I seem to remember trying DamnSmall Linux before and I didn't have this problem although I couldn't get it to any GUI.
It says: You passed an undefined mode number press <enter> to see video modes available (did that) Video adaptor VESA VGA Mode: COLS and ROWS 0 0F00 80x25 1 0f01 80x50 2 0F02 80x43 3 0F03 80x28 4 0F05 80x30 5 0F06 80x34 6 0F07 80x60 enter mode number or, scan:
