[nmglug] Dell XPS M1210

[Beau J. Bechdol]

Yes, I get that message before X starts. I was talking about console resolution(before X starts). That makes me sad if it wont work :(

>On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 08:23:12AM -0700, Nick Frost wrote:
>> On Feb 22, 2008, at 8:00 AM, Beau J. Bechdol wrote:
>[..]
>> 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)
>
>I think you're right -- 1280x800 is not an option for the console.
>
>> 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
>
>A stock Ubuntu kernel does some of those modes out of the box.  I
>don't know how many, but I frequently use the 16 bit modes 0x314 and
>0x317 in Ubuntu computers.
>
>I wasn't sure if Beau was talking about the console resolution
>(before X starts) or the resolution at the gdm or kdm or whatnot
>login screen (after X starts)...  I can't tell if he saw the error
>message he mentioned ('"Video mode not defined" or something to that
>affect') after passing a bad "vga=<something>" option to the kernel
>at boot time or by looking in the Xorg.0.log file after X started.
>
>-- 
>Gary Sandine <gars at laclinux.com>
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