On Tue, 2007-05-22 at 18:56 +0300, Andrei Popescu wrote: > On Tue, May 22, 2007 at 07:24:40AM -0500, Owen Heisler wrote: > > > There doesn't seem to be a correct vga= parameter for 1280x960. > > I was suggesting 791 as it is still better then the default and you can > see something happening (I just hate it when I mess with options and I > see no change :)) Oh, I've been using vga=791 for a while now. Just wondering if I can get 1280x960 instead! :) And yes, I agree: when I change something I'd really like to see /something/, whether a change for the better, for the worse, or even just some cryptic (or not) error. > > I've tried video=nvidiafb:1280x960 and I seem to just get the default > > resolution. So I need a full framebuffer mode line, I guess. In order > > to figure out what I need to use, I need this information (as provided > > by XFree86): > > Modeline "1280x960" DCF HR SH1 SH2 HFL VR SV1 SV2 VFL > > see http://www.linux.com/howtos/Framebuffer-HOWTO-18.shtml (old) > > Did you include the nvidiafb module in your initrd? I run yaird and > don't know how to do this for initramfs-tools. If yes then you could > (again) try a resolution like 1024x768, just to see your changes are > going to the right place and then see how to get to the right > resolution. I've never done anything with initrd stuff before, but I see that /etc/initramfs-tools/initramfs.conf contains: # MODULES: [ most | netboot | dep | list ] # most - Add all framebuffer, acpi, filesystem, and harddrive drivers. MODULES=most So I assume that nvidiafb is in there. But when I look inside /boot/initrd* at lib/modules/*/kernel/drivers/video, I see only: vga16fb.ko and vgastate.ko So I add "nvidiafb" to /etc/initramfs-tools/modules, run "update-initramfs -u" (this is fun) and now "nvidia" is also listed. Now I reboot and try "video=nvidiafb:1280x960" and "video=nvidiafb:1024x768" and get something slightly worse than the default with both. Do I need more after "video="?
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