Can you see the yaboot prompt?
If so type:
linux video=ofonly textboot
If you don't see the yaboot prompt, you could try the same thing from the
white screen, or run the rescue mode and add the above options to the
append stanza in yaboot.conf, updating with ybin.
Stew Benedict
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MandrakeSoft OH/TN, USA http://perso.mandrakesoft.com/~sbenedict/
On Wed, 11 Jul 2001, Johan Wessberg wrote:
> Hi, I am not able to setup my 15" LCD monitor on my Cube system
> ("old" type, with Rage128Pro).
>
> I can install everything using install-text, but I cannot set up the
> video mode, and I get an error if I select the fbdev driver. OK, so I
> choose not to start X when booting Linux.
>
> HOWEVER, the problem is that **I cannot get to a text-only mode**
> when rebooting the system! Linux seems to be booting OK, but all I
> get is a black monitor with a quickly flashing power light.
>
> Is there any way to boot to a text-only mode, much like the mode that
> is used during "install-text" on the Install CD? If I only can get my
> Linux system up in text mode, I can always try to proceed and try to
> install fbdev drivers and so on...
>
> /Johan Wessberg
>
