With a little debugging, I solved my problem. The actual option needed in the config file is 'text-mode', without any '=1'. Also, the option must be placed after the 'image=' option, on a line of its own.
John On Mon, Jan 9, 2012 at 12:57 PM, J Keller <[email protected]> wrote: > Jason, > > This is x86_64. > I also tried placing the 'text-mode=1' in the append line > with no success. > > ... > kernel is '/opt/tftpboot/bzImage > arguments are ' text-mode=1 earlyprintk=serial,115200 load_ramdisk=1 ... > initrd is '/opt/tftpboot/initrd > ELILO v3.14 for EFI/x86_64 > ... > > John > > > > On Mon, Jan 9, 2012 at 9:55 AM, Jason Fleischli > <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hello John, >> >> it applies only to x86_64. >> and I believe being a sysdep option, i.e. a kernel directive >> it goes on your append=line >> append="vga=normal text-mode=1 console=ttyS0,115200n8, etc, etc" >> or in the elilo command line. >> elilo text-mode=1 "$yourlabel" >> which you can store in your boot directive. >> >> not sure that error output is entirely correct, >> or as helpful as intended. >> i'll look into that. >> >> thnx >> -jason >> >>> Hello, >>> >>> How does one use the "text-mode" variable in elilo.conf? >>> I'm trying to eliminate this error. >>> >>> >>> ...........LocateHandle GopProtocol failed. >>> --Either no graphics head is installed, >>> --efi console is set to serial, or, >>> --the EFI firmware version of this machine is >>> --older than UEFI 2.0. and does not support GOP >>> you can SAFELY IGNORE this error. elilo will >>> default to text-mode. >>> Alternatively you can now force text mode by setting config variable >>> text_mode=1 for x86 in elilo.conf or via cmdline. >>> >>> >>> If I try adding "text-mode=1" (or "text_mode=1") to the >>> config file it does not recognize the option. >>> (ELILO v3.14 for EFI/x86_64) >>> >>> >>> near line 3: Unkown option .�.�.�.�.0.0.�.�.�.�.�.�.�.�.�.�.�.�.�. >>> >>> >>> elilo config file: >>> >>> verbose=5 >>> default=aries-linux >>> text-mode=1 >>> ... >>> >>> >>> John >>> >>> elilo-discuss mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/elilo-discuss >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Write once. Port to many. Get the SDK and tools to simplify cross-platform app development. Create new or port existing apps to sell to consumers worldwide. Explore the Intel AppUpSM program developer opportunity. appdeveloper.intel.com/join http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-appdev _______________________________________________ elilo-discuss mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/elilo-discuss
