change console resolution

[Le grand pinguin]

On Wed, Nov 17, 2004 at 02:10:23PM -0500, Romeyn Prescott wrote:
> At 1:45 PM -0500 11/17/04, Romeo Theriault scribbled:
> How do I change the resolution that is displayed when the computer is 
> booting and when I'm not in a window manager.
> 
> 
> 
> This is a very good question.  I have an Apple G4 with an Apple 17" 
> display that is incapable of displaying 640x480 resolution and I'll 
> be wanting to install ubuntu on it soon.  Unless the default console 
> resolution can be changed...for the installer...that won't be 
> happening!

That's the box i'm writing this mail on - don't worry it'll work.
Macs don't have a "text" mode (heheh, probably makes Jobs shudder),
the kernel uses a framebuffer. Nice big console :-)

 Ralf Mattes

> Thanks,
> ...ROMeyn
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