Install question #2 - disk order and video mode

[Bill Davidsen]

The FC8 install seems to assign drive identifiers in some random order 
instead of BIOS order. I thought that was fixed back around 2.6.17, but 
it certainly isn't the case AFAIK, if I boot the rescue CD I get one set 
of assignments (not BIOS order), and if I boot I get another. Needless 
to say this makes getting a bootable install nearly impossible.

The video is also not set properly during (attempted) boot, rescue and 
install use VESA mode, attempted boot uses something else, but since the 
system doesn't come up all I can tell is that the mode is wrong, but 
barely readable.

I went back and reinstalled FC1, the original Linux on the box, and it 
still works just fine. Disk order is BIOS order, video is VESA or some 
other functional mode, all works.

Any comments on any of this? I have tried the obvious video= things as 
boot options.

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Bill Davidsen <davidsen at tmr.com>
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  be valid when the war is over..." Otto von Bismark