[NTLUG:Discuss] Grub Video Config Help

Chris Cox cjcox at acm.org
Mon Apr 3 13:56:21 CDT 2006


Terry wrote:
> You might try  vga=771 or vga=791  at the end of the kernel line.

Shoot.. how about:
vga=normal

I haven't been following the thread... maybe already mentioned...

> 
> On 4/1/06, Stephen Davidson <gorky at freenet.carleton.ca> wrote:
>>Greetings.
>>
>>I am having an issue with GRUB, Linux booting, and LCD Monitors.  During
>>the boot (after the countdown finishes), the LCD monitor is flashing
>>"input not supported" at me, until XDM starts.  I was wondering how to
>>change the video mode during booting to something the LCD supports.
>>This would be especially useful for when the system fails to start
>>runlevel 5 and X, especially when something happens and it goes to
>>Single User mode.
>>
>>I was unable to find anything either in the info pages, man pages, or on
>>Google on how to do this.
>>



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