[Sussex] apmd / vga=ask problems

[Geoff Teale]

John wrote:
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> I don't think it matters which boot loader you use, its 
> something to do
> with having vga=ask set.

Actually, the individual bootloader take your vga setting and encode it in
such a way as the kernel will understamd it (it isn't a straight kernel
parameter) apparantly the two bootloaders differ slightly in what they pass
- anything more than that and I'm afraid I don't have the info.  All I know
is that vga=792 didn't work with LILO.

> Perhaps the apmd tries to work out what screen resolution you will be
> using to suspend the screen and as its set to ask, causes it to fail
> miserably.
> 
> I'm guessing here, but I can't seem to find anything on the 
> net regarding
> crashes with vga=ask anymore.

There is some stuff, but no explanation of why this kills apmd - it's
noteable that both bootloaders set the mode (the console switches to a
lovely high-res display) but that with LILO is still stops at apmd.

Weird, but working now - which is the important thing.

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