Re: [gentoo-user] Re: How to increase console (text) screen resolution

[Mick]

On Thursday 08 Dec 2011 23:44:25 Harry Putnam wrote:
> Frank Steinmetzger <Warp_7@×××.de> writes:
> > AFAIK you also need to use a supporting Graphics driver. I, for instance,
>
> Even for a no X setup?.  What ever it needs must be there since it
> pops up in a high resolution, but then drops back.  If the good
> weren't there to create that resolution, I doubt it would enter a high
> res at all.

Have you tried passing something like:

  video=1024x768

to your kernel line?  I know this is a KMS way of specifying the resolution, 
but it may just work with recent kernels.
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Regards,
Mick