Re: [Xen-users] xen "vga=" console mode set in ubuntu /boot/grub

To:	"Ray Barnes" <tical.net@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject:	Re: [Xen-users] xen "vga=" console mode set in ubuntu /boot/grub/menu.lst is ignored
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Date:	Tue, 20 May 2008 06:39:13 -0700
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ray,

> none of the VGA modes worked properly under the Xen kernel, yet no problem
> under the CentOS 5.1 supplied kernel.

testing, i can also now reproduce the problem on an opensuse 11-beta3 install.

but, as you've found, on a vanilla centos51 install, no issues (at
least not with the VGA modes ...)

so, looks like something in xen 32x's changed ...

> try reasking on xen-devel and I'm sure Kier can spout them off the top of his
> head.  As far as I could tell at the time, he was the last committer to mess 
> with
> screen modes

rather than move this thread, i'll keep it here, and copy him.

thanks for the heads-up!

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Re: [Xen-users] xen "vga=" console mode set in ubuntu /boot/grub/menu.ls