Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S263452AbTIBDtm (ORCPT ); Mon, 1 Sep 2003 23:49:42 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S263463AbTIBDtl (ORCPT ); Mon, 1 Sep 2003 23:49:41 -0400 Received: from h011.c007.snv.cp.net ([209.228.33.239]:26336 "HELO c007.snv.cp.net") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S263452AbTIBDtl (ORCPT ); Mon, 1 Sep 2003 23:49:41 -0400 X-Sent: 2 Sep 2003 03:49:39 GMT Message-ID: <005e01c37105$1bddc600$323be90c@bananacabana> From: "Chris Peterson" To: Subject: PROBLEM: blank boot screen on linux-2.6.0-test4 (with workaround) Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2003 20:48:44 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 941 Lines: 21 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 - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/