"paf the dog" <pafbaboonlechien@neuf.fr> wrote in message
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> 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

OK, got that to work as I now enter:
linux video=vga16ff

Once I enter this something scrolls to quick to read "loading....." then the
screen mode changes and goes blank, the monitor power light flicks on and
off like the computer has been switched off with the monitor still on ?

Help ?

Thanks

Murphy