RE: Starting installation/rescue in real text mode

["Thomas Babut" <thomas babut gmx de>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: fedora-list-admin redhat com 
> [mailto:fedora-list-admin redhat com] On Behalf Of Lars Bjørndal
> Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 1:40 PM
> To: fedora-list redhat com
> Subject: Starting installation/rescue in real text mode
> 
> I want to install Fedora in real text mode (80 columns, 25 lines on
> screen). Isn't it possible?
> 
> I've tried to give the following boot commands without any luck:
> 
>      linux text vga=normal
> 
> and
> 
>         rescue text vga=normal
> 
> If it's possible to get real text mode, how can you do it?
> 
> Lars

Try "linux nofb" or simply "nofb" at the boot prompt.

Thomas