Messages in this thread |  | | | From | "Chris Peterson" <> | | Subject | PROBLEM: blank boot screen on linux-2.6.0-test4 (with workaround) | | Date | Mon, 1 Sep 2003 20:48:44 -0700 |
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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
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