From: pmacdona@sanjuan (Peter MacDonald) Subject: Re: A rdev question. Date: Sat, 5 Dec 1992 01:59:48 GMT
In article <1992Dec4.205604.15819@e2big.mko.dec.com> gibb@cgowgs.enet.dec.com (John Gibb ) writes:
>
> I have a question. The following is from the SLS.FAQ. This is exactly
> what I am looking for to solve my problem.
>
>
>Q: How can I set the video-mode automatically when booting?
>A: Use "rdev -v /dev/fd0 1" to simulate typing '1', etc. (-1 sets default vga,
> -3 set ask). Try "rdev -help" for more info.
It is true, the FAQ does say this, but the README also says that you must
use the "rdev" on the HD. I just did an install of SLS, and the rdev there
is 3672 bytes. You must be using an old one, or the one on the ramdisk.
Peter.