Jan, List:
Is there any way we can compile a kernel to include the VESA Video
Modes for 1440x900 resolution so that we can pass grub VGA=867 for
1440x900. This will all me to work in runlevel 3 without the screen
resolution being stretched from 1024x768 to 1440x900. The stretch causes
everything to be distorted. The necessary VESA modes and numbers are:
1440x900
(dec; hex)
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16 color --; --
256 color (864; 0x360)
15 bit (865; 0x361)
16 bit (866; 0x362)
24 bit (867; 0x363)
32 bit (868; 0x364)
There is also the new widescreen resolution of 1600x1050, but I do
not have the vesa modes for that resolution. I would like to learn how
to do this, or if this is something that has to be done by the kernel
folks, I would ask that they consider including this capability in the
future kernels.
The sources for the information contained in this document were:
o /usr/src/linux-2.6.22.3-ccj53/Documentation/i386/boot.txt
o /usr/src/linux-2.6.22.3-ccj53/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
o http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VESA_BIOS_Extensions
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