"Murphy" <murphy@nospam.com> wrote in message
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>
> "paf the dog" <pafbaboonlechien@neuf.fr> wrote in message
> news:slrncs1mju.4n2.pafbaboonlechien@chris.frigo.g la...
> > Murphy grumbled:
> > > This is my first Linux installation adn I am trying to install
Slackware
> > > 10.0 on an old NetServer LH Pro. I have created two CDs and can boot
to
> CD
> > > one however after the initial spash screen I follow instructions and
> simply
> > > press enter when the screen mode changes and numerous items scroll
> past...
> > > when the screen mode changes I am no longer able to read anything as
the
> > > font is all jumbled etc, the screen stops scrolling and waits at a
> flashing
> > > cursor at what appears to read something like "...... to select a
> > > keyboard..."
> > >
> > > Any ideas ?
> >
> > what at least you can do, is, at the boot prompt, enter this parameter
> > video=vga16ff
> >
> > it will disable the framebuffer. Then you will go on your install on a
> > 80×25 console that should avoid the problem
> >
> > Still, this is not a solution to the problem of the garbled font on
> > framebuffer, but someone will tell you I guess
> >
> > Personnally I always prefer to use a framebuffer only when I want it,
> > and load then the matrox one
> >
> > --
> > paf the dog
> > remove primate to reply
>
> Paf,
>
> Thanks for the prompt reply. At the boot prompt I have entered the command
> above without success as I receive the following error:
> "Could not find kernal image: video=vga16ff"
>
> I have been looking through the installation help section of the Slackware
> site however I have found sections on boot disks etc but nothing relating
to
> booting from a CD
>
> Thanks again
>
>
> Murphy
>
>

ahhh solved:
boot: linux video=vga16ff