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From: Harry Putnam <reader@×××××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: How to increase console (text) screen resolution
Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2011 22:37:20
Message-Id: 87zkf4105i.fsf@newsguy.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] How to increase console (text) screen resolution by Michael Mol
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3 Harry wrote:
4 >> [...] vga=0x31a video=vesafb:mtrr,ywrap
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6 (Does not work with newly installed gentoo guest on win7 Vbox)
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8 Michael Mol <mikemol@×××××.com> responded:
9 > VESA framebuffer should work with absolutely everything PC-derived. I don't
10 > know the grub configuration details, though.
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12 Sorry.. yes... here it is:
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14 /boot/grub/grub.conf
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16 default 0
17 timeout 10
18 splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
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20 title vgen
21 root (hd0,0)
22 kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/sda3 vga=0x31A video=vesafb:mtrr,ywrap
23 # initrd /boot/initramfs-genkernel-x86-2.6.24-gentoo-r5
24
25 # vim:ft=conf:

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Re: [gentoo-user] Re: How to increase console (text) screen resolution Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com>