console vga problem

[karoline]

Hello everybody

I just got a 128mb geforce4 graphics card and i can't boot linux using vga mode for the console.

I am using LILO for a bootloader and when i use in /etc/lilo.conf the line

 vga=###

linux boots in console with a black screen. If i use

 vga=normal

everything is ok but i can't work with 80x25 mode no way.

can anybody help? i can't imagine how to fix this...

p.

 

[AP81]

Here are a couple of things to try:

In your lilo.conf put:

vga=ask

This will then allow you to pick which mode. You can try a few modes to see which work. When you reboot LILO will ask
for a video mode. Press "enter" and choose a mode.
You will probably get something like this:

0 0F00 80x25
1 0F01 80x50
2 0F02 80x43
3 0F03 80x28
4 0F05 80x30
5 0F06 80x34
6 0F07 80x69

Then LILO may ask "enter mode or scan". Enter "scan" and after a few seconds, you will probably get a few additional
modes, i.e:

7 0100 40x25
8 0121 100x25
9 0122 100x30
a 0123 132x25
b 0133 132x44


Try entering 9, then 8, and so on. See if any work. Then to make one permanent, e.g. mode 9, you would adjust LILO to read:
vga=0x122 (you need the x)

Also, have you installed the nvidia drivers? Visit the nvidia website, download and install. This will probably fix the problem.

 

[karoline]

thanks so much i am going to try it...
but where was that info about LILO? i didn't know...

thanks again

 

[AP81]

man lilo

 

[karoline]

yeah i asked very quickly...
you shouldn't respond

thanks