Problem setting command-line console resolution. vbeinfo in grub2 does not report all resolutions
- by Kent
I have a Asus EEE PC 1005P which I installed a Command-line system on using the Alternate Installer CD of Ubuntu Lucid Lynx. Altough I think this is a general linux and grub2 question. I do not have (or want) the X Window System installed.
I want to change my console screen resolution (not inside X) to 1024x600. But it isn't reported when I use vbeinfo inside grub:
grub> vbeinfo
VBE info: version: 3.0 OEM software rev: 1.0
total memory: 8128 KiB
List of compatible video modes:
Legend: P=Packed pixel, D=Direct color, mask/pos=R/G/B/reserved
0x112: 640 x 480 x 32 Direct, mask: 8/8/8/8 pos: 16/8/0/24
0x114: 800 x 600 x 16 Direct, mask: 5/6/5/0 pos: 11/5/0/0
0x115: 800 x 600 x 32 Direct, mask: 8/8/8/8 pos: 16/8/0/24
0x101: 640 x 480 x 8 Packed
0x103: 800 x 600 x 8 Packed
0x111: 640 x 480 x 16 Direct, mask: 5/6/5/0 pos: 11/5/0/0
Configured VBE mode (vbe_mode) = ox101
grub>
Relevant parts of sudo lspci -v:
... ...
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation N10 Family Integrated Graphics Controller
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 83ac
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 28
...
Kernel driver in use: i915
Kernel modules: i915
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation N10 Family Integrated Graphics Controller
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 83ac
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 28
...
... ...
Any ideas on how I can set the console resultion like I want it?
