On Nov 12, 2007 7:24 AM, Daniel B. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Kelly Clowers wrote: > > On Nov 11, 2007 7:46 PM, Daniel B. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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? > > > > Here is a list of modes: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VESA_BIOS_Extensions#Linux_video_mode_numbers > > > > I think any card that supports VESA probably has to support > > 1280x1024 and 24 bits (see the table higher up on that page) > > Actually, I was talking about text-mode resolutions (as I wrote > above), not graphics-mode resolutions.
Ok, I found it in that Wikipedia article: Modes 264-268 (vesa's numbers, not the kernel's) are text modes. 264 (0108h) is 80x60, 265 (0109h) is 132x25 266 (010Ah) is 132x43, 267 (010Bh) is 132x50 268 (010Ch) is 132x60. > >> 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? > > > > Framebuffer? I am not sure I understand what you are asking, > > but I think you want your VTs to use higher resolutions and be > > graphics capable > > Yes, in my virtual consoles I want to see text in a higher > resolution that the video card can provide in hardware text mode. > > > e.g. fbi http://packages.debian.org/etch/fbi > > Thanks. > > > > > If that is what you mean, you need to edit your grub menu.lst > > file and add to the kernel line a reference like vga=791 > > Is that number (791) a mode specific to frame buffers, or was it > just an example? Well, I use the framebuffer @ 791. I have never heard of the vga=10 that you mentioned. All the modes I have seen are over 700. I guess the lower ones are text modes (not sure how they relate to vesa's numbers). The Debian kernels have the framebuffer drivers compiled in, so I would just try vga=791 and see if it gives you what you want. You also mentioned speed. I don't know how fast your computer is, but I have used 791 on a P3 @ 700 MHz and it was fine. Cheers, Kelly Clowers -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
