Re: console screen
On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 5:26 AM, Bonno Bloksma <b.bloksma@tio.nl> wrote:
>
> After upgrading to squeeze and Grub2 my old line:
> # defoptions=vga=791
> in the menu.lst file is no longer relevant and I am supposed to do something
> with the /etc/default/grub file. In there it states:
>
> # The resolution used on graphical terminal
> # note that you can use only modes which your graphic card supports via VBE
> # you can see them in real GRUB with the command `vbeinfo'
> #GRUB_GFXMODE=640x480
>
> If I set this at 1280x1024, which I know my server supports, will that
> roughly give me what I had?
>
> Also, what is "real GRUB" where I can ise `vbeinfo' to see what my server
> supports?
For 1280x1024:
GRUB_GFXMODE=1280x1024
and
GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=1280x1024
(although AFAIR 791==1024x768)
For vbeinfo:
Press "c" at the grub menu
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