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From: Richard Miller <9fans@hamnavoe.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2008 13:39:48 +0000
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Subject: Re: [9fans] rio startup fails in VMWare Fusion 2.0.0
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> vgasize: 640x480x8, monitor: xga - this combo works
> vgasize: 1024x768x8, monitor: xga - this combo works
>
> i tried 1280x1024x8 and 1280x1024(?!). it seems to hang. no luck with vesa
> also.
>
> is anyone able to get any better resolution with vmware fusion in mac (or
> parallels for mac 4.0, if it works for plan9)?

Native resolution on new macbook works with fusion.  I added to /lib/vgadb:

macbook=1280x800
	include=1152x768

If resolution 1280x1024x8 doesn't work for you, it's worth trying other depths
x16 x24 or x32.