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Diffstat (limited to 'nixos/modules/system/boot/kernel.nix')
| -rw-r--r-- | nixos/modules/system/boot/kernel.nix | 7 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/nixos/modules/system/boot/kernel.nix b/nixos/modules/system/boot/kernel.nix index 6edb9082e75..c247f334c23 100644 --- a/nixos/modules/system/boot/kernel.nix +++ b/nixos/modules/system/boot/kernel.nix @@ -101,7 +101,12 @@ in type = types.bool; default = false; description = '' - Whether to activate VESA video mode on boot. + (Deprecated) This option, if set, activates the VESA 800x600 video + mode on boot and disables kernel modesetting. It is equivalent to + specifying <literal>[ "vga=0x317" "nomodeset" ]</literal> in the + <option>boot.kernelParams</option> option. This option is + deprecated as of 2020: Xorg now works better with modesetting, and + you might want a different VESA vga setting, anyway. ''; }; |