Re: Fw: console screen
On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 6:08 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?
>
> In the meantime after re-reading the post at
> http://harrison3001.blogspot.com/2009/09/grub-2-graphical-boot-tips-to-set.html
> it seems that GRUB_GFXMODE line is only for the grub menu itself and NOT for
> the console screen after that.
That's why you need to set GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX too.
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