looks like a known enough bug that lilo knows about it, but I guess it doesn't work around it by default #lilo -T video VGA/VESA adapter: 640x350x16 mode 0x0010 640x480x16 mode 0x0012 320x200x256 mode 0x0013 640x480x256 mode 0x0101 800x600x256 mode 0x0103 Enable Screen Refresh bug is present.