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FS#2372 - Better table of framebuffer resulution settings

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by eliott (cactus) - Tuesday, 15 March 2005, 03:51 GMT
Task Type Feature Request
Category Packages: Current
Status Closed
Assigned To No-one
Architecture not specified
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version 0.7 Wombat
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 0%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

The current listed table of framebuffer settings in /boot/grub/menu.lst shows:
# FRAMEBUFFER RESOLUTION SETTINGS
# +----------------------------------------+
# | 640x480 800x600 1024x768 1280x1024
# ----+-----------------------------------
# 256 | 0x301 0x303 0x305 0x307
# 32K | 0x310 0x313 0x316 0x319
# 64K | 0x311 0x314 0x317 0x31A
# 16M | 0x312 0x315 0x318 0x31B
# +----------------------------------------+
# TIP: If you want a 1024x768 framebuffer, add "vga=773" to your kernel line.

I found the following, and it seems more meaningful.
# vga=xxx sets the framebuffer console to a specific resolution.
# Here is a table you can use so it can help you decide
# what resolution you want to use:
# colour depth || 640x480 800x600 1024x768 1280x1024
# 256 (8bit) || 0x301=769 0x303=771 0x305=773 0x307=775
# 32K (15bit) || 0x310=784 0x313=787 0x316=790 0x319=793
# 64K (16bit) || 0x311=785 0x314=788 0x317=791 0x31A=794
# 16M (24bit) || 0x312=786 0x315=789 0x318=792 0x31B=795
# TIP: If you want a 1024x768 framebuffer at 256 colors 8-bit depth, add "vga=773" to your kernel line.
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Closed by  Judd Vinet (judd)
Friday, 18 March 2005, 20:51 GMT
Reason for closing:  Implemented
Comment by eliott (cactus) - Tuesday, 15 March 2005, 03:52 GMT
Alignment is screwed up in the above due to the variable width font in some web browsers..but you get the idea.

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