grub (vga = ) parameters

[Bob Raymond]

On Tue, 2002-09-24 at 04:24, Keith Morse wrote:
> On 23 Sep 2002, Bob Raymond wrote:
> 
> > That should be 1024x768 at 16 bit color.  I use 794, which is 1280x1024
> > at 16 bit color.
> 
> 
> Oooooo. slicker still.  But..  How did you know?  Trial and error?

792 I knew from using SuSE- when I selected 1024x768 on the install of
7.3, I looked at /etc/lilo.conf aftewards.  vga was set to 792.  I
honestly can't remember how I got 794, and I'd really like to take
advantage of my 17 in. Trinitron and my great high-schooler's eyes, and
set it to 1600x1200 with 16 bit color, maybe even 24 or 32 if I can
figure it out.  I run my desktop at 1600x1200 with 24 bit color, anyway.

Does someone want me to research this a bit more and write a step by
step for it with a nice index of all the modes say from 640x480 to
2048x1536 (the current high point for most consumer graphics cards, not
that I'm sure vesafb goes that high)?

Bob Raymond