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Re: Old 32bit PC 650kRam less VidMem 1024x768 will not run on Stretch ok on Jessie

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GiaThnYgeia composed on 2017-04-09 15:16 (UTC):

> Felix Miata composed:

>> IOW, it is suggested that iomem=relaxed may need to be included on
>> kernel cmdline for the old user-space xserver-xorg-video-savage driver
>> to work with your gfxchip in Stretch.

> Thank you for the help in answering the puzzle, but how is a
> semi-i-literate person able to translate this into a command/procedure
> that will achieve such a thing?  IOW, I am clueless at this point of
> what a kernel cmdline is.  I suspect it is a parameter in some file that
> builds up the kernel during boot ... but where is it and how do I add
> this command/parameter in it?

"kernel cmdline" is also known as "Kernel Command-Line". This is the group of 
parameters that are provided to the kernel and init system by the bootloader as 
a component of using its menu. See ‘GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX’ and following on
https://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual/html_node/Simple-configuration.html
for more detail as pertains to the bootloader Stretch normally installs.

The cmdline last applied can be view by 'cat /proc/cmdline'.

Alternatively, the cmdline last applied before Xorg was started can be found by 
viewing the first several lines of Xorg.0.log.

What goes onto the cmdline can be configured either by

1-reconfiguring the bootloader after a successful boot (usually via changes to 
/etc/default/grub, then having grub write a new /boot/grub/grub.cfg file with 
grub-mkconfig), or

2-while the bootloader is showing its menu after POST has completed, to make a 
change applicable to the boot about to be started only (usually by hitting the 
"e" key while the menu is onscreen".

#2 is what I was suggesting you first try to see if iomem=relaxed can solve the 
problem you have using your ProSavage8 S3 Graphics gfxchip. If it works then you 
should apply method #1.
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Old 32bit PC 650kRam less VidMem 1024x768 will not run on Stretch ok  on Jessie GiaThnYgeia <GiaThnYgeia@openmailbox.org> - 2017-04-04 16:10 +0200
  Re: Old 32bit PC 650kRam less VidMem 1024x768 will not run on Stretch  ok on Jessie Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2017-04-04 16:30 +0200
    Re: Old 32bit PC 650kRam less VidMem 1024x768 will not run on Stretch  ok on Jessie GiaThnYgeia <GiaThnYgeia@openmailbox.org> - 2017-04-04 20:30 +0200
      Re: Old 32bit PC 650kRam less VidMem 1024x768 will not run on Stretch  ok on Jessie Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2017-04-05 02:10 +0200
        Re: Old 32bit PC 650kRam less VidMem 1024x768 will not run on Stretch  ok on Jessie GiaThnYgeia <GiaThnYgeia@openmailbox.org> - 2017-04-09 12:30 +0200
          Re: Old 32bit PC 650kRam less VidMem 1024x768 will not run on Stretch  ok on Jessie Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2017-04-09 15:30 +0200
            Re: Old 32bit PC 650kRam less VidMem 1024x768 will not run on Stretch  ok on Jessie Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2017-04-09 16:30 +0200
              Re: Old 32bit PC 650kRam less VidMem 1024x768 will not run on Stretch  ok on Jessie GiaThnYgeia <GiaThnYgeia@openmailbox.org> - 2017-04-09 17:20 +0200
                Re: Old 32bit PC 650kRam less VidMem 1024x768 will not run on Stretch  ok on Jessie Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2017-04-10 06:10 +0200
                Re: Old 32bit PC 650kRam less VidMem 1024x768 will not run on Stretch  ok on Jessie GiaThnYgeia <GiaThnYgeia@openmailbox.org> - 2017-04-10 12:20 +0200
                Re: Old 32bit PC 650kRam less VidMem 1024x768 will not run on Stretch  ok on Jessie GiaThnYgeia <GiaThnYgeia@openmailbox.org> - 2017-04-10 13:30 +0200
                Re: Old 32bit PC 650kRam less VidMem 1024x768 will not run on Stretch  ok on Jessie Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2017-04-10 14:40 +0200
                Re: Old 32bit PC 650kRam less VidMem 1024x768 will not run on Stretch  ok on Jessie GiaThnYgeia <GiaThnYgeia@openmailbox.org> - 2017-04-10 16:40 +0200
                Re: Old 32bit PC 650kRam less VidMem 1024x768 will not run on Stretch  ok on Jessie Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2017-04-10 20:00 +0200
                Re: Old 32bit PC 650kRam less VidMem 1024x768 will not run on Stretch  ok on Jessie GiaThnYgeia <GiaThnYgeia@openmailbox.org> - 2017-04-10 22:50 +0200
                Re: Old 32bit PC 650kRam less VidMem 1024x768 will not run on Stretch  ok on Jessie Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2017-04-11 01:00 +0200
                Re: Old 32bit PC 650kRam less VidMem 1024x768 will not run on Stretch  ok on Jessie GiaThnYgeia <GiaThnYgeia@openmailbox.org> - 2017-04-11 14:50 +0200
                Re: Old 32bit PC 650kRam less VidMem 1024x768 will not run on Stretch  ok on Jessie Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2017-04-11 20:00 +0200
                Re: Old 32bit PC 650kRam less VidMem 1024x768 will not run on  Stretch ok on Jessie David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2017-04-11 20:50 +0200
          Re: Old 32bit PC 650kRam less VidMem 1024x768 will not run on Stretch  ok on Jessie GiaThnYgeia <GiaThnYgeia@openmailbox.org> - 2017-04-09 18:30 +0200
  Re: Old 32bit PC 650kRam less VidMem 1024x768 will not run on  Stretch ok on Jessie songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2017-04-04 21:00 +0200
    Re: Old 32bit PC 650kRam less VidMem 1024x768 will not run on Stretch ok on Jessie deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2017-04-10 23:30 +0200
      Re: Old 32bit PC 650kRam less VidMem 1024x768 will not run on Stretch  ok on Jessie GiaThnYgeia <GiaThnYgeia@openmailbox.org> - 2017-04-11 12:40 +0200

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