patch-2.3.2 linux/Documentation/svga.txt

• Lines: 25
• Date: Fri May 14 12:47:01 1999
• Orig file: v2.3.1/linux/Documentation/svga.txt
• Orig date: Fri Jul 10 15:18:29 1998

diff -u --recursive --new-file v2.3.1/linux/Documentation/svga.txt linux/Documentation/svga.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-		       Video Mode Selection Support 2.11
-	      (c) 1995--1997 Martin Mares, <mj@k332.feld.cvut.cz>
+		       Video Mode Selection Support 2.13
+		    (c) 1995--1999 Martin Mares, <mj@ucw.cz>
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 1. Intro
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@
 to usage of the BIOS, the selection is limited to boot time (before the
 kernel decompression starts) and works only on 80X86 machines.
 
+   **  Short intro for the impatient: Just use vga=ask for the first time,
+   **  enter `scan' on the video mode prompt, pick the mode you want to use,
+   **  remember its mode ID (the four-digit hexadecimal number) and then
+   **  set the vga parameter to this number (converted to decimal first).
+
    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=..."
 option of LILO (or some other boot loader you use) or by the "vidmode" utility
@@ -268,3 +273,4 @@
 		- Removed the doc section describing adding of new probing
 		  functions as I try to get rid of _all_ hardware probing here.
 2.12 (25-May-98)- Added support for VESA frame buffer graphics.
+2.13 (14-May-99)- Minor documentation fixes.