[Fedora-livecd-list] xforcevesa?

[Marc Herbert]

> vga=ask or vga=<code> are kernel VESA BIOS modes that you can use on
> the livecds.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VESA_BIOS_Extensions#Linux_video_mode_numbers

I think these are ignored by Xorg.


>>  Is there a Fedora equivalent to the "xforcevesa" boot parameter?
> 
> Anaconda has xdriver where you can specify VESA, e.g. xdriver=vesa
> [...]
> I am not sure what xforcevesa does really 


"xforcevesa" forces Xorg to use the VESA driver. Please note and
admire the unusual feat of a terse boot paramater doing exactly what
its name says. You would typically combine this with "nomodeset"

<https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BootOptions#Installer options (user-land)>

The main visible effect of xforcevesa is to simply generate a dummy
xorg.conf file with a "Driver vesa" line. This happens early, even
when booting in single user mode. Dunno about the rest, if any.

xforcevesa is (part of?) what Ubuntu calls "Safe Graphics Mode",
codenamed https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BulletProofX. Google will find a lot
of pages about it.

xforcevesa applies to (Ubuntu) live images (unlike xdriver=vesa? Disappointing)

Would "Fedora live" have any interest in such a feature? It looks very useful
to me. Especially since Intel increased "commitment" in Xorg.