From: chris@mshome.net   
      
   On 18/08/2021 07:29 pm, The Real Bev wrote:   
   > On 08/18/2021 09:53 AM, Henrik Carlqvist wrote:   
   >> On Wed, 18 Aug 2021 09:42:41 -0700, The Real Bev wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> I use the command:   
   >>>   
   >>> huge.s root=/dev/xxyy rdinit=ro   
   >>>   
   >>> to do this, but the resulting screen is 80x20, which is intolerable.  Is   
   >>> there something I can add to this command to change the resolution?  I'd   
   >>> like vga=791 if possible.   
   >>   
   >> Did you try:   
   >>   
   >> huge.s root=/dev/xxyy rdinit=ro vga=791   
   >   
   > Yes, just after I posted :-(   
   >   
   > Thanks for the quick reply.   
   >   
   > I'm experimenting with the slackware-current ISO.  I find that the   
   > command line has changed and now instead of rdinit you use initrd and   
   > the commands to the frame buffer come before the root.   
   >   
   > The following line works to get VGA=791:   
   >   
   > huge.s vga=791 root=/dev/xxyy initrd= ro   
   >   
   > But I'd rather have the mode set to give me 1920x1080, so it seems as   
   > though the boot line is running with nomodeset.  I tried adding modeset   
   > or modeset=1 in place of the VGA, but with that I get the 80x24 display.   
   >   
      
   Try 'vga=ask' and follow the instructions   
      
      
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