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Change the VGA mode of the Kubuntu KDE4 Remix Beta Alternative Install CD

Posted March 24th, 2008 by Liam Green-Hughes
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I've just been installing the new Kubuntu KDE4 Remix Beta on an old Acer L100 Media Centre using the Alternative Install CD (so I can do a text mode install) as I only have an old CRT TV attached to it. When I tried to boot from the CD it looked like the installer picked a display mode that didn't work with the TV as the picture lost stability and was unviewable. I couldn't find the usual options to change the screen mode, but found that this worked to override the screen mode:

  • At the menu for installation press F6
  • You will now see a long line of text that tells the Linux kernel on the CD how to boot
  • Delete "quiet - -" from the end of the line
  • Enter vga=789 to force boot into 800x600 mode
  • Press enter to boo, the screen will blank for a few seconds, after that you will see the text installer 

You can find a listing of the Linux VGA modes at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VESA_BIOS_Extensions#Linux_video_mode_numbers 

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