From: bashley101@gmail.com   
      
   On 08/18/2021 12:42 PM, Chris Elvidge wrote:   
   > 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   
      
   Thanks.   
      
   The problem comes from /isolinux/isolinux.cfg which forces a null modset.   
      
   I've tried overriding by adding modeset or modeset=1 but that doesn't   
   override the null modeset.   
      
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