* Linux World 999 [12-29-02 09:36]:

On Sunday 29 December 2002 08:00, Hagen Finley wrote:

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When I boot my suse 8.1 OS the boot options include the drive info and a "vga=788" parameter. When I leave the vga=788 statement in X fails to start - I get a dull glowing screen - which is nice enough, but doesn't allow for a lot of interaction. I have stumbled onto the fact that removing the vga=788 parameter completely seems to allow X to work as billed. So my question: "What is this vga=788 specifying and how can I remove it or correct it so it works properly?" <snip>

To remove the VGA parameter, launch <yast->system->bootloader->modify->next->next->next/> Brings up the sections screen. "Select linux->Edit->expert settings". Select the kernel option and click the edit button, remove the "vga=788" and leave the rest. Click on next, exit the application at which point the changes will be saved. On re-booting, the vga= statement will be absent.

Might be easier to edit as root, /boot/grub/menu.lst, and just delete the text. That is, if he is using grub, not lilo. I didn't notice the first post. -- Patrick Shanahan Registered Linux User #207535 http://home.indy.rr.com/paka @ http://counter.li.org icq#173753138

On Sunday 29 December 2002 10:44 am, Linux World 999 wrote:

As the user has installed SuSE 8.1, Grub is the default boot loader.

Amending the menu.lst file will not update GRUB boot loader. In this case, the grub-install command should be run. The format used to reset revised parameters is :

Excuse me??? Editing the menu.lst *does* update grub. Grub would not need to be reinstalled. It gets its instructions from the menu.lst on the fly. (which is a Good Thing (tm)) -- +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ + Bruce S. Marshall bmarsh@bmarsh.com Bellaire, MI 12/29/02 10:14 + +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt." --Abe Lincoln

On Sunday 29 December 2002 15:49, SuSEnixER wrote:

* Linux World 999 [12-29-02 10:44]: snip>> I'm a bit dense today. I boot from a floppy, so I merely edit the menu.lst on the floppy. Should pay more attention to actual situations and less to my own setup.

You are right, I had a misunderstanding on how grub works. Sorry.