[CentOS] GRUB and vga=788

Tue May 15 11:12:51 UTC 2007
Mats Karlsson <mats.o.karlsson at gmail.com>

Not the solution, but the same topic is being discussed here:
http://www.centos.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=7216

/Mats

On 5/15/07, Niki Kovacs <contact at kikinovak.net> wrote:
>
> 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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