vesa bios extensions

it is possible to set a higher screen resolution to the kernel output and consoles (ctrl+alt+f1-6) and basically everything outside an X session, by passing a vga=x parameter

these are called Vesa Bios Extensions (VBE)

• for 800×600 x=788
• for 1024×768 x=791
• for 1280×1024 x=794

Otherwise, you can pass the kernel parameter vga=ask, in which case you will get a menu to choose from

~ by azimout on October 22, 2008.