Re: framebuffer console problems: not enough video RAM?

Stephen Samuel
2004-10-27T12:59:12Z

For knoppix, try booting with 'vga=normal' That avoids booting
with framebuffer text. (there are other vga=settings, but I haven't
bothered to learn them).

The VGA text code for knoppix seems to go for the 'best possible' mode
which can overwhelm the monitor.

James Miller wrote:
> Hello Ray:
>
> No. It's always been just a textmode console up until gdm kicks in--no
> cute little penguins. I'll reiterate that when I tried booting this
> system with a Knoppix CD, I couldn't get any text mode output (black
> screen with "vga mode not support(ed)") with all kinds of nice colors,
> fine resolution and little penguin like I usually get when booting with a
> Knoppix CD. On the kernel: I could provide the config, if that would
> help. Here's a selection from it that may be relevant:

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