How do I resize boot screens from 1024x768 to 1280x800?

**redrazor39** · 22-Jun-2008, 14:39

I have a widescreen laptop and it looks really weird to have all these black bars. Is there a way to change the boot screens (not GRUB, but the loading splash screen and the startup messages screen) from 1024x768 to 1280x800? I have the actual desktop set at the right resolution (had to go into YaST > Hardware to fix it) but nothing happened to the boot screens.

Help?

**rhorstkoetter** · 22-Jun-2008, 17:05

You have to change the "vga=" option in /boot/grub/menu.lst. Not sure about the specific vga-code for 1280x800 though. for 1024x768 it's "vga=0x317".

**redrazor39** · 22-Jun-2008, 19:24

Hmm.. Does anyone know that code?

**c_cinq** · 22-Jun-2008, 19:46

from the archives

1280x800 append "vga=0x368"

**DenverD** · 23-Jun-2008, 02:00

there must be, somewhere, a "complete list"....i've been looking for,
buy have not found the right vga= for my 1440x900 at 60 hz..

anyone know where the list is hidden??

DenverD

littlesome · 23-Jun-2008, 09:50

i think this command may help (as root):

Code:

hwinfo --framebuffer

You should choose 16bit, if you want to you the splash screen and one more thing you need to do is :

Code:

mkinitrd -s 1280x800

**redrazor39** · 23-Jun-2008, 10:17

I'll try changing the vga first, but is that at 60Hz refresh rate? it's an LCD screen on a laptop, so is 60Hz or whatever it is by default good?

**deltaflyer44** · 23-Jun-2008, 10:20

Originally Posted by DenverD

there must be, somewhere, a "complete list"....i've been looking for,
buy have not found the right vga= for my 1440x900 at 60 hz..

anyone know where the list is hidden??

DenverD

have a look in /usr/src/linux/Documentation/fb/vesafb.txt on your pc/laptop might surprise you

Andy

**redrazor39** · 23-Jun-2008, 10:51

ok editing menu.lst didn't work, so I'm going to try those commands now.

**redrazor39** · 23-Jun-2008, 10:52

Doesn't work. This is what happens.

Code:

agi@linux-adr4:~> hwinfo --framebuffer
bash: hwinfo: command not found
agi@linux-adr4:~> kdesu hwinfo --framebuffer
kdesu: Unknown option 'framebuffer'.
kdesu: Use --help to get a list of available command line options.
agi@linux-adr4:~> mkinitrd -s 1280x800
bash: mkinitrd: command not found
agi@linux-adr4:~> kdesu mkinitrd -s 1280x800
kdesu(3784): Daemon not running -- nothing to stop

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