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April 1, 2022 at 8:38 am #80347
Robin
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    Wouldn’t have thought recent antiX would run on a Pentium II at all… Great to read.

    Point 2.) »What do I need to do to get better than 640×480«

    Try to add one of the lines

    GFXPAYLOAD=1280x1024

    GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD=1280x1024

    or even

    GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=1280x1024

    to your grub configuration. (only one of them!) This line forces the linux kernel to pass the given resolution in grapics mode to Xorg.

    Since it is some time ago I had to use these lines to allow setting the correct resolution in xorg, I’m not quite sure which syntax will work in recent grub version.

    You may also try to add the colour depth (16 is highcolor, 24 or 32 is truecolor)

    GFXPAYLOAD=1280x1024x16
    GFXPAYLOAD=1152x864x24

    Make sure not to set any values your devices (graphics card or monitor) can’t handle.

    Point 1.) This is also something you can fix in grub config, but no idea which screws to turn for this…

    Windows is like a submarine. Open a window and serious problems will start.