[NTLUG:Discuss] Grub Video Config Help

[Stephen Davidson]

Hi Kevin.

With the exception of Jumping to a Text Terminal, will try this when I 
get my system back (All text terminals are offline due to "Video mode 
not supproted" from the monitor.

Regards,
Steve

Kevin E. Ivey wrote:
>
> Howdy,
>
> You probably just need to modify your grub.conf file.  This is from the 
> Wacky Linux series published by the Trivia Geek at Techrepublic:
>
>
> Wacky Linux Interlude: Tweaking Ubuntu boot parameters
> Tags: linux, permissions, ubuntu, wackylinux
>
> In Episode 9 of my Wacky Linux Adventures, I documented a clumsy, 
> inefficient method of permanently changing Ubuntu's boot parameters. 
> Below is the 'proper' method, which you'll likely need if ever you run 
> into a common (to me) VGA driver issue:
>
>     1. When the system finishes booting (which may only be apparent by 
> relative quiet from the hard drive, as your display may be garbled), log in.
>     2. Once logged in, jump to a terminal with [CTRL][ALT][F1].
>     3. When prompted, log in as the primary user
>     4. Enter cd /boot/grub
>     5. Enter sudo pico menu.lst
>     6. When challenged, enter the primary user password
>     7. Inside the menu.lst file, scroll down past the line ## ## End 
> Default Options ## ##
>     8. You should now see a list possible boot parameters (the same list 
> you can choose from if you interrupt the GRUB loader). Each set will 
> include a line that begins with kernel. Add or delete the appropriate 
> boot parameters (in my driver case, remove vga=771) from this line in 
> each set.
>     9. Enter [CTRL][O] to write out the modified file
>    10. When prompted with File Name to Write: menu.lst simply hit 
> [ENTER] to overwrite the old menu.lst file
>    11. Enter [CTRL][X] to exit
>    12. At the prompt, enter sudo reboot
>
> The system should reboot with the new boot parameters.
>
> --- Keep up with the Trivia Geek's ongoing Wacky Linux Adventures with 
> the wackylinux tag. If it doesn't say wackylinux, it's not really a 
> wacky Linux adventure.
>
>
> That should lead you in the right direction...
>
> Kevin
>
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