> vgasize: 640x480x8, monitor: xga - this combo works
> vgasize: 1024x768x8, monitor: xga - this combo works
>
> i tried 1280x1024x8 and 1280x1024(?!). it seems to hang. no luck with vesa
> also.
>
> is anyone able to get any better resolution with vmware fusion in mac (or
> parallels for mac 4.0, if it works for plan9)?
Native resolution on new macbook works with fusion. I added to /lib/vgadb:
macbook=1280x800
include=1152x768
If resolution 1280x1024x8 doesn't work for you, it's worth trying other depths
x16 x24 or x32.