From: "Chris Peterson" <chris@potamus.org>
To: <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: PROBLEM: blank boot screen on linux-2.6.0-test4 (with workaround)
Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2003 20:48:44 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <005e01c37105$1bddc600$323be90c@bananacabana> (raw)
I upgraded a working Redhat 9 installation (linux-2.4.20) to
linux-2.6.0-test4. When I boot, I see the "Uncompressing Linux..." message,
but then the screen goes blank. I know the system did not crash because I
can blindly login and shutdown.
My previous kernel boot parameters included "vga=773" to give me 50 lines on
my laptop display (a Dell Latitude C400). If I remove "vga=773" and add
"video=vga16:off", then everything works correctly! If I include both
"vga=773 video=vga16:off", then I get the blank boot screen again.
Why does "vga=773" work with linux-2.4.20, but not linux-2.60-test4? Why
does linux-2.6.0-test4 require "video=vga16:off", but linux-2.4.20 does not?
thanks,
chris
next reply other threads:[~2003-09-02 3:49 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2003-09-02 3:48 Chris Peterson [this message]
2003-09-05 2:52 ` Charles Lepple
2003-09-08 6:52 Chris Peterson
2003-09-08 10:07 ` Dave Jones
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