Re: Can't set resolution for console

[Peter J Ross <pjr@pjr-online.co.uk>]

On Saturday 15 Jan 2005 18:05, Yevgen Reznichenko wrote:

> andras.lorincz@gmail.com wrote:
> > I'm using Sid with AIW Radeon, kernel 2.6.9 compiled with frame
> > buffer support and want to change the text mode resolution. I've
> > tried in grub to pass kernel parameter vga=791, but after the
> > grub menu is listed and the kernel begins to load,  the screen
> > blanks until the kdm starts. Another try was to set vga=ext, that
> > has some effect: after grub menu is listed, the kernel begins to
> > load and the resolution is changed properly, but while the system
> > loads, at a moment the resolution is changed back to 80x25 before
> > kdm starts.
> >
> > How should I handle it?
>
> I have the same problem and, sorry, I don't have a solution for it.
> But if you find a way to solve it, please report it here.

I had the same problem after upgrading my kernel from 2.6.8 to 2.6.9. 
It went away when I changed

    CONFIG_FB_VGA16=m

to

    CONFIG_FB_VGA16=y

during "make xconfig". I.e., I compiled framebuffer support into the 
kernel instead of as a module.

I may have changed a couple of other configuration settings at the 
same time, so I can't promise that this workaround will solve your 
problem, but it might be worth a try.

-- 
PJR :-)