====== 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