changing console resolution

leon sdl.web at gmail.com
Sun Nov 27 16:21:18 UTC 2005


Adam Mercer <ramercer at gmail.com> writes:

> On 27/11/05, Glenn Holmer <gholmer at ameritech.net> wrote:
>
> Essentially you need to append something like the following to your
> default kernel options in your grub config
>
> video=vesafb:ywrap,mtrr vga=0x31A
>
> this sets a vesa framebuffer with a resolution of 1280x1024x16, see
> the above howto for all the details
I'm also interested in setting a proper console.

What about widescreen console such as 1280x800 using Intel 810 video driver?

-- 
.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:.
.     *                                       .
.    /.\  excuses are the easiest things      .
.   /..'\     to manufacture                  .
.   /'.'\   and the hardest things to sell    .
.  /.''.'\                                    .
.  /.'.'.\                                    .
. /'.''.'.\                                   .
. ^^^[_]^^^                                   .
.                                             .
.Leon                                         .
.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:.





More information about the ubuntu-users mailing list