From: Drew Paschal on
LOL Well, for what it's worth, I used to use lilo a looooong time ago. :)

On Fri, May 7, 2010 at 9:25 PM, Tom H <tomh0665(a)gmail.com> wrote:

> On Wed, May 5, 2010 at 3:13 PM, Drew Paschal <dpaschal(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Wed, May 5, 2010 at 3:03 PM, Tom H <tomh0665(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> >> On Wed, May 5, 2010 at 2:36 PM, Paul E Condon <
> pecondon(a)mesanetworks.net>
> >> wrote:
> >> > Look in /etc/default/grub. Replace the line:
> >> > #GRUB_GFXMODE=640x480
> >> > with one the suits your fancy. And remove the # at the beginning.
> >>
> >> Also
> >> GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=<same-resolution-as-GRUB_GFXMODE>
> >
> > This worked PERFECTLY. My steps:
> > vim /etc/default/grub
> > I uncommented the GRUB_GFXMODE= line and changed it to:
> > GRUB_GFXMODE=1280x1024
> > Under that, I added the line:
> > GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=1280x1024
> > I then saved and exited.
> > I then ran update-grub and rebooted. Works great. Thank you!
>
> You're welcome. Although Stephen P must be disappointed that you
> didn't switch to lilo! :)
>
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