Re: VESAFB CUSTOM RESOLUTION

[Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>]

On Wed, 18 Jul 2007, Sasa Ostrouska wrote:
> On 7/18/07, Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org> wrote:
> > On Wed, 18 Jul 2007, Sasa Ostrouska wrote:
> > > On 7/18/07, Daniel Drake <dsd@gentoo.org> wrote:
> > > > Sasa Ostrouska wrote:
> > > > > I want to ask one question about a custom resolution in the console.
> > > > > I have a Sony Vaio Laptop VGN-SZ2VP/X, the screen resolution is
> > > > > 1280x800, now I'm using the vga=773 which is an 1024x768 but this is
> > > > > ugly as I get a border of about 2-3cm on one the sides of the screen.
> > > > > So is there a way that I set the 1280x800 resolution at boot time ?
> > > >
> > > > I don't think vesafb can do what you want. However, uvesafb probably
> > can.
> > > >
> > > > http://dev.gentoo.org/~spock/projects/uvesafb/
> > > >
> > > > Daniel
> > >
> > > Daniel you seem to be right, as till now, no one of those solutions
> > > for me worked, I always end up or with a non recognised option or a
> > > small square 640x480 pixels where I see the console. I need to try
> > > still the vbetest thing what Mr. Daplas proposed.
> > >
> > > In any case this laptop has an screen of 16:10 aspect ratio and I
> > > belive would be good
> > > to have those modes in the vesafb driver.
> > 
> > There are no modes in the vesafb driver. The vesafb driver uses the
> > video mode that was set by the BIOS before starting Linux.
> > 
> Geert, in that case what should i do to use the full screen, probably
> usind another driver ?

Yes, you can use a driver for one of yours graphics adapters.

> This laptop has 2 graphic cards in it. One is a Intel 915 another is
> the nVidia GeForce 7400. I manly use the nvidia one when i'm on AC
> adapter.
> So how can I do to set the console to 1280x800 ?

Use nvidiafb and video=1280x800?

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

						Geert

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