Can grub be set to display its data in different vga modes?

stonerfish

Lazy me, asking here first. Now I will go to the grub site, and
read what I can to find out. If I figure out how, or find out it is
impossible, I will let you all know.

Horton heard a Who named jellybean stonerfish saying:

> Can grub be set to display its data in different vga modes?
>
> stonerfish
>
> Lazy me, asking here first. Now I will go to the grub site, and
> read what I can to find out. If I figure out how, or find out it is
> impossible, I will let you all know.

If you have the right setting in the kernel (CONFIG_FB=y ... I think) you need
to add the correct setting in grub. Here's part of my grub for your benefit:

title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.18-4-686
root (hd0,0)
kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.18-4-686 root=/dev/sda3 ro vga=791
initrd /initrd.img-2.6.18-4-686

The vga= part sets resolution.

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On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 20:06:30 -0600, sk8r-365 wrote:

> Horton heard a Who named jellybean stonerfish saying:
>
>> Can grub be set to display its data in different vga modes?
>>
>> stonerfish
>>
>> Lazy me, asking here first. Now I will go to the grub site, and
>> read what I can to find out. If I figure out how, or find out it is
>> impossible, I will let you all know.
>
> If you have the right setting in the kernel (CONFIG_FB=y ... I think) you need
> to add the correct setting in grub. Here's part of my grub for your benefit:
>
> title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.18-4-686
> root (hd0,0)
> kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.18-4-686 root=/dev/sda3 ro vga=791
> initrd /initrd.img-2.6.18-4-686
>
> The vga= part sets resolution.
>

Yes, I know how to set up the kernel to use higher resolutions.
I was wondering if the grub menu could be displayed at higher resolutions,
before the kernel is loaded.

stonerfish

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jellybean stonerfish <stonerfish@geocities.com> pinched out a steaming
pile of<mm8Bi.4142$JD.1424@newssvr21.news.prodigy.net>:

>On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 20:06:30 -0600, sk8r-365 wrote:
>
>> Horton heard a Who named jellybean stonerfish saying:
>>
>>> Can grub be set to display its data in different vga modes?
>>>
>>> stonerfish
>>>
>>> Lazy me, asking here first. Now I will go to the grub site, and
>>> read what I can to find out. If I figure out how, or find out it
is
>>> impossible, I will let you all know.
>>
>> If you have the right setting in the kernel (CONFIG_FB=y ... I
think) you need
>> to add the correct setting in grub. Here's part of my grub for your
benefit:
>>
>> title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.18-4-686
>> root (hd0,0)
>> kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.18-4-686 root=/dev/sda3 ro vga=791
>> initrd /initrd.img-2.6.18-4-686
>>
>> The vga= part sets resolution.
>>
>
>Yes, I know how to set up the kernel to use higher resolutions.
>I was wondering if the grub menu could be displayed at higher
resolutions,
>before the kernel is loaded.
>
>stonerfish
>
Looks like it is :)

http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-119696.html

go for the gold! try a 799!!!
:)

On 31 Aug 2007 14:14:08 GMT, §ñühw¤£f wrote:

>>I was wondering if the grub menu could be displayed at higher
> resolutions,
>>before the kernel is loaded.
>>
> Looks like it is :)
>
> http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-119696.html
>
> go for the gold! try a 799!!!

You didn't read far enough:

>|actually I wanted to change the resolution at the grub menu selection.
>|which is at the begining of the loading of linux... :P
>|
>|nope. GRUB, as for now, only allows 640x480 resolution in the bootmenu.

Bob T.

On Fri, 31 Aug 2007 15:50:48 +0000, Bob Tennent wrote:

> On 31 Aug 2007 14:14:08 GMT, §ñühw¤£f wrote:
>
> >>I was wondering if the grub menu could be displayed at higher
> > resolutions,
> >>before the kernel is loaded.
> >>
> > Looks like it is :)
> >
> > http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-119696.html
> >
> > go for the gold! try a 799!!!
>
> You didn't read far enough:
>
> >|actually I wanted to change the resolution at the grub menu selection.
> >|which is at the begining of the loading of linux... :P
> >|
> >|nope. GRUB, as for now, only allows 640x480 resolution in the bootmenu.
>
> Bob T.

I didn't quite understand his post. go for the gold?
But I did follow the link and read "far enough" If rysiek is correct,
then I will be stuck with low res grub menu. Not that it really matters.
I was just wanting to tweak my system a little.

rysiek wrote on March 3rd, 2006, 01:36 PM
>nope. GRUB, as for now, only allows 640x480 resolution in the bootmenu.

>Cheers
>Mike

The good news.
On my journey, I discovered to my surprise that I can put a graphic behind
my boot menu. Wow! I thought a splash had to be after the kernel was
loaded. So I will stick with a low-res menu, but try to figure out how to
do something like this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Grub-debian.jpg
By following the advice here http://ruslug.rutgers.edu/~mcgrof/grub-images/


stonerfish

On Sat, 01 Sep 2007 00:31:19 GMT, jellybean stonerfish wrote:

>> > go for the gold! try a 799!!!
>
> I didn't quite understand his post. go for the gold?

vga=799 seems to be the maximal color-depth/resolution available for the
boot messages. Not really relevant if it's the boot menu you're trying
to configure.

Bob Tennent <rdtennent********.com> pinched out a steaming pile
of<slrnfdhj2d.5up.BobT@linus.cs.queensu.ca>:

>On Sat, 01 Sep 2007 00:31:19 GMT, jellybean stonerfish wrote:
>
> >> > go for the gold! try a 799!!!
> >
> > I didn't quite understand his post. go for the gold?
>
>vga=799 seems to be the maximal color-depth/resolution available for
the
>boot messages. Not really relevant if it's the boot menu you're trying
>to configure.
>
If I can get grub to hook up, and get to a command line and type startx
and have the xwinders work, I'm happy.

Whatever happened to just being satisfied with typing "startx"?
:(