From: ranfry@mala.proteus.qc.ca (Ranfry) Subject: Re: Install question - Video mode Date: 10 Jan 1993 15:52:37 GMT
In <1993Jan8.231419.1@opie.bgsu.edu> ghensle@opie.bgsu.edu writes:
>I finally got around to getting Linux after hearing all the good things about
>it but I am having some trouble with it.
>I FTP'd the boot and root image and I was able to uncompress and rawrite them
>to floppys but when I try and boot the bootdisk it throws my monitor into
>a higher resolution than it can support. (Stuck with 640*480 for a while longer
>:) )
>Is there a way I can make it come up in text mode or normal VGA?
Okay, at one point during the boot disk installation you probably will
see the following message, "Press Enter to see SuperVGA options, or Space
to Continue." At this point, press the space bar, NOT the return/enter
key, this should put you in normal 25 lines per screen mode.
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