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From: jon4coffey@gmail.com
To: 9fans <9fans@9fans.net>
Subject: Re: [9fans] Has anyone run 9front on Libreboot (libgfxinit) without a VGA BIOS?
Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2025 12:25:44 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <17648691440.a93bf.12716@composer.9fans.topicbox.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAJPCErmmwwqzhWPn-2rX_UW4tcaGfqugQ4uk9fqpZr0DHbmxWg@mail.gmail.com>

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I have had success getting my libreboot ThinkPad x200 to boot 9front as recently as two? months ago.  The x200 has a listing in /lib/vgadb so try

monitor=x200

but be prepared to wait a minute or two for it to boot.  It worked eventually for me.

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      reply	other threads:[~2025-12-04 18:21 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2025-11-22 15:53 [9fans] Has anyone run 9front on Libreboot (libgfxinit) without a VGA BIOS? layup28
2025-11-22 16:49 ` Ron Minnich
2025-11-23 13:20   ` Emery
2025-11-23 16:26     ` ron minnich
2025-11-24 22:42       ` Jacob Moody
2025-11-25  1:17         ` layup28
2025-11-25 16:05           ` ron minnich
2026-02-03 11:13           ` red
2025-11-24 21:07 ` Жора
2025-11-25 19:05   ` Ron Minnich
2025-12-04 17:25     ` jon4coffey [this message]

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