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| author | Frans Pop <elendil@planet.nl> | 2010-04-11 22:37:50 +0000 |
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| committer | Frans Pop <elendil@planet.nl> | 2010-04-11 22:37:50 +0000 |
| commit | 3693449227512551d01f5880154f362dc2e550da (patch) | |
| tree | cf44fee22665181de8b95dac9fd482a1f677b8b6 /en/boot-installer/parameters.xml | |
| parent | 7d4774f192f8da8fb99ca345ca18c93fb2e096ab (diff) | |
| download | installation-guide-3693449227512551d01f5880154f362dc2e550da.zip | |
Disabling framebuffer on x86 now also requires passing vga=normal
With thanks to Samuel Thibault.
Diffstat (limited to 'en/boot-installer/parameters.xml')
| -rw-r--r-- | en/boot-installer/parameters.xml | 14 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/en/boot-installer/parameters.xml b/en/boot-installer/parameters.xml index 7a6056462..fcbb04cab 100644 --- a/en/boot-installer/parameters.xml +++ b/en/boot-installer/parameters.xml @@ -243,16 +243,10 @@ Useful for unattended installations where physical security is limited. Some architectures use the kernel framebuffer to offer installation in a number of languages. If framebuffer causes a problem on your system -you can disable the feature by the parameter -<userinput>fb=false</userinput>. Problem symptoms are error messages -about bterm or bogl, a blank screen, or a freeze within a few minutes after -starting the install. - -</para><para arch="x86"> - -The <userinput>video=vga16:off</userinput> argument may also be used -to disable the kernel's use of the framebuffer. Such problems have been -reported on a Dell Inspiron with Mobile Radeon card. +you can disable the feature using the parameter +<userinput><phrase arch="x86">vga=normal </phrase>fb=false</userinput>. +Problem symptoms are error messages about bterm or bogl, a blank screen, +or a freeze within a few minutes after starting the install. </para><para arch="hppa"> |