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I want to disable frame buffer support in the kernel so VMWare will run correctly (keep getting an error about DGA not being compiled into the X server.
well i did a search on here, and someone said for it to work, you need to comment out one line in xorg.conf (which I did), and disable frame buffering in the kernel (which i also did). in my lilo.conf i set vga = normal
now this should all work i think?
well when it comes time to go through the dmesg, i get a black screen with a cursor in the bottom left, and it just sits there indefinately.
Originally posted by keefaz Post your kernel parameter lines from your lilo config please. Also did you compile yourself a kernel or it is a slackware kernel ?
keep in mind i re-enabled frame buffer so i could function. when i had it disabled, vga was equal to 'normal'
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