peerless Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Is there any other approach different than: <key>Graphics Mode</key><value>1680x1050x32</value> or <key>Kernel Flags</key> <value>"Graphics Mode"="1680x1050x32"</value> to set loading screen fits my display resolution? I've tried everything including @freq but with no success. See the hardware in my signature, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fnider Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Is there any other approach different than:to set loading screen fits my display resolution? I've tried everything including @freq but with no success. See the hardware in my signature, thanks! it can be done this way <key>Graphics Mode</key> <string>1680x1050x32</string> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peerless Posted January 8, 2008 Author Share Posted January 8, 2008 You didn't read very carefully... I said I've tried every possible configurations described in my post with no success so I'm looking for any other suggestions or may be explanations why it wont work on my HW config Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antic Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Vesa standard graphics modes do not include any wide screen settings so you will never get 1680 x1050 resolution to display by editing com.apple.boot.plist. It will automatically default to the nearest setting it can find which will nomally be 1280 x1024 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabr Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Vesa standard graphics modes do not include any wide screen settings so you will never get 1680 x1050 resolution to display by editing com.apple.boot.plist. It will automatically default to the nearest setting it can find which will nomally be 1280 x1024 Well how come when I enter "Graphics Mode"="1680x1050x32" the bootloader runs @ 1680x1050? (My monitor even reports that resolution during the boot process in the information panel display). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hagar Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Well how come when I enter "Graphics Mode"="1680x1050x32" the bootloader runs @ 1680x1050? (My monitor even reports that resolution during the boot process in the information panel display). Clearly your x1800 firmware supports other modes than pure VESA. It's late & I'm having difficulty getting the boot order clear in my head.. but it seems to me that the boot.plist is being read in, requesting a mode from the gfx card, and then the kextcache comes in with the gfx driver.. or is it vice-versa.. Either way it is a solid fact that pure VESA won't do widescreen. whatever it is that's doing it ain't compliant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peerless Posted January 9, 2008 Author Share Posted January 9, 2008 so it will stay as it is... thanks for the answers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qw3rty Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 I have a NVIDIA 7300 GT graphics card with Natit.kext. My 1680x1050 monitor was detected automatically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peerless Posted January 9, 2008 Author Share Posted January 9, 2008 We are not discussing here the desktop resolution but the welcome (loading) screen one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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