[Intel-gfx] GRUB 2 gfxmode

[Alexander E. Patrakov]

Paul Wise wrote:
> GRUB 2 doesn't seem to be able to support the native widescreen
> resolution (1280x800) of my laptop LVDS with intel card. The grub
> vbeinfo command doesn't return the desired mode and the xorg vesa
> driver doesn't seem to support that resolution. The xorg intel driver
> in Debian sid does support it though. Where does the issue likely lie
> - BIOS, GRUB 2 VBE code, lack of GRUB 2 intel driver or elsewhere?

BIOS has no support for this mode, and GRUB2 always works through BIOS (i.e., 
has no card-specific drivers, by design).

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Alexander E. Patrakov