Urgent help needed: GRUB doesn't show up on a 19" TFT

Mon Nov 7 16:28:04 UTC 2005

typically you would put this after the kernel comand. however it _should_
work before the menu sections.
After you enter that command can you then see the text on the screen?

 On 11/7/05, Gábor Iglói <mdjake at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> vbeset 0x122 (800x600x32) would be fine. Where should I write it in
> grub.conf?
>
> On 11/7/05, hometoast <hometoast at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I'll have to take a look at this when I get home to my linux box. try
> > "flying blind" when you boot and press 'c' to enter command line mode
> and
> > tree a few vbeset commands to see if you can't get it to change to
> something
> > useful. I didnt post this to the group because this is surely no real
> > answer.
> >
> >
> > On 11/7/05, Gábor Iglói <mdjake at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Thank you for your quick answer. Let me stress out the core of the
> > problem:
> > >
> > > The 19" TFT is a cheap 1913 (not 1912) ACER which is because it was
> > > 40$ cheaper than 1912 is not capable of displaying anything in 640x480
> > > - so text mode even. It is capable of displaying 800x600, 1024x768,
> > > 1280x1024 only. Anything that is in 640x480 - text screens like Breezy
> > > installation, even the beginning of Windows XP setup, virtual
> > > terminals 1-6 cannot be displayed, the monitor says MODE NOT
> > > SUPPORTED. I can see the BIOS screen fortunately because it is a
> > > non-standard 720 x something. I had to install OSes with the help of a
> > > separate monitor.
> > >
> > > Problem is that I can't see the GRUB menu at all - only MODE NOT
> > SUPPORTED.
> > >
> > > Breezy can boot but I can't see the booting process (which is in
> > > 640x480 too). I can circumvent this by removing kernel parameter
> > > splash and replace it with vga=789. BUT I cannot see the GRUB
> > > dual-boot screen at all. Poor TFT.
> > >
> > > I have also downloaded a splash for GRUB from gnome-look.org<http://gnome-look.org>
> > > (ubuntu_grub_splash.xpm.gz) and I set up GRUB to use it but since it
> > > is 640x480 too I cannot see that either (only on the other CRT monitor
> > > - the previous monitor).
> > >
> > > I know however that GRUB can be displayed on this TFT too because the
> > > previous Linux distro's GRUB could bee seen on it (but only the
> > > graphical one, text mode also didn't worked there) - I think it was in
> > > 800x600, maybe 720 x something like BIOS.
> > >
> > > I do not know how to set up GRUB boot screen not to use 640x480.
> > >
> > > Here is my original menu.lst :
> > >
> > > # menu.lst - See: grub(8), info grub, update-grub(8)
> > > # grub-install(8), grub-floppy(8),
> > > # grub-md5-crypt, /usr/share/doc/grub
> > > # and /usr/share/doc/grub-doc/.
> > >
> > > ## default num
> > > # Set the default entry to the entry number NUM. Numbering starts from
> 0,
> > and
> > > # the entry number 0 is the default if the command is not used.
> > > #
> > > # You can specify 'saved' instead of a number. In this case, the
> default
> > entry
> > > # is the entry saved with the command 'savedefault'.
> > > default saved
> > >
> > > ## timeout sec
> > > # Set a timeout, in SEC seconds, before automatically booting the
> default
> > entry
> > > # (normally the first entry defined).
> > > timeout 5
> > >
> > > ## hiddenmenu
> > > # Hides the menu by default (press ESC to see the menu)
> > > #hiddenmenu
> > >
> > > # Pretty colours
> > > color cyan/blue white/blue
> > >
> > > ## password ['--md5'] passwd
> > > # If used in the first section of a menu file, disable all interactive
> > editing
> > > # control (menu entry editor and command-line) and entries protected
> by
> > the
> > > # command 'lock'
> > > # e.g. password topsecret
> > > # password --md5 $1$gLhU0/$aW78kHK1QfV3P2b2znUoe/
> > > # password topsecret
> > >
> > > #
> > > # examples
> > > #
> > > # title Windows 95/98/NT/2000
> > > # root (hd0,0)
> > > # makeactive
> > > # chainloader +1
> > > #
> > > # title Linux
> > > # root (hd0,1)
> > > # kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 ro
> > > #
> > >
> > > #
> > > # Put static boot stanzas before and/or after AUTOMAGIC KERNEL LIST
> > >
> > > ### BEGIN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
> > > ## lines between the AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST markers will be modified
> > > ## by the debian update-grub script except for the default options
> below
> > >
> > > ## DO NOT UNCOMMENT THEM, Just edit them to your needs
> > >
> > > ## ## Start Default Options ##
> > > ## default kernel options
> > > ## default kernel options for automagic boot options
> > > ## If you want special options for specifiv kernels use kopt_x_y_z
> > > ## where x.y.z is kernel version. Minor versions can be omitted.
> > > ## e.g. kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro
> > > # kopt=root=/dev/hda2 ro
> > >
> > > ## default grub root device
> > > ## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
> > > # groot=(hd0,1)
> > >
> > > ## should update-grub create alternative automagic boot options
> > > ## e.g. alternative=true
> > > ## alternative=false
> > > # alternative=false
> > >
> > > ## should update-grub lock alternative automagic boot options
> > > ## e.g. lockalternative=true
> > > ## lockalternative=false
> > > # lockalternative=false
> > >
> > > ## altoption boot targets option
> > > ## multiple altoptions lines are allowed
> > > ## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options
> > > ## altoptions=(recovery mode) single
> > > # altoptions=(recovery mode) single
> > >
> > > ## nonaltoption boot targets option
> > > ## This option controls options to pass to only the
> > > ## primary kernel menu item.
> > > ## You can have ONLY one nonaltoptions line
> > > # nonaltoptions=quiet splash
> > >
> > > ## controls how many kernels should be put into the menu.lst
> > > ## only counts the first occurence of a kernel, not the
> > > ## alternative kernel options
> > > ## e.g. howmany=all
> > > ## howmany=7
> > > # howmany=1
> > >
> > > ## should update-grub create memtest86 boot option
> > > ## e.g. memtest86=true
> > > ## memtest86=false
> > > # memtest86=false
> > >
> > > ## ## End Default Options ##
> > >
> > > title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.12-9-386
> > > root (hd0,1)
> > > kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.12-9-386 root=/dev/hda2 ro quiet splash
> > > initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.12-9-386
> > > savedefault
> > > boot
> > >
> > > ### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
> > >
> > > # This is a divider, added to separate the menu items below from the
> > Debian
> > > # ones.
> > > # title Other operating systems:
> > > # root
> > >
> > >
> > > # This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a
> non-linux
> > OS
> > > # on /dev/hda1
> > > title Windows XP
> > > root (hd0,0)
> > > savedefault
> > > makeactive
> > > chainloader +1
> > >
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