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Re: [PATCH] gfxpayload


From: Felix Zielcke
Subject: Re: [PATCH] gfxpayload
Date: Sat, 16 May 2009 20:20:14 +0200

Am Samstag, den 16.05.2009, 20:01 +0200 schrieb Vladimir 'phcoder'
Serbinenko:
> Hello. Here is a long-discussed gfxpayload patch. To start linux in
> 1024x768 mode do:
> insmod vbe
> gfxmode=1024x768
> linux ...
> ...
> boot
> Multiple modes can be separated by either comma or semicolon. First
> mode can be "keep" which will make the system keep the current mode if
> accepted by kernel. Another special value is "text" which will put in
> text mode.
> Can someone check that vga= backward compatibility code interprets
> values correctly?
> With linux for a reason I don't know it results in black screen in
> qemu. But perhaps it's a problem with my kernel
> Now it's the same syntax for xnu too. Just remember that current xnu
> loader support 32-bit modes only

Just tried it in VMware. 
With set gfxmode=1024x768x24 and set gfxpayload=1024x768x24 and no vga=
option I just get the normal text mode
with set gfxpayload=keep it works
and also vga=0x317 works too.
-- 
Felix Zielcke





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