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Re: [SOLVED] - Re: video driver - new thread



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On Tue, Jul 25, 2017 at 01:15:48PM -0600, D. R. Evans wrote:
> Felix Miata wrote on 07/23/2017 08:26 PM:
> 
> > 
> >> I tried this solution (for Arch; I saw some posts about Debian, but nothing
> >> that seemed to be a definitive solution):
> > 
> >> https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GRUB/Tips_and_tricks#Setting_the_framebuffer_resolution
> > 
> 
> [material elided]
> 
> > The cited URL has more to offer than what you reported. It shows a fallback to
> > deprecated vtty mode control via the vga= option, thus:
> > 
> > 	"GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash vga=792"
> > 
> 
> Right. I didn't mention that earlier for two reasons:
>   1. the allowed numbers (e.g., 792) seemed like pure magic, with no
> explanation of how the numbers are calculated or their precise meaning;

Maybe you're looking for this:

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VESA_BIOS_Extensions#Linux_video_mode_numbers

Cheers
- -- tomás
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