[plug] Framebuffer problem

[Christian]

On Mon, May 29, 2000 at 02:37:51PM +0800, Peter Wright wrote:
> On Mon, May 29, 2000 at 02:29:21PM +0800, Christian wrote:
> > On Mon, May 29, 2000 at 02:24:52PM +0800, Peter Wright wrote:
> [ snip ]
> > > Top left-hand corner.
> > 
> > But 0301 does not equal 0x301... one is octal and the other
> > hexadecimal.
> 
> The Framebuffer-HOWTO spake thusly:
> > Reboot the kernel, and as a simple test, try entering 0301 at the VGA
> > prompt (this will give you 640x480 @ 256), and you should be able to
> > see a cute little Penguin logo. 
> > 
> > Note, that at the VGA prompt, you're required to type in the number in
> > the format of "0" plus the 3 digit figure, and miss out the 'x'. This
> > isn't necessary if you're using LILO. 
> 
> *shrug* I don't know why either.... :)

Hmmm... that's pretty weird not to mention highly confusing!  Oh well,
maybe it's worth trying it with the x anyway. :-)