[Grml] Framebuffer mode setting

Michael Prokop mika at grml.org
Fri Dec 15 01:25:48 CET 2006


* Mark <27e3kk302 at sneakemail.com> [20061214 02:15]:

> The grml 0.9 live CD also does something weird.  We boot 'grml
> fb1280x1024' but end up with lower resolution framebuffer, 1024x768.  It
> seems that grml cheatcodes do not allow arbitrary selection from
> fb.modes, but only 3.

As stated in bootsplash "f3" you have to use fb1280x1024 as the main
image name and not as additional bootoption (as you are triggering
kernel and not userspace part).

So either boot using 'fb1280x1024' or boot with 'grml vga=794'.

regards,
-mika-
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