monitor not returning from power saving mode Debian etch

[Ty Unes]

In certain situations with older monitors. Make sure the bootup is not 
trying to change into SVGA mode at boot. A lot of distros try to change 
into SVGA mode asap. Something like "no-framebuffer" at boot should fix it.

David Nicol wrote:
> The situation is as follows:
>
> The monitor displays POST, then LILO, then booting, but somewhere in
> the init process the monitor shuts off and remains off until it wakes
> up on shutdown -r now, at which point one can switch between virtual
> consoles and see the messages that root has echoed to for instance
> /dev/tty4.
>
> Any ideas?  It's not a wiring problem.
>
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