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SubjectRe: Cant' switch to VESA VGA (I wanna see the grafik logo!)
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>> So the decimal numbers are e.g. 788 (0x314) for 800x600 with 16 bit colors
>> or 769 (0x301) for 640x480 with 8 bit colors. I get all the time a
>> message like "you passed an undefined mode." - but the debuging message
>> of "vga=ask" tells me the it dedected my card as a VESA VGA Card (what is
>> right).
>
> Are you sure your VGA BIOS supports VESA modes?

Am I doing something wrong? I have a Matrox Mystique, and had exactly the
same problem trying to get it to boot in graphics mode.

I read the docs, they say LILO doesn't support hex numbers, you must enter
in the decimal value. So I did and it rejects it. Ok, I think, lets try the
hex number anyway and see what happens. Hey presto, it works.

I do have a problem with it though. I do most of my work in X, but occasionally
switch to a text screen. Now that I have booted up in a graphics mode and gone
to X, I can't go back without my monitor complaining about incorrect refresh
rates.

Kernel: 2.1.109 + l-con90
LILO: version 20

James
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James M. Box Email: jmbox@bigfoot.com
Technical Support Manager
Barrs Court Computer Systems, 27 Hanham Road, Kingswood, Bristol, UK
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James M. Box Email: jmbox@bigfoot.com
Technical Support Manager
Barrs Court Computer Systems, 27 Hanham Road, Kingswood, Bristol, UK

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