Chris wrote:

> zmdmw52 wrote:
>
>> Is there a way to adjust the display resolution of the DOS-like screen
>> (console) that appears after the appropriate entry in GRUB is
>> selected? (this is the screen with the scrolling commands).
>>
>> Earlier it used to be 1440 X 900 (which is the default Monitor
>> Resolution), but now it is 768 X 680 (after re-install of openSUSE
>> 11.0). I recall there was a line at the bottom stating VGA and then a
>> combination of alphabets & numbers, but don't remember what it exactly
>> was.
>>
>> Tried configuring it from the Boot / GRUB options (there is an entry
>> for VGA/Monitor Res for Console, down at the bottom), but I do not
>> know what value to put there.
>
> Here's an article on openSUSE.org about the vga modes settings and how to
> figure out what magic number you need
>
>
http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Setting_u...r_Device_(GRUB)
>

I forgot to mention, in the article you see the hex values for the modes.
vga= requires the base-10 number. I think you can use the hex value (0x317)
but I haven't tried it. I just used kalc to convert the hex to base-10. You
can use google too if you want:

http://www.google.ca/search?q=0x317+to+base+10

HTH,

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Chris