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On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 5:37 PM, Alexander Meinke <ameinke@××××××.de> wrote: |
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> Try to determine possible resolutions by typing "hwinfo --framebuffer". |
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> Use the |
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> hex code 0x... and put it as kernel parameter in your grub.conf. |
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Okay, *that* I didn't know. :-) |
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I do know 1440x900 is a supported resolution on my machines since it's the |
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native resolution of their screen's. |
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> For 1400x1050 with kernel 2.6.24-r3 I am using the following lines: |
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> title Gentoo GNU/Linux (gentoo-sources-2.6.24-r3) |
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> root (hd0,1) |
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> kernel /gentoo-sources-2.6.24-r3 root=/dev/sda5 vga=0x344 |
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So after the change from the vesafb-tng to the actual uvesafb on the kernel, |
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it actually IS necessary to use the "vga=something" trick on the boot line, |
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then? |
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I'll do it and tell the results. |
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Thanks a lot, Alexander! |
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Best regards, |
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Saffi |
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Ricardo Saffi Marques |
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Laboratório de Administração e Segurança de Sistemas (LAS/IC) |
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Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) |
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Cell: +55 (19) 8128-0435 |
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Skype: ricardo_saffi_marques |
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Website: http://www.rsaffi.com |
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