[nmglug] Dell XPS M1210

[Nick Frost]

On Feb 22, 2008, at 8:00 AM, Beau J. Bechdol wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have a m1201 XPS laptop. Everything is working fine on it. The  
> only issue I have is the screen resolution when you boot up. Its  
> huge. How can I make it 1280x800 ?
>
> When I am in the OS the resolution is fine, It's just the boot up  
> thats the issue.
>
> I have tried this guide with no luck:
> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=492487
>
> It always tells me "Video mode not defined" or something to that  
> affect.
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated !

If you want higher resolution during boot, you must compile and  
configure a framebuffer enabled kernel, choose the appropriate console  
font, and pass the VGA argument on the "kernel" line (in hex) to the  
framebuffer in your grub entry when you boot that kernel. For example;

video=vesafb:ywrap,mtrr vga=0x31A

Though for the resolution you want, 1280x800, you'll want something  
other than 0x31A.  Unless I'm seriously confused (Gary, am I  
confused?), you cannot do 1280x800 as a console font.  Your options are;

0x31A	(16 bits, 1280x1024)

or;

0x163 	(16 bits 1152x800)

or another resolution that is supported for framebuffer console fonts,  
of which a partial list may be found here;

http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Framebuffer:Bootsplash:Grubsplash

I hope that helps.

-Nick









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