Changing resolution and frequency outside of X?

[BSD]

How do you change the resolution and refresh rates in the main console (no X windows). It is using vesa frame buffer when I boot, should I be using an nvidia frame buffer (I have the nvidia drivers installed, and use the nvidia driver in X). Thanks for your help.

[whig]

I can't remember exactly and the web isn't being helpful. Try this in a kernel command line.

vga=0x317@85

[BSD]

I think I already have 1024x768. I'm looking to get 1600x1200@100hz in the console. I use the newest nvidia drivers in xorg, should I also be using an nvidia framebuffer for the console (instead of the vesafb)? How would I do this? Thanks.

[whig]

The linux kernel documentation shows resolutions going up to only 1280x1024 :(

[BSD]

For which framebuffer? vesa?

[whig]

Yes, that's for the vesa fb. I suspect we can't use nvidia drivers for the console fb, the mode is set at boot and that's where it stays.

[BSD]

Yes, that's for the vesa fb. I suspect we can't use nvidia drivers for the console fb, the mode is set at boot and that's where it stays.

Thats why I was asking about the nvidia frame buffer.

[seeker]

I'm using SuSe 9.2, so I'm not certain if your distro has it, but see if you have something called "Resapplet". I had to install it from the DVD, after the OS was installed. I have not used it yet, so I can't tell you if it will work, but here is what YaST says about it:

Resapplet is a simple utility that sits in the system notification area and allows user switching of their resolution and refresh rate. It uses the xrandr extensions to switch the resolution on-the-fly and userE resolution preferences to save the resolution. It works in both GNOME and KDE, as it uses the system notification area.

[seeker]

I just realized that I had misread your question, so disregard all that I said.