How to Boot at a Different Display Resolution

When booting from CD, the default display resolution is 1024x768. You may be required to change the resolution in order to successfully boot or you may just want to change it to your preferred resolution.

The resolution when running from CD will be used when you install MEPIS on a hard drive or when you fix your X configuration with the MEPIS Installation Center.

800x600

If your system only supports 800x600, you will need to change the resolution in order to successfully boot from CD.

In this case you can boot MEPIS at 800x600 resolution by typing the following at the CD boot screen:

linux vga=normal xres=800x600

1280x1024

If your preferred resolution is 1280x1024, you can boot by typing this at the CD boot screen:

lin1280

Higher Resolutions

For higher resolutions, you can specify the resolution at CD boot by typing, for example:

linux xres=1400x1050