Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote:
nonfb translates into booting without using the frame buffer. Basicly, writing to the screen like DOS does, instead of directly into video memory. (Simplifed explination.) This does not affect the GUI mode, only the command line mode. Using the frame buffer, you can do interesting things like have a background image with your CLI. (Distracting when running VMS-Empire!)
I have just installed 10.1 on a client's Celeron with P4 motherboard machine and the installation automatically installed the frame buffer inclusive kernel as a default (linux). I found that I could not get a higher graphical resolution than 800x600 at 16 bits. When I changed the default kernel to "linux-nonfb", I found that I could see the graphics card properly and was able to set the screen resolution to 1024x768 at 32 bits. (I can't remember what graphics chip it was using, off hand). I also had to specify "noapic" as a boot parameter.
On my own server, when it was still running Mandrake 9.1, I used to have to use the non-fb option for it to work properly. Now I am using the default fb 2.6.10 (cooker) kernel on a fairly standard 10.1 installation and I can use the frame-buffer.
All I can say is that the frame-buffer version is not always the best option.
cheers Duncan
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