. There
> is a big "Welcome" banner at the top of the screen and at
> the bottom there is the normal status display that appears
> at boot time. This is the part I don't want.
>
> Wait a minute.
>
> What if
>
> Ok, now to reboot.
>
>
> Y E S  HOUSTON WE HAVE LIFTOFF
>
> The video mode for the linux entry in LILO was set to 794
> so setting the other value to text had no real effect. Now
> I've got everything back to normal, almost.
>
> The only thing I want now, is to set the default font of
> the consoles to a smaller font. I liked the way the text
> looked in mode 794. There weas a lot more information on
> the screen than there is at 80x25. What the best way to
> test new console fonts? I thought linuxconf had that in 7.2
> but it doesn't look like it in 8.0.
>
> Thanks,
>
> L

Laurentput the vga=794 back in your /etc/lilo.conf and 
uninstall the Aurora RPM from your system.

To test console fonts put vga=ask instead of vga=normal or 
vga=xxx in /etc/lilo.conf.  vga=ask will prompt you for the 
console setting at boot time and provide a list from which 
you may choose.
-- 
Alan

Re: [expert] Removing graphical screen upon boot

[Ric Tibbetts]

Laurent Duperval wrote:
> 
> On  2 May, Alan Shoemaker wrote:
> > Laurentput the vga=794 back in your /etc/lilo.conf and
> > uninstall the Aurora RPM from your system.
> >
> 
> Uhh... Ok...

You don't need to uninstall it, just to stop using it. Go through Mandrake
control panel, and just turn it off if you don't want it.
-- 
__
Ric Tibbetts
Boeing Shared Services Group
UNIX System Administration
Seattle Server Operations
__

Re: [expert] Removing graphical screen upon boot

[Laurent Duperval]

On  2 May, Alan Shoemaker wrote:
> Laurentput the vga=794 back in your /etc/lilo.conf and 
> uninstall the Aurora RPM from your system.
> 

Uhh... Ok...

> To test console fonts put vga=ask instead of vga=normal or 
> vga=xxx in /etc/lilo.conf.  vga=ask will prompt you for the 
> console setting at boot time and provide a list from which 
> you may choose.

Oh, OK. Will it save it for the next boot? Probably not, I'll have to
manually edit it, I guess.

L

-- 
Laurent Duperval 

Sachez qu'un Talon ne recule jamais d'un orteil et que celui qui me
marche sur les pieds peut toujours courir, mossieu!
 -Achille Talon

Re: [expert] Removing graphical screen upon boot

[Laurent Duperval]

On  1 May, Alan Shoemaker wrote:
> Laurent Duperval wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> It looks like Mandrake 8.0 uses a frame buffer to boot. I
>> don't want that. 
>
> Laurentclick on the desktop icon labled "Mandrake Control
> Center".  When the control center has opened it's window
> (probably after you've supplied the root password) then
> expand the tree under "Boot" and choose the option called
> "Boot Config".
> 
> In the upper right corner of the resulting window there will
> be a button called "Configure"  click on it and a sub-window
> will open.  Choose the radio button marked "LILO with text
> menu".
> 
> Then click on the  button labled "Advanced".  In the
> scrolling list for the setting, "Video mode" scroll to the
> very bottom and choose the selection "Normal".  Now click on
> the "OK" button and the sub-window will close.  Finally click
> on the main window's "OK" button and you're done.  The next
> time you power up or re-boot you should boot in text mode.

I'd done that already and it doesn't work. The LILO screen is text but the
entire boot sequence is still in graphical mode. I hear my multi-sync monitor
mode-switch (it clicks) after I select "linux" from the LILO screen.

Normally, I'm supposed to get

LILO boot:

when LILO starts. Now I get some gibberish:

!(@*TBASD boot:

where the first part is composed of smiley faces and stuff. Then, after I
hit Return, the graphical stuff starts. There is a big "Welcome" banner at
the top of the screen and at the bottom there is the normal status display
that appears at boot time. This is the part I don't want.

Wait a minute.

What if

Ok, now to reboot.


Y E S  HOUSTON WE HAVE LIFTOFF

The video mode for the linux entry in LILO was set to 794 so setting the other
value to text had no real effect. Now I've got everything back to normal,
almost.

The only thing I want now, is to set the default font of the consoles to a
smaller font. I liked the way the text looked in mode 794. There weas a lot
more information on the screen than there is at 80x25. What the best way to
test new console fonts? I thought linuxconf had that in 7.2 but it doesn't
look like it in 8.0.

Thanks,

L

-- 
Laurent Duperval 

Coulez-vous sur mes pas avec la circonspection du serpent marchant sur des
oeufs!
 -Achille Talon

Re: [expert] Removing graphical screen upon boot

[Alan Shoemaker]

Laurent Duperval wrote:
> Hi,
>
> It looks like Mandrake 8.0 uses a frame buffer to boot. I
> don't want that. I want to go back to the good old text
> screen we used to have in 7.2. The reason is that once I've
> booted into X, I can no longer acces the console. I want to
> remove the use of the frame buffer so I can see if the
> problem is my X setup or the new way 8.0 boots.
>
> Any one know how to do this?
>
> L

Laurentclick on the desktop icon labled "Mandrake Control
Center".  When the control center has opened it's window
(probably after you've supplied the root password) then
expand the tree under "Boot" and choose the option called
"Boot Config".

In the upper right corner of the resulting window there will
be a button called "Configure"  click on it and a sub-window
will open.  Choose the radio button marked "LILO with text
menu".

Then click on the  button labled "Advanced".  In the
scrolling list for the setting, "Video mode" scroll to the
very bottom and choose the selection "Normal".  Now click on
the "OK" button and the sub-window will close.  Finally click
on the main window's "OK" button and you're done.  The next
time you power up or re-boot you should boot in text mode.
--
Alan

[expert] Removing graphical screen upon boot

[Laurent Duperval]

Hi,

It looks like Mandrake 8.0 uses a frame buffer to boot. I don't want that. I
want to go back to the good old text screen we used to have in 7.2. The
reason is that once I've booted into X, I can no longer acces the console. I
want to remove the use of the frame buffer so I can see if the problem is my
X setup or the new way 8.0 boots.

Any one know how to do this?

L

-- 
Laurent Duperval 

D'obscures manoeuvres ont eu lieu dans l'ombre et je ferai toute la lumière
sur ces ténébreux agissements! C'est du marché noir!
 -Achille Talon