Lilo parameters
When configuring LILO (the linux boot loader), you can pass parameters to define the resolution that the text gets displayed at. For instance, your /etc/lilo.conf may look like this:lba32
boot=/dev/hda
map=/boot/map
compact
default=Linux_2.6.8
prompt
nowarn
timeout=50
install=bmp
bitmap=/boot/sbmonitor.bmp
bmp-table=50p,145p
bmp-timer=95p,300p,1
bmp-colors=4,0,0,1,0,0
image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.8-2-686
label=Linux_2.6.8
root=/dev/hda5
initrd=/boot/initrd.img-2.6.8-2-686
vga=791
read-only
other=/dev/hda1
label=WinXP
The vga=791 line forces the text to show up at a higher resolution and a particular color depth. I can never remember what all of the parameters mean, and I always have trouble finding it on the web, so I have copied them down in the table below:
| Colors (depth) | | | 640x480 | 800x600 | 1024x768 | 1280x1024 | 1600x1200 |
| -------------- | | | ------- | ------- | -------- | --------- | --------- |
| 256 ( 8 bit) | | | 769 | 771 | 773 | 775 | 796 |
| 32,768 (15 bit) | | | 784 | 787 | 790 | 793 | 797 |
| 65,536 (16 bit) | | | 785 | 788 | 791 | 794 | 798 |
| 16.8M (24 bit) | | | 786 | 789 | 792 | 795 | 799 |
(written 11/2/2005)