SuSE Linux: Versions since 8.1
XFree86: Versions since 4.2.0
Enter the following at the boot prompt:
linux 3 vga=xxx
Replace xxx with a value from the table below. This value specifies the resolution and color depth used by the X server later.
Resolution in pixels Color 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
For example, to make an X server run with 16-Bit color depth and a 1024x768 resolution, enter the following value at the boot prompt:
linux 3 vga=791
Especially in the case of notebooks, this value might not be supported. If this is the case, select a lower resolution (800x600 16-bit).
From SuSE Linux 8.2 on, the specification of the framebuffer modes has changed. To find out the modes supported by your graphics card, execute the command
hwinfo --framebuffer
in the rescue system. This command's output provides you with detailed information about your graphics card and the resolution and color depth values supported by your card in framebuffer mode, for example:
02: None 00.0: 11001 VESA Framebuffer [Created at bios.387] Unique ID: rdCR.zg2TkC4BwP7 Hardware Class: framebuffer Model: "NVidia Riva TNT" Vendor: "NVidia" Device: "Riva TNT" SubVendor: "NVidia" SubDevice: Revision: "B1" Memory Size: 4 MB Memory Range: 0xe6000000-0xe63fffff (rw) Mode 0x0300: 640x400 (+640), 8 bits Mode 0x0301: 640x480 (+640), 8 bits Mode 0x0303: 800x600 (+800), 8 bits Mode 0x0305: 1024x768 (+1024), 8 bits Mode 0x0307: 1280x1024 (+1280), 8 bits Mode 0x030e: 320x200 (+640), 16 bits Mode 0x030f: 320x200 (+1280), 24 bits Mode 0x0311: 640x480 (+1280), 16 bits Mode 0x0312: 640x480 (+2560), 24 bits Mode 0x0314: 800x600 (+1600), 16 bits Mode 0x0315: 800x600 (+3200), 24 bits Mode 0x0317: 1024x768 (+2048), 16 bits Mode 0x0318: 1024x768 (+4096), 24 bits Mode 0x031a: 1280x1024 (+2560), 16 bits Mode 0x0330: 320x200 (+320), 8 bits Mode 0x0331: 320x400 (+320), 8 bits Mode 0x0332: 320x400 (+640), 16 bits Mode 0x0333: 320x400 (+1280), 24 bits Mode 0x0334: 320x240 (+320), 8 bits Mode 0x0335: 320x240 (+640), 16 bits Mode 0x0336: 320x240 (+1280), 24 bits Mode 0x033d: 640x400 (+1280), 16 bits Mode 0x033e: 640x400 (+2560), 24 bits Mode 0x0345: 1600x1200 (+1600), 8 bits Mode 0x0346: 1600x1200 (+3200), 16 bits Config Status: cfg=no, avail=yes, need=no
Select the 0xvalue that best suits your needs. For compatibility reasons, you can continue to use values from the table above, too.
The command with pico reads: pico /boot/grub/menu.lst
Search for the following entry:
title linux kernel (hd0,0)/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda3 initrd (hd0,0)/initrd
Append the entry vga=XXX to the kernel line, replacing, as before, XXX with a numerical value from the table.
title linux kernel (hd0,0)/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda3 vga=791 initrd (hd0,0)/initrd
After editing the file, save the changes. The key combination in pico is CTRL+O. Then confirm with Enter and exit the editor with CTRL+X.
Then start SaX2 with the options:
sax2 -m 0=fbdev
and proceed to configure your graphics card. For queries concerning the configuration, refer to the article:
http://sdb.suse.de/en/sdb/html/wessels_sax247.html
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