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Re: any pages listing text mode resolutions of video cards?



On Sun, Nov 11, 2007 at 10:46:53PM -0500, Daniel B. wrote:
> I've been having trouble finding out the text-mode resolutions of
> video cards.  Does anyone know of a good compilation of that
> information?
>
> Relatedly, are they any good tutorials on switching from using
> hardware text-mode for non-X virtual consoles to using ... um ...
> whatever the name is of the feature of having textual virtual
> consoles generated using hardware graphics mode?
>
Are you talking about 'frame buffer' programs? fbxine, fbi, ...
And setting vga=771 or similar in your kernel options?
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