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| author | Mike Fulbright <msf@redhat.com> | 2002-05-23 23:36:15 +0000 |
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| committer | Mike Fulbright <msf@redhat.com> | 2002-05-23 23:36:15 +0000 |
| commit | 8e118e76857b27e8c524c18f9875eb00d93482a8 (patch) | |
| tree | 4082ab02cfdcd0ddd33c1327fa0bc5e1a04157e0 /bootdisk | |
| parent | b15240320485520b6be80684a39976e5062203ab (diff) | |
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get rid of framebuffer references
Diffstat (limited to 'bootdisk')
| -rw-r--r-- | bootdisk/i386/boot.msg | 1 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | bootdisk/i386/general.msg | 14 | ||||
| -rwxr-xr-x | bootdisk/i386/syslinux.cfg | 2 |
3 files changed, 6 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/bootdisk/i386/boot.msg b/bootdisk/i386/boot.msg index 4a339489e..ff402d9e6 100644 --- a/bootdisk/i386/boot.msg +++ b/bootdisk/i386/boot.msg @@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ - To install or upgrade 0cRed Hat07 Linux in text mode, type: 0ftext <ENTER>07. - To enable low resolution mode, type: 0flowres <ENTER>07. - To disable framebuffer mode, type: 0fnofb <ENTER>07. Press 05<F2>07 for more information. - To disable hardware probing, type: 0flinux noprobe <ENTER>07. diff --git a/bootdisk/i386/general.msg b/bootdisk/i386/general.msg index 8976ff326..7397b23ed 100644 --- a/bootdisk/i386/general.msg +++ b/bootdisk/i386/general.msg @@ -4,18 +4,14 @@ You are now ready to begin the installation process. In most cases, the best way to get started is to simply press the 0f<ENTER>07 key. -The graphical installer uses the framebuffer in 16-bit color and 800x600 -resolution. If you are having problems with the graphical installer, try -one of the following options: - - Start the installer in 640x480 resolution by typing 0flowres <ENTER>07. - - Avoid using framebuffer mode by typing 0fnofb <ENTER>07. - - Try another resolution by appending 'vga=xxx' according to these values: - 1024x768x8bpp -> vga=773 1024x768x16bpp -> vga=791 - 1280x1024x8bpp -> vga=775 1280x1024x16bpp -> vga=794 +If you are having problems with the graphical installer, you can use the +'resolution=<width>x<height>' option to try and force a particular resolution. +For example, boot with 'linux resolution=1024x768'. Certain hardware configurations may have trouble with the automatic hardware detection done during the installation. If you experience problems during the -installation, restart the installation adding the 'noprobe' option. +installation, restart the installation adding the 'noprobe' option. The +'skipddc' option will also prevent some automatic probing. There are a number of parameters that can be passed to the Linux kernel at boot time. Press 05<F3>07 for more information. diff --git a/bootdisk/i386/syslinux.cfg b/bootdisk/i386/syslinux.cfg index e85ffe4cc..107482df9 100755 --- a/bootdisk/i386/syslinux.cfg +++ b/bootdisk/i386/syslinux.cfg @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ F4 rescue.msg F7 snake.msg label linux kernel vmlinuz - append initrd=initrd.img devfs=nomount ramdisk_size=8192 vga=788 + append initrd=initrd.img devfs=nomount ramdisk_size=8192 label text kernel vmlinuz append initrd=initrd.img text devfs=nomount ramdisk_size=8192 |