[syslinux] Syslinux set vesa mode

[Matthijs ter Woord]

Does syslinux' mboot.c32 module support this way of requesting a resolution?

On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 9:36 AM, H. Peter Anvin <hpa at zytor.com> wrote:

> 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
>
>
> --
> H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
> I work for Intel.  I don't speak on their behalf.
>
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