On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 5:26 AM, Bonno Bloksma <[email protected]> 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? > > Also, what is "real GRUB" where I can ise `vbeinfo' to see what my server > supports?
For 1280x1024: GRUB_GFXMODE=1280x1024 and GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=1280x1024 (although AFAIR 791==1024x768) For vbeinfo: Press "c" at the grub menu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CAOdo=sz8gqqjdbbged6sro9b6fchpwpvovcu0ec57i6wjxk...@mail.gmail.com
