Re: [RULE] Slinky worked!

[Michael Fratoni]

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On Thursday 09 January 2003 02:42 pm, Eugene Wong wrote:

> I tried enabling fb @ boot time with vga=788. If I understand
> correctly, it is compiled in my kernel. What should I expect to see? I
> noticed that as soon as the kernel appears to load, the screen blanks
> out as if a screen saver is running. I tried to read
> /usr/src/linux/Documents on the fb device, but I'm not sure that I
> understood it.

You mean the screen blanks and is unusable?

Is the hardware capable of that resolution and color depth?
(800x600x64k)
Try vga=787 (800x600x32k)

If that fails as well, perhaps try:
vga=784 (640x480x32k)

You can boot with vga=ask, and at the prompt enter 'scan' to see valid 
modes.

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