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[Xen-devel] Re: xen "vga=" console mode set in ubuntu /boot/grub/menu.ls

To: "snowcrash+xen@xxxxxxxxx" <schneecrash+xen@xxxxxxxxx>, <xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Xen-devel] Re: xen "vga=" console mode set in ubuntu /boot/grub/menu.lst is ignored
From: Keir Fraser <keir.fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 15:18:42 +0100
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On 20/5/08 15:10, "snowcrash+xen@xxxxxxxxx" <schneecrash+xen@xxxxxxxxx>
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> On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 6:55 AM, Keir Fraser <keir.fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>> Hey, I'm not on xen-users. Please post a new thread on xen-devel with a
>> clear explanation of the problem for those who haven't seen the xen-users
>> context.
> 
> ok.  $$$ sez i get barked at for cross-posting ;-)

This is an easy one. Xen's vga= syntax is a bit different than Linux's. You
can actually specify a vga= option of the form gfx-WxHxD. For example for
16-bit 1024x768:
 vga=gfx-1024x768x16

 -- Keir



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