diff -ur lilo-22.7.orig/manPages/lilo.conf.5 lilo-22.7/manPages/lilo.conf.5

--- lilo-22.7.orig/manPages/lilo.conf.5	2004-11-16 20:43:23 +0000

+++ lilo-22.7/manPages/lilo.conf.5	2005-06-13 18:51:24 +0000

@@ -770,7 +770,8 @@

 .BR ask :

 stop and ask for user input (at boot time).

 .sp

-<number>: use the corresponding text mode. A list of available modes 

+<number>: use the corresponding text mode (can specify the number in decimal

+or in hex with the usual '0x' convention).  A list of available modes 

 can be obtained by booting with

 .I vga=ask

 and pressing [Enter].