[syslinux] Syslinux set vesa mode

[H. Peter Anvin]

On 11/13/2009 12:17 AM, Matthijs ter Woord wrote:
> In our OS/kernel , we want to be able to use some more interesting
> resolutions (read: higher than 800x480/4bits), without havingn to develop
> drivers for each graphics card.
> 
> The only solution there is, is to return to 16bit mode so we can use the
> bios, but we'd like to keep out of that as much as possible..
> 
> So i think it's a No to your question. (ie, we want to set vesa modes)
> 

Well, the Multiboot protocol has a way to request a specific resolution
screen, and a way to pass that information on to the booted kernel.
What it *doesn't* have is "give us the best supported resolution",
partly because "best supported resolution" is a pretty iffy concept.

There are also a lot of machines on which the sane resolution -- even
the internal screen on laptops -- isn't supported in the BIOS.

So it all depends on what you want to do.  None of this is hard once you
have specified what it is you really want.

	-hpa


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H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
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