Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932214AbWBVHl5 (ORCPT ); Wed, 22 Feb 2006 02:41:57 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S932245AbWBVHl5 (ORCPT ); Wed, 22 Feb 2006 02:41:57 -0500 Received: from outmail1.freedom2surf.net ([194.106.33.237]:15503 "EHLO outmail.freedom2surf.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932214AbWBVHlz (ORCPT ); Wed, 22 Feb 2006 02:41:55 -0500 Message-ID: <43FC1624.8090607@qazi.f2s.com> Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 07:43:32 +0000 From: Asfand Yar Qazi User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.7 (X11/20060217) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Kernel 'vga=' parameter wierdness Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 652 Lines: 20 'Scuse my noobness, but when I supply the following parameter to the arguments of my kernel through GRUB, I get an 'undefined mode' error: vga=0164 But then, when the prompt comes up asking me which mode I want I type in: 0164 and I get the required mode! What's happening? On 2.4 kernel, I used to boot with vga=0x0a (which is the same mode as 0164) and it would boot fine. Not anymore... Help? - 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/