[CentOS] GRUB and vga=788

Tue May 15 11:03:48 UTC 2007
Niki Kovacs <contact at kikinovak.net>

Hi,

On a minimal (e. g. without X) server install, one of the first things I 
do is add 'vga=788' to the 'kernel' line in /boot/grub/menu.lst, so I 
can use the framebuffer in 800x600 mode and have a better readability in 
console mode.

However, I tried this on my minimal CentOS 5 install, and right after 
GRUB, the screen just blanks. I add that this (test) machine ran maybe a 
dozen other distros before, and the 'vga=788' line always did the trick.

Any suggestions?

Niki Kovacs
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