X and Fluxbox :: color depth

from a HDinstall, how does one boot fb*x* (fb800x600, fb1024x768, fb1280x1024) at all?

Edit your /etc/lilo.conf (as user root: sudo beaver /etc/lilo.conf)

Above the append line, choose vga=xxx where xxx is the framebuffer code from your F3 livecd boot menu.

Edit your append statement and add fb???x???

Activate your changes with:

sudo lilo -v

Now I can't even get it to start X. It complains about not being able to connect to X server. Does this have to do with not having enough ram, and if so is there any way to make the startup process consume less of it?

No, it probably has to do with you choosing an unsupported frame buffer.

Try a different code until you find one that works.

If your framebuffer is working you can try some vesa options instead if needed. Type xsetup.sh and make new choices and then type startx to try them out.

No, I mean I try it without any options, or with options, and X won't start... but sometimes it starts without any constant options. It seems random when it does.

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