On Thursday January 2 2003 09:20 am, Lyvim Xaphir wrote:
> The file is /usr/src/linux/Documentation/fb/vesafb.txt. In order
> to get the video mode number of the Linux kernel, you take the
> hexadecimal VESA mode number, then add 0x200. Then of course you
> convert to decimal.
> Hex adjusted Kernel mode numbers:
> | 640x480 800x600 1024x768 1280x1024
>
> ----+-------------------------------------
> 256 | 0x301 0x303 0x305 0x307
> 32k | 0x310 0x313 0x316 0x319
> 64k | 0x311 0x314 0x317 0x31A
> 16M | 0x312 0x315 0x318 0x31B
>
>
> --LX
Thanks LX, I'll try'n remember ;) Seems my foggy old brain was
right, 'cause vga=785 works out to 640x480 at 64k (0x311). Probly a
good setting for those that want bigger text on a 17" monitor. One
thing I should'a mentioned before, none of this will work unless the
video card supports framebuffering.
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