On Thu, 2003-01-02 at 11:25, Tom Brinkman wrote: > On Thursday January 2 2003 09:20 am, Lyvim Xaphir wrote: > > > The file is /usr/src/linux/Documentation/fb/vesafb.txt. In order > > to get the video mode number of the Linux kernel, you take the > > hexadecimal VESA mode number, then add 0x200. Then of course you > > convert to decimal. > > > Hex adjusted Kernel mode numbers: > > | 640x480 800x600 1024x768 1280x1024 > > > > ----+------------------------------------- > > 256 | 0x301 0x303 0x305 0x307 > > 32k | 0x310 0x313 0x316 0x319 > > 64k | 0x311 0x314 0x317 0x31A > > 16M | 0x312 0x315 0x318 0x31B > > > > > > --LX > > Thanks LX, I'll try'n remember ;) Seems my foggy old brain was > right, 'cause vga=785 works out to 640x480 at 64k (0x311). Probly a > good setting for those that want bigger text on a 17" monitor. One > thing I should'a mentioned before, none of this will work unless the > video card supports framebuffering. > -- > Tom Brinkman Corpus Christi, Texas >
The numbers you guys were throwing around were interesting. 788 converts to 314 hex, which of course as you said represents 800x600 at 64k colors. 791 is also 64k colors but at 1024x768 resolution. Ron has an Nvidia card very similar to mine, which probably does support the needed VESA standards. After searching my manual here for this Elsa Gladiac Ultra, the best info I've been able to come up with on my card is that it conforms to the VESA DDC2B. This is tits on a boar hog cause what I need is a chart; DDC2B is a specification that defines bidirectional communication between a graphics host adapter and it's display. Hopefully the kernel knows what DDC2B is, in which case telling it 788 or whatever will result in success, since the kernel in effect will be talking to the display through the graphics adapter. Essentially that would mean we really don't need the nice comfortable chart. But I haven't confirmed this. --LX -- 같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같� Kernel 2.4.18-6mdk Mandrake Linux 8.2 Enlightenment 0.16.5-11mdk Evolution 1.0.2-5mdk Registered Linux User #268899 http://counter.li.org/ 같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같�
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