Guest arise Posted November 19, 2002 Report Share Posted November 19, 2002 Well, I keep getting an "unrecognized video mode" error after selecting to boot Linux from LILO. Furthermore it says, "press return to see a list of available video modes, wait 30 sec or press space to continue". I press space and it loads perfectly.... I replaced LILO with GRUB and i don't get the error anymore, but it takes a while until it boots (Linux). Any ideas? I have a GF 4Ti 4200, btw... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest anon Posted November 19, 2002 Report Share Posted November 19, 2002 Video modes have nothing to do with your boot loader, Lilo or Grub. Check your /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 for possible errors, or run XFdrake in a term. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest arise Posted November 19, 2002 Report Share Posted November 19, 2002 If video modes have nothing to do with Lilo, then why is the error coming up in Lilo, even before the boot image is loaded? Long before the X config files are even opened... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jglen490 Posted November 19, 2002 Report Share Posted November 19, 2002 It's possible to have a video mode (i.e., vga=(something)) specified in your lilo.conf file. If you still have your /etc/lilo.conf file, please post it here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest anon Posted November 19, 2002 Report Share Posted November 19, 2002 If video modes have nothing to do with Lilo, then why is the error coming up in Lilo, even before the boot image is loaded? Long before the X config files are even opened... Sorry, i should know better, i look at it often enough Don't know what i was thinking. I can run Lilo on vga=normal OR vga=788 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest arise Posted November 20, 2002 Report Share Posted November 20, 2002 Ok thanks for the tips, i'll try it tonight :) Relax, anon ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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