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jsd

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Posted: Dec. 04 2005,01:59

I did a frugal grub install, but I can't get the framebuffer mode (which it looks like I'm stuck with, dammit) to work. If I boot from the CD and use fb1024x768 to boot, I get prompted for a bunch of X server settings, and eventually it comes up. With the HD install, same process, but it won't launch X. It complains about module fb not being loaded. Ideas?

Ivan-NL

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Posted: Dec. 04 2005,08:16

My semi-wrecked laptop does the same.... with the whole cd copied to the harddisk.

But it works in 800x600x16 with the svga too

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Posted: Dec. 04 2005,20:32

jsd,

You will need to start a framebuffer with the vga=xxx cheatcode.

add it to the kernel line in grub's menu.lst

-J.P.

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