Re: Squeeze. How to set video res to 1366x768 in pure console?

[Phil Requirements <simultaneous@comcast.net>]

On 2011-01-09 23:28:58 +0000, Phil Requirements wrote:
> On 2011-01-09 23:11:29 +0300, Mark Goldshtein wrote:
> > As an experiment, from googling, I have added this:
> > 
> > GRUB_GFXMODE=1366x768x32
> > GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=1366x768x32
> > 
> > to /etc/default/grub, when # update-grub2 and rebooted.
> > Strange effect was achieved, I have seen 1366x768 at the grub's
> > initial boot moment, where counter counts from 5 seconds to zero and
> > then console switched back to 640x480. These bright 5 seconds were
> > enjoyable, though...
> > 
> > Grub restored to the original state and I continue googling.
> > 
> > I just wonder, if there a standard tool with 'howto' how to change a
> > console resolution in Debian? Or, wiki instructions maybe?
> 
> Mark,
> 
> You are almost there! You got a good-looking conosole, and
> then it went bad again. I've seen that before.

Sorry to reply to my own self. I mis-pasted in the previous
message. I meant:
 
Change this:
 
    GRUB_GFXMODE=1366x768x32
    GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=1366x768x32
 
To this:
 
    GRUB_GFXMODE=1366x768x32
    GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=keep
 
Run update-grub again, and see if that fixes it.
 
Phil