On 5/21/2013 2:20 PM, Sven Joachim wrote:
> On 2013-05-21 04:03 +0200, Stan Hoeppner wrote:
>
>> On 5/20/2013 4:30 AM, Sven Joachim wrote:
>>> MIPS and ARM machines don't have a traditional BIOS either,
>>
>> Yes, that was my point. You'll probably never see UEFI on these
>> platforms. So LILO
On 2013-05-21 04:03 +0200, Stan Hoeppner wrote:
> On 5/20/2013 4:30 AM, Sven Joachim wrote:
>> MIPS and ARM machines don't have a traditional BIOS either,
>
> Yes, that was my point. You'll probably never see UEFI on these
> platforms. So LILO could be used basically forever.
Hardly, because L
>
> >> Another note, GRUB2 is more similar to Lilo than you think.
> >
> > They're both boot loaders. Of course they're similar. But they have
> > some serious differences. Serious enough that many folks, such as
> > myself, choose to stick with LILO.
>
> Good luck in patching LILO to work
On 5/20/2013 4:30 AM, Sven Joachim wrote:
> On 2013-05-20 10:44 +0200, Stan Hoeppner wrote:
>
>> On 5/20/2013 1:48 AM, Sven Joachim wrote:
>>> On 2013-05-20 07:26 +0200, Stan Hoeppner wrote:
>>>
On 5/19/2013 11:04 PM, staticsafe wrote:
> The Debian developers (and many other distros)
On Mon, 20 May 2013 02:48:55 -0400 (EDT), Sven wrote:
>
> Good luck in patching LILO to work without a BIOS.
It is true that lilo requires a BIOS interface. However, many
EFI/UEFI machines also provide a BIOS for forward compatibility;
so lilo may still work.
However, for those EFI/UEFI machine
On Sun, 19 May 2013 23:15:54 -0400 (EDT), Dirk wrote:
>
> but... i ask myself: /why/ i am supposed to read and memorize all this
> when even /lilo/ is still working...?
>
> lilo, then grub, then grub2... no real change in functionality... a
> kernel gets booted.. that's it... but all three func
On Sun, 19 May 2013 22:57:28 -0400 (EDT), staticsafe wrote:
>
> Althought the vga=ext option is deprecated with the linux command in
> Grub2, it is still available with the linux16 command in Grub2 as it is
> with the linux command in Grub-legacy. If Grub2 displays "vga=ext is
> deprecated. Use se
On 2013-05-20 10:44 +0200, Stan Hoeppner wrote:
> On 5/20/2013 1:48 AM, Sven Joachim wrote:
>> On 2013-05-20 07:26 +0200, Stan Hoeppner wrote:
>>
>>> On 5/19/2013 11:04 PM, staticsafe wrote:
>>>
The Debian developers (and many other distros) have chosen to put their
support behind GRUB2
On 5/20/2013 1:48 AM, Sven Joachim wrote:
> On 2013-05-20 07:26 +0200, Stan Hoeppner wrote:
>
>> On 5/19/2013 11:04 PM, staticsafe wrote:
>>
>>> The Debian developers (and many other distros) have chosen to put their
>>> support behind GRUB2 which allows for (please correct me, if I'm wrong)
>>> f
On 2013-05-20 07:26 +0200, Stan Hoeppner wrote:
> On 5/19/2013 11:04 PM, staticsafe wrote:
>
>> The Debian developers (and many other distros) have chosen to put their
>> support behind GRUB2 which allows for (please correct me, if I'm wrong)
>> features like UEFI support and better support for au
On Mon, 2013-05-20 at 00:26 -0500, Stan Hoeppner wrote:
> They're both boot loaders. Of course they're similar. But they have
> some serious differences. Serious enough that many folks, such as
> myself, choose to stick with LILO. If I had to come up with one word to
> describe today's LILO use
On 5/19/2013 11:04 PM, staticsafe wrote:
> You can use Lilo if you so choose,
I do.
> but don't expect integration
> (specifically kernel package installation scripts).
I don't. I roll my own kernels sans initrd. lilo in MBR, vmlinuz in
ext2 /boot partition.
> The Debian developers (and ma
On Mon, May 20, 2013 at 05:15:54AM +0200, Dirk wrote:
> On 05/20/13 04:57, staticsafe wrote:
> >On Mon, May 20, 2013 at 02:59:43AM +0200, Dirk wrote:
> >>hello,
> >>
> >>do I see that right that vga=ask has been removed in grub2 without
> >>offering a working replacement? because all those gfxpaylo
On 05/20/13 04:57, staticsafe wrote:
On Mon, May 20, 2013 at 02:59:43AM +0200, Dirk wrote:
hello,
do I see that right that vga=ask has been removed in grub2 without
offering a working replacement? because all those gfxpayload=bla bs
i found online surely doesn't work...
so i reverted to grub-l
On Mon, May 20, 2013 at 02:59:43AM +0200, Dirk wrote:
> hello,
>
> do I see that right that vga=ask has been removed in grub2 without
> offering a working replacement? because all those gfxpayload=bla bs
> i found online surely doesn't work...
>
> so i reverted to grub-legacy...
>
> doesn't anyb
On Mon, 20 May 2013 02:59:43 +0200
Dirk wrote:
> hello,
>
> do I see that right that vga=ask has been removed in grub2 without
> offering a working replacement? because all those gfxpayload=bla bs i
> found online surely doesn't work...
>
> so i reverted to grub-legacy...
>
> doesn't anybody
On Mon, May 20, 2013 at 02:59:43AM +0200, Dirk wrote:
> hello,
>
> do I see that right that vga=ask has been removed in grub2 without
> offering a working replacement? because all those gfxpayload=bla bs
> i found online surely doesn't work...
what branch of debian do you use ? if you are using no
Ragga Muffin wrote:
> Have you tried the svgatextmode package ?
I actually just downloaded it and installed it at another person's
reccommendation. It will suffice. Thanks.
A. Scott White
Director of Information Systems and Product Strategy
ACS
Subject: vga=ask
Date: Thu, Jun 01, 2000 at 10:38:02PM -0500
In reply to:A. Scott White
Quoting A. Scott White([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> I've set vga=ask in my lilo.conf and run lilo.
>
> I've specified the kernel image along with the command line vga=auto at the
> lilo prompt.
>
>
"A. Scott White" wrote:
> I want to use a different vga text mode (like 80x50) on my terminal. I do
> not like to use X Windows, it is too slow. I prefer to use the standard,
> text based terminal. I want, however, to be able to see more text on the
> screen at one time.
Have you tried the svgat
On Fri, Jun 02, 2000 at 11:20:11AM -0500, A. Scott White wrote:
> Jo wrote:
> > A full screen console (no X), is that what you want?
> > If so check out framebuffer. There is an HOWTO on it.
> > Jo
>
> I want to use a different vga text mode (like 80x50) on my terminal. I do
> not like to use X Wi
On Fri, Jun 02, 2000 at 09:39:22AM -0500, A. Scott White wrote:
> > I've set vga=ask in my lilo.conf and run lilo.
> >
> > I've specified the kernel image along with the command line
> > vga=auto at the
> > lilo prompt.
I set vga=ask in my lilo.conf global section with no mention of vga=auto
anywh
Jo wrote:
> A full screen console (no X), is that what you want?
> If so check out framebuffer. There is an HOWTO on it.
> Jo
I want to use a different vga text mode (like 80x50) on my terminal. I do
not like to use X Windows, it is too slow. I prefer to use the standard,
text based terminal. I wa
> > I've set vga=ask in my lilo.conf and run lilo.
> >
> > I've specified the kernel image along with the command line
> > vga=auto at the
> > lilo prompt.
> >
> > I've run rdev -v \boot\vmlinuz-2.2.15 -3
> >
> > I've run vidmode \boot\vmlinuz-2.2.15 -3
> >
> > I have also tried all of the above w
I'm posting this again in the hopes that someone may know the problem. One
person responded (and I appreciate that), but I've already tried everything
they suggested.
Anyone have any ideas? I'm really stumped. Is it possible that I've somehow
excluded support for this option from my kernel or some
"A. Scott White" wrote:
>
> I've set vga=ask in my lilo.conf and run lilo.
>
> I've specified the kernel image along with the command line vga=auto at the
> lilo prompt.
>
> I've run rdev -v \boot\vmlinuz-2.2.15 -3
>
> I've run vidmode \boot\vmlinuz-2.2.15 -3
>
> I have also tried all of the a
Hi Andy,
The VGA stuff is kernel-based. SVGATextMode is a program that you can load
after the kernel's loaded to use SVGA instead of VGA.
So generally the answer to your question is, yes. However, you can use the
SVGA stuff to get higher resolutions also.
Personally, I don't use the SVGATextM
Hi,
It's when it gets to "Invoking SVGATextMode..." on bootup that it switches
back to 80x25. Is "svgatextmode" some sort of driver I should unload in
order to get this to "stick?"
Thanks
Andy
On Mon, Dec 20, 1999 at 03:13:37PM -0800, Andy Thomas wrote:
> Hi,
> Is this known to be a bit buggy? I put this in there and once in awhile
> (every 5th boot or so... I know linux is stable but am saving electricity
> ) I get the video option in the boot menu ("hit enter to choose"). Once
> it "
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