[CentOS] GRUB and vga=788
Florin Andrei
florin at andrei.myip.org
Tue May 15 19:04:49 UTC 2007
Niki Kovacs wrote:
>
> On a minimal (e. g. without X) server install, one of the first things I
> do is add 'vga=788' to the 'kernel' line in /boot/grub/menu.lst, so I
> can use the framebuffer in 800x600 mode and have a better readability in
> console mode.
Is it correct to assume that the 256 modes are faster than 32k, 64k and
16M? E.g., they require fewer CPU cycles to scroll up?
I'm using vga=775 on this machine, because 1280x1024 is the native
resolution of the LCD screens, so the display is much sharper this way,
and vga=773 on many other systems - both these modes are 256 colors.
It seems like the 32k modes and above take longer to scroll up, but I
haven't done any actual tests, it's just an impression.
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Florin Andrei
http://florin.myip.org/
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