I have framebuffer support compiled into my kernel, and I want to set the screen mode it uses when I boot. Currently it defaults to a 640x480/80x30 mode, and I want to set it to a higher resolution.
I have an ATI Rage Pro card, so I think I should be using the atyfb frambuffer module. According to the Framebuffer HOWTO, and the various readmes in the kernel source, I should be able to set the framebuffer mode from lilo like this: append="video=atyfb:vesa:mode:1152x864-70" which make difference at all for me. (I have also tried a number of simple variations, and other modes, but none of them work for me.) Another possibility seems to be to use vga=<Some VESA mode number> in lilo, but I cannot get that to work. Either it will very briefly switch into the required mode and then switch back to 640x480, or it will switch into a mode that my monitor cannot deal with and I get a corrupt screen. Partly the difficulty seems to be to get a definitive list of VESA mode numbers. I assume that many people have this working, so what am I doing wrong? -- Gilbert Laycock email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Maths and Computer Science, http://www.mcs.le.ac.uk/~glaycock University of Leicester phone: (+44) 116 252 3902