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- Lines: 12
- Date:
Sat Nov 29 10:33:18 1997
- Orig file:
v2.1.66/linux/Documentation/svga.txt
- Orig date:
Thu May 15 16:48:01 1997
diff -u --recursive --new-file v2.1.66/linux/Documentation/svga.txt linux/Documentation/svga.txt
@@ -7,10 +7,7 @@
This small document describes the "Video Mode Selection" feature which
allows to use various special video modes supported by the video BIOS. Due
to usage of the BIOS, the selection is limited to the boot time (before the
-kernel decompression starts and works only on 80X86 machines.
-
- IF YOU USE THIS FEATURE, I'LL BE MUCH PLEASED IF YOU SEND ME A MAIL
-DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH IT. BUG REPORTS ARE ALSO WELCOME.
+kernel decompression starts) and works only on 80X86 machines.
The video mode to be used is selected by a kernel parameter which can be
specified in the kernel Makefile (the SVGA_MODE=... line) or by the "vga=..."
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