After grub i get an undefined video mode error.
I can wait for 30 seconds or press space to continue.
I know I have to change the vga=xxx option in the /boot/grub/menu.lst file.
My question is which value should I use. I have a nvidia geforce 8600m GT card for my widescreen laptop.
Try the value that your monitor/video card supports.
Or try
/boot/grub/menu.lst
vga=normal
sgunput wrote:
> My question is which value should I use. I have a nvidia geforce 8600m
> GT card for my widescreen laptop.
hwinfo --framebuffer
Putting vga=normal did the trick.
The only thing now is I don’t see a splash screen.
It’s not a big problem, only a pitty.
are these parameters still there?
splash=silent quiet
Open up yast and under system click Boot Loader.
Select the entry and click edit.
There is a dropdown titled Vga Mode. Select one there.
Or set it manually
vi /boot/grub/menu.lst
and change the entry to read vga=0x31b or something that suits you.
This wikipedia entry might shine some light
VESA BIOS Extensions - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
If the error states 31A, I bet the line was:
vga=0x31a
AFAIK this is for 1280x1024
Try these two:
vga=0x317 (1024x768)
vga=0x361 (1200x800)
Change the line in /boot/grub/menu.lst to the value that suits you best. The one used now, 0x31a is out of range…at least I don’t think your widescreen laptop has a vertical resolution > 1024.
I know this is an old thread but I have the same problem which cannot be resolved by changing video mode: if I select any of those offered, the error persists. Editing grub/menu.lst doesn’t work either. I suspect it’s to do with my dual monitors (didn’t have the problem before connecting the second one) having different resolutions. Is there a way around this? Having just invested in an SSD to speed up the boot process, waiting for 30 seconds for the boot to continue is no option…
Solved, by switching to “Textmode”. Contrary to the description, no text at all but simply a nice black screen, much better than the usual flickering gecko chaos…