Subject: Re: [followup] G3/450 at Co-Lo
From: Dan Burcaw (dburcaw@terraplex.com)
Date: Wed Feb 13 2002 - 19:21:55 MST
A lot of colos have basic VGA monitors that require vmode 6.
So, you need to pass the video arg:
video=<video driver>:vmode:6
where <video driver> is something like atyfb, aty128fb, etc.
vmode 6 = 640x480-60Hz
> My new server (with YDL 2.1) is now set up in the Co-Lo facility and
> connected to the VGA monitor in the rack. Initial video (boot
> prompts) is flawless, but as soon as the system starts loading, the
> screen switches to an almost unreadable condition with multiple
> images. If I cross my eyes and squint real hard, I can sort of make
> out what is there based on what I expect should be. I suspect I can
> issue a 'man fbset' command but I would not be able to read the
> output. Can someone help with this? TIA!
>
> Mark
>
--Regards, Dan Burcaw Terra Soft Solutions, Inc. http://www.terrasoftsolutions.com/
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