Ixthusdan Posted February 9, 2006 Report Share Posted February 9, 2006 I recently updated my laptop to the new kernel available on the updates servers. Although lilo remains the same, I have lost the graphic Mandriva boot. Everything else is fine; this is merely a cosmetic issue. If the screen reso;utio is good, what else might have happened?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uralmasha Posted February 9, 2006 Report Share Posted February 9, 2006 Could that be an nvidia module not installed in the new kernel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ixthusdan Posted February 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2006 No, the laptop uses the SiSGX760 video, which is correctly identified by Mandriva as the Mirage II. (Actually, after I told it to use that driver) Lilo had lost the correct resolution, which I fixed. (vga=788) But now I get a marvelously fine printed verbose boot! :lol: I don't think it is video. But, the laptop must run at 1200X800 for optimum image, I just neber saw that setting as necessary in lilo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted February 10, 2006 Report Share Posted February 10, 2006 Not sure if this is what you require, but splash=silent stops the verbose mode added to the append line shown below: image=/boot/vmlinuz label="linux" root=/dev/hda2 initrd=/boot/initrd.img append="resume=/dev/hda6 splash=silent" vga=788 If not that, you can go into mcc, and then Boot/Boot Loader and check the theme hasn't been disabled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ixthusdan Posted February 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2006 I'll check the theme in mcc. I have to use 791 for this laptop; 788 won't allow a boot. The screenbuffer must be within a rather narrow range. I already had the "silence" switch and never removed it. No one else seems to have the problem; google yeilds nothing specifically applicable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arctic Posted February 11, 2006 Report Share Posted February 11, 2006 Check in MCC if the bootup is really set to graphical boot (still). Mine changed after a kernel upgrade to silent, too and a click in MCC corrected it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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