Undefined video number 2f6...

[DaCalebMan]

Hello,

I get this at every boot-up:

"Undefined video number '2f6' press enter to select a mode from the list space to continue or wait 30 seconds."

Now, what's this mean? Just in case, my current display resolution is '1024x768,' and my computer is only capable of VGA...

Thanks!

[DaCalebMan]

Oh, also, my display isn't capable of a refresh over 60Hz

When the menu usually comes up though, I just press space or wait 30 seconds.
Because if I pick the wrong mode, my monitor shuts down, and the all lights flash repeatedly to show it can't support this mode. It usually does that until I reach the login menu, then I can see what's going on.

If you need anymore info, feel free to ask!

[D-cat]

It is capable 1024x768 right?

Open a terminal window, type sudo nano /boot/grub/menu.lst

Scroll down and find the top menu title, down to the kernel line, find the parameter that says vga= (probably vga=0x2f6, based on your post), replace it with vga=773 . That will put the text mode screen in 1024x768x8, which ought to solve that boot issue.

If you have an older card and you notice video corruption on shutdown, then try vga=771 instead (800x600).

Edit: This is an example from my Ubuntu VM:

title		Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-14-generic
uuid		49ed7279-cfd7-41c1-897d-0da7db49aa34
kernel		/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-14-generic root=UUID=49ed7279-cfd7-41c1-897d-0da7db49aa34 ro quiet vga=773
initrd		/boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-14-generic

[DaCalebMan]

Here's what I got:

title Ubuntu 9.04, kernel 2.6.28-14-generic
uuid a3d32fee-6d0b-4bb8-b09d-f2e6754cf5d3
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-14-generic root=UUID=a3d32fee-6d0b-4bb8-b09d-f2e6754cf5d3 ro quiet splash vga=758
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-14-generic
quiet
_____________________
Still safe 2 change?

Thanks!

~Caleb

[D-cat]

Absolutely. That number should not be less than 769 (I had posted a chart with the video modes before, I'll see if I can find it).

Edit: Found it.
http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/ubu...tml#post663846

[DaCalebMan]

Thanks Dcat,

I'll try it out and let you know how it went

~Caleb

[DaCalebMan]

One more thing D-cat,

Umm. I edited the list. How do I save it?
I assumed you just had to type '^X' for exit like the controls said, but it seems like no matter what command I type the terminal won't recognize it.

Thanks!

[D-cat]

Sorry, the "^" means "Control", so that would be [Ctrl + o] to save, and [Ctrl + x] to exit.

And don't for get to use sudo (I failed to bold that earlier, sorry) or you will not be able to save.

[DaCalebMan]

Thanks D-cat,

It pretty much looks like it's saved and shut. I'll test to see how it goes on boot-up
Thanks again!

~Caleb

[DaCalebMan]

P.S everything's working fine now! Except for some reason the boot-menu loader is in the top left corner. How do I fix this?

~Caleb