Boot options in hdinstall don't work
Hello!
When I run Knoppix directly from the CD, I need to add this options in order to display it properly on my computer (otherwise my computer will go blank and display an "out of range" error). This is the command: KNOPPIX screen=800x600 vsync=85 and when it boots it works perfectly. Now, that I install Knoppix on my hard drive, that command doesn't work. I install LILO so it gives me an options to run either Linux or Windows(hda1). So I select linux and type this exactly, Linux screen=800x600 vsync=85, let it boot but does'nt work. I also tried linux knoppix screen=800x600 vsync=85 and it still doesn't work. In the docs, it say that you can modified /etc/liloconfig file and add those parameters under append it should work. I do that and save it, but when I restart it doesn't work. Then I go to terminal (CTRL+ALT+F1) and open that file and their is nothing next to append. It looks they been deleted. I run out of ideas, oh, yes, I also tried xf86config and added all the stuff from my monitor specs but still doesn't work. Like I said, the way I got it to work was by just adding those parameters at boot, but they only work from CD not HD. How can I issue those parameters on the boot sequence?? Thanks for all your help, any answers would be appreciated :) K4EVER!
Re: Boot options in hdinstall don't work
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Originally Posted by dot.hack//infection
Now, that I install Knoppix on my hard drive, that command doesn't work. I install LILO so it gives me an options to run either Linux or Windows(hda1). So I select linux and type this exactly, Linux screen=800x600 vsync=85, let it boot but does'nt work. I also tried linux knoppix screen=800x600 vsync=85 and it still doesn't work.
No way it could work those are Knoppix cheat codes not kernel parameters that can be passed at the prompt.
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Then I go to terminal (CTRL+ALT+F1) and open that file and their is nothing next to append. It looks they been deleted.
Good at least you can get to the command line so I take it is the boot messages that you cannot see and/or the X server will not run?? You are not quite clear on this so if the boot messages try when you edit the /etc/lilo.conf changing the vga=791 line to either vga=788 (800x600 instead of the 1024x768 that is 791) or vga=normal to get rid of the frame buffer all together when you boot. After changing the file use /sbin/lilo -v to write the changes to the disk for use on the next boot. Make sure that you remove the changes that you made before if you have made them.
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I run out of ideas, oh, yes, I also tried xf86config and added all the stuff from my monitor specs but still doesn't work. Like I said, the way I got it to work was by just adding those parameters at boot, but they only work from CD not HD. How can I issue those parameters on the boot sequence?? Thanks for all your help, any answers would be appreciated :) K4EVER!
You need to edit the /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file and change all the sections similar to this.
Code:
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
To this.
Code:
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
Now it should only have 800x600 and 640x480 resolutions to choose from and it will use the highest available resolution/refresh rate it can. You can restart the X server from the command line by using /etc/init.d/kdm restart as root and you should get a KDE login screen if it works.
If you cannot figure it out on your own after this then we will need a clearer description of the problem, information on your monitor and video card plus we need to see the XF86Config-4 file you are trying to use.
