Re: Linux vesafb console directions.
Geert Uytterhoeven <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.linux.fbdev.user |
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On Wed, 13 Oct 2004, cga wrote:
> Sorry to bother you about such a trivial matter.
> I am trying to get my laptop to display the linux vesafb console at its native
> 1400x1050 resolution.
> Please direct me to a newsgroup or mailing list where I might be able to find
> some assistance regarding this matter.
Vesafb relies on the BIOS to set the video mode. So unless the BIOS provides a
1400x1050 mode, it won't work.
What graphics chipset do you have? Perhaps you can use one of the native
drivers to get 1400x1050?
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
Geert
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