On Mon, 13 Oct 2003 08:54:30 +0100 "A. S. Budden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi there, > > I've just installed Gentoo on my laptop, following the install > instructions from the website. However, I've got a few problems that > I'm not sure what to do about (this is the first time I've done anything > this complicated -- used redhat 9 before). > > Firstly, in my grub.conf I have vga=791 on the end of the kernel line, > as I have in RH, but it doesn't seem to do anything at all. > > Secondly, when I log on (this doesn't happen if I log on as root), I get > a long list of lines like: > > modprobe: Can't locate module /dev/cdwriter > modprobe: Can't locate module * which is needed for /dev/scsi/* > > etc etc etc > > I can't find this in /var/log anywhere, so I can't reproduce the whole > list -- at least half of it scrolls off the top of the screen before I > would have a chance to type it all out. > > I get a similar set of messages when I log out again. > > Thirdly, when I boot up, as soon as the kernel starts, I get the > following: > > kernel (hd0,2)/boot/bzImage root=/dev/hda6 vga=791 > [Linux-bzImage, setup=0x1400, size=0x131b7d] > > You passed an undefined mode number. > Press <RETURN> to see video modes available, <SPACE> to continue or wait 30 > secs > CONFIG_MODVERSIONS=y Number 1, I would turn off this option. I've never gotten good results from this. Number 2, framebuffer support would appear to be the problem with the mode failure. Do you have everything necessary for your particular video card? -- Collins Richey - Denver Area if you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the worries of tomorrow, you have no today to be thankful for. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
