Only 8bit color hwinfo --framebuffer

[vuser1]

Hello all,

I read ALL documentation and posts about enabling vesafb and using vga=... option. None helped. I run 8.04 in VMWare.

Last mouth I suddenly configured 8.04 server-virtual so that it boot with 1024x786 16bit console and X11. After some update and today reboot I see that fnkg "Unknown video mode" at boot.

hwinfo --framebuffer shows only 8-bit modes. But they also doesn't work, if I use vga=... option! It always says "Unknown" and force me to boot standard vga.

X11 also run in 256 colors.

Why it shows only 8-bit modes? Why they also don't work? Someone, please, help me. I have no idea what to do/read/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist/grub/so on...

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We don't use GUI's in the server area. We use console.

[vuser1]

We don't use GUI's in the server area. We use console.

Thank you for the most stupid answer I ever get. Did I ask what _you_ use? Is installation of X11 is prohibited on server or what?

Nevertheless, I also don't use GUI in server. I need BIG CONSOLE, but I can only get 25 lines VGA.