From: Mick <michaelkintzios@gmail.com>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: How to increase console (text) screen resolution
Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2011 23:03:11 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <201112072303.13391.michaelkintzios@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87zkf4105i.fsf@newsguy.com>
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On Wednesday 07 Dec 2011 22:34:33 Harry Putnam wrote:
> [...]
>
> Harry wrote:
> >> [...] vga=0x31a video=vesafb:mtrr,ywrap
>
> (Does not work with newly installed gentoo guest on win7 Vbox)
>
> Michael Mol <mikemol@gmail.com> responded:
> > VESA framebuffer should work with absolutely everything PC-derived. I
> > don't know the grub configuration details, though.
>
> Sorry.. yes... here it is:
>
> /boot/grub/grub.conf
>
> default 0
> timeout 10
> splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
>
> title vgen
> root (hd0,0)
> kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/sda3 vga=0x31A video=vesafb:mtrr,ywrap
> # initrd /boot/initramfs-genkernel-x86-2.6.24-gentoo-r5
>
> # vim:ft=conf:
Have you tried:
vga=ask
It'll give you a list of hopefully supported resolutions.
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Regards,
Mick
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-12-07 23:05 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-12-07 21:44 [gentoo-user] How to increase console (text) screen resolution Harry Putnam
2011-12-07 21:55 ` Michael Mol
2011-12-07 22:34 ` [gentoo-user] " Harry Putnam
2011-12-07 23:03 ` Mick [this message]
2011-12-07 23:57 ` Harry Putnam
2011-12-08 0:09 ` Paul Hartman
2011-12-08 0:43 ` Michael Mol
2011-12-07 23:33 ` [gentoo-user] " Paul Hartman
2011-12-07 23:52 ` [gentoo-user] " Harry Putnam
2011-12-08 0:02 ` Neil Bothwick
2011-12-08 0:36 ` Harry Putnam
2011-12-08 0:42 ` Harry Putnam
2011-12-08 5:53 ` Frank Steinmetzger
2011-12-08 23:44 ` Harry Putnam
2011-12-09 7:01 ` Mick
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