DSL Ideas and Suggestions :: Framebuffer mode selection

Let's add this table to bootmenu for "F3" key...I think it's useful for somebody who has old monitor that can't do 1024*768

colour depth | 640x480 800x600 1024x768 1280x1024
256 (8bit) | 769 771 773 775
32000 (15bit) | 784 787 790 793
65000 (16bit) | 785 788 791 794
16.7 Mill. (24bit) | 786 789 792 795

Taken from here .

I just type fb800x600 at the prompt to boot 800x600 there's other modes available just hit F2 when you boot. Or am I completely missing your point?

Some cards dont support even 800*600...ok...this was lame
Anoter reson:if somebody would make fbi.dsl module then you don't have to use X to view images...and 256 is not good for photos

fbi = framebuffer image viewer

beakmyn:

The tables are for setting video modes on HDInstalls,
not for neccessarily running from liveCD/poorman's installs.

The "vga=XXX" line in /etc/lilo.conf determines the
bootup mode, since you don't get a typical DSL "boot:" prompt
when using lilo for HDInstalls ..

73
ke4nt

Quote (ke4nt1 @ Nov. 09 2004,13:28)

I'll have to read up on HDInstalls so I don't look like an idiot.

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