Re: Riva console frame buffer

James Simmons (jsimmons@transvirtual.com)
Thu, 10 May 2001 19:40:00 -0700 (PDT)


> Right now when I bootup it's in 640x480, and I change it to 1024x768 @70Hz
> w/ fbset in /etc/rc.local . I would like to give the kernel an arg to
> startup in 1024x768; eg video=riva:mode:1024x768-70,ypan,vc:1-8
>
> Is there a way to do this w/ the riva frame buffer? Is there a list of
> kernel args for the riva frame buffer?

Yes. Most fbdev drivers use modedb which provides a standard easy way to
select a video resolution.

video=riva:<xres>x<yres>[-<bpp>][@refresh]

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