Don't know where else to search for this so I ask it here.

I have build a new 2.6.9 kernel and made all modifications to modules-2.6.9.20050106 so that it is copied to modules on bootup of this kernel by the S00knoppix-hd-autoconfig script.

Problem I have is that kernel 2.4.27 will allow vga=791 but no matter what I chose in .config video section via menuconfig, I can not get my new kernel to display anything after the 'BIOS DATA CHECK SUCCESSFUL' line when booting up. VGA=normal works but is too big really for seeing messages and working. vga=ask gives me everything from 0xF00 to 0xF07 as a coice for a vga display. But these options are all graphic display optioins and not vga text display options.

Can anyone tell me why and what options to set in menuconfig to make sure I get vga=791(vga=0x31 working.

Just noticed that items(text etc) on my X display are also a lot bigger on my new kernel than they are on my old 2.4.27 kernel, but maybe that is because i am starting at runlevel 3, I will have to check that.

Thx.

Section of the .config file.

CONFIG_FB_VESA=y
CONFIG_VIDEO_SELECT=y