vga=xxx global setting doesn't work with grub

illtbagu · 02-01-2004, 01:27 AM

I have always used lilo in the past and decided to give grub a try. With lilo I just put vga=792 in the global part of the lilo.conf file if I wanted to change the console size. This doesn't work with grub, the only way I can get the council size to change with grub is to put it in each boot parameter like so
kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.20-28.9 ro root=LABEL=/ vga=792 hdc=ide-scsi hda=ide-scsi

Does anyone know why when putting in the global setting of vga=792 in the grub.conf file it doesn't work?

mikshaw · 02-01-2004, 06:27 AM

dunno....I assumed that putting it in menu.lst was the proper way to set it

illtbagu · 02-01-2004, 12:48 PM

ummmmm what are you talking about?

[root@xxxxx grub]# file menu.lst
menu.lst: symbolic link to ./grub.conf
[root@xxxxx grub]#

hw-tph · 02-01-2004, 04:49 PM

Just include it on the kernel line (for each kernel where you want the framebuffer console active).

Håkan

illtbagu · 02-01-2004, 08:26 PM

That is what I have been doing but what bothers me is why doesnt it work if I put vga-xxx in the global part of the file? It should work right?

mikshaw · 02-01-2004, 08:57 PM

I guess it should. My menu.lst file isn't a link, though, and have never used grub.conf
maybe try 0x318 instead of 792? Just a guess.

illtbagu · 02-02-2004, 12:46 PM

I will give that a try.
Thanks for the help