[syslinux] splash screen 1280x1024

Gene Cumm gene.cumm at gmail.com
Mon Oct 18 13:32:53 PDT 2010


On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 14:24, H. Peter Anvin <hpa at zytor.com> wrote:
> On 10/18/2010 09:10 AM, Gene Cumm wrote:
>>
>> With the obvious caveat that "MENU RESOLUTION" should only apply to
>> vesamenu.c32.  This will also depend on your graphics card presenting
>> a suitable mode.  Some graphics cards (including but not limited to
>> the Intel 815 onboard controller) do not present many if any suitable
>> graphics modes via VESA even though an OS-specific driver offers
>> enhanced capabilities.  For example, vesamenu.c32 can use the i815 at
>> up to 800x600 but the Microsoft Windows XP driver will handle
>> 1280x1024.
>>
>
> Yes, although there is some limited support to force the resolution on
> some specific Intel video cards.
>
>        -hpa

Is there documentation in Syslinux about which cards and how to do it?
 Or is this already implemented in vesamenu.c32 and I'm not finding
it?  Or is this only yet documented (publicly or privately) outside of
Syslinux?

-- 
-Gene




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