hi richard,
thanks for the info. both 1280x768x8 and 1280x768x24 work for me. i am
working on some (unrelated) issues, after which i will try more
combinations.

thanks
dharani

On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 11:58 AM, Richard Miller <9fans@hamnavoe.com> wrote:

> > btw, what was your plan9.ini config? did it look like:
> >
> > vgasize=1280x800
> > monitor=macbook (or xga?, sorry i am not sure about this)
>
> Before changing vgadb, I had success with:
>
>        vgasize=1280x768x24
>        monitor=cinema
>
> > and, since we are in VM, does the native resolution really matter? my
> > thinking was, basically VM provides memory space and the graphics driver
> in
> > guest OS thinks this is its frame buffer. when a draw happens, the guest
> > OS's window gets updated. am i right or wrong?
>
> Sorry, I don't know the details.  When you're not running fullscreen, there
> is obviously no real connection between the actual screen resolution and
> what
> the vm is simulating.
>
>
>