Chris Epicier wrote: > Jon > > >>> I have X11 now up and running. these two options in >>> >> xorg.conf helped: >> >>> Section "Device" >>> ... >>> >>> Option >>> >> "UseModeline" >> "true" >> >>> Option >>> >> "FixPanelSize" >> "true" >> >>> ... >>> EndSection >>> >>> Issues remaining are that the bootscreen still blanks >>> >> out as soon as initialising the graphics card. I can live >> with that. However someone else might not, when running into >> the same problem as I: lack of console/X11 when installing >> is a killer. I got over it as follows: >> >>> >>> >> The problem is that grub sets up a simple graphical screen >> as soon as >> the kernel boots. It >> is having the same problems as X had with this graphics >> chip. I'm >> pretty sure there is >> an option to the boot line in grub that will tell it to not >> do that. It >> would be something >> like "no-vga" or "no-graphics" or maybe >> "no-splash-screen". >> > > Grub is a possibility. I did not consider so far that Grub might be the > culpit. Does ubuntu use a special flavour / version of grub? > Grub sets all sorts of boot-time parameters for the kernel, including the video mode for the first screen when the kernel takes control. There are often a couple lines of parameters for each kernel choice. See /boot/grub/menu.lst to see how yours is set up. They have changed the way grub works, so I don't really understand all that is going on it there now.
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