Re: Video mode selection on v2.0 vs. v2.1

Martin Mares (mj@k332.feld.cvut.cz)
Thu, 19 Mar 1998 15:14:35 +0100


Hello,

> When compared to 2.0, v2.1 doesn't offer the same selection of
> video modes at boot. For example to get 132x25 on an ATI Mach32
> with 2.1, I have to enter "vga=ask" and then enter "scan" to get
> the same mode I got with "vga=7" om 2.0. Unfortunately this means
> I can't boot unattended and get the same mode with 2.1 - which is
> kind of annoying. The following patch allows 2.0 compatibility in
> that "vga=7" works on both kernels.

You should look at the mode number displayed by "scan" and enter
that number instead of the menu item number as a parameter for the
vga= option (well, after converting it from hex to decimal).

Martin

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