[arch-general] How to set grub2 resolution to 1366x768

[Ralf Mardorf]

On Tue, 2012-02-21 at 11:21 +0800, Bill Sun wrote:
> According to `vbeinfo` under grub2, the maximum resolution my laptop (or
> my laptop's BIOS, I have no idea about this) supports is 1024x768.
> However, in Linux, I got a 1366x768 console by default (without further
> configuration). That's why I am thinking about insert some modules into
> grub2 and it may give me a proper console resolution.

I wasn't aware that there are commonly used non-standard resolutions
available.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VESA_BIOS_Extensions#Other_commonly_available_modes

Did you check by running "sudo hwinfo --framebuffer" too? It shouldn't
differ, but perhaps there's something fishy with vbeinfo.

- Ralf