====== Linux Console Framebuffer ======

[[wp>VESA_BIOS_Extensions#Linux_video_mode_numbers|VESA Video Modes Numbers]]

[[http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=1505142|Ubuntu bootup and console resolution howto]]

http://help.ubuntu.com/community/ConsoleFramebuffer

http://www.nnbfn.net/2008/11/ubuntu-810-console-framebuffer

===== Video Modes Numbers List =====


^Colors         ^ 640x480   ^ 800x600    ^ 1024x768   ^ 1280x1024  ^
| 256 (8 bits)  | 0x301=769 | 0x303=771  |  0x305=773 |  0x307=775 |
| 32K (15 bits) | 0x310=784 | 0x313=787  |  0x316=790 |  0x319=793 | 
| 64K (16 bits) | 0x311=785 | 0x314=788  |  0x317=791 |  0x31A=794 | 
| 16M (24 bits) | 0x312=786 | 0x315=789  |  0x318=792 |  0x31B=795 | 

eeePC (1024x600) -> VGA=788

  Colours   640x400 640x480 800x600 1024x768 1152x864 1280x1024 1600x1200
  --------+--------------------------------------------------------------
   4 bits |    ?       ?      770       ?        ?        ?         ?
   8 bits |   768     769     771      773      353      775       796 
  15 bits |    ?      784     787      790      354      793       797 
  16 bits |    ?      758     788      791      355      794       798 
  24 bits |    ?      786     789      792       ?       795       799 
  32 bits |    ?       ?       ?        ?       356       ?

  Colours   640x400 640x480 800x600 1024x768 1152x864 1280x1024 1600x1200
  --------+--------------------------------------------------------------
   4 bits |    ?       ?     0x302      ?        ?        ?         ?
   8 bits |  0x300   0x301   0x303    0x305    0x161    0x307     0x31C
  15 bits |    ?     0x310   0x313    0x316    0x162    0x319     0x31D
  16 bits |    ?     0x311   0x314    0x317    0x163    0x31A     0x31E
  24 bits |    ?     0x312   0x315    0x318      ?      0x31B     0x31F
  32 bits |    ?       ?       ?        ?      0x164      ?

===== Ubuntu vesafb ON =====

  Add vesafb and fbcon in /etc/initramfs-tools/modules
  update-initramfs -u
  in : /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-framebuffer , comment vesafb
  Finally in /etc/modules, add vesafb