[Xen-changelog] [xen-unstable] docs: Update for new 'vga=' boot option syntax.

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# HG changeset patch
# User Keir Fraser <keir@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
# Date 1181500172 -3600
# Node ID ac9d3bcc7a78e78ad724bbf57f25def28508f8e5
# Parent  4eb223694d0aa8dc6266621ead1eb590f1aa29cc
docs: Update for new 'vga=' boot option syntax.
Signed-off-by: Keir Fraser <keir@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 docs/src/user.tex |   14 +++++++++++---
 1 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff -r 4eb223694d0a -r ac9d3bcc7a78 docs/src/user.tex
--- a/docs/src/user.tex Sun Jun 10 18:07:58 2007 +0100
+++ b/docs/src/user.tex Sun Jun 10 19:29:32 2007 +0100
@@ -3163,7 +3163,7 @@ editing \path{grub.conf}.
   console I/O.  This is a comma-separated list of, for example:
   \begin{description}
   \item[ vga ] Use VGA console (until domain 0 boots, unless {\bf
-  vga=keep } is specified).
+  vga=...keep } is specified).
   \item[ com1 ] Use serial port com1.
   \item[ com2H ] Use serial port com2. Transmitted chars will have the
     MSB set. Received chars must have MSB set.
@@ -3174,12 +3174,20 @@ editing \path{grub.conf}.
   subsystems (e.g.\ console and debugger). Sharing is controlled by
   MSB of each transmitted/received character.  [NB. Default for this
   option is `com1,vga']
-\item [ vga=$<$options$>$ ] This is a comma-separated list of options:
+\item [ vga=$<$mode$>$(,keep) ] The mode is one of the following options:
   \begin{description}
+  \item[ ask ] Display a vga menu allowing manual selection of video
+  mode.
   \item[ text-$<$mode$>$ ] Select text-mode resolution, where mode is
   one of 80x25, 80x28, 80x30, 80x34, 80x43, 80x50, 80x60.
-  \item[ keep ] Keep the VGA console even after domain 0 boots.
+  \item[ gfx-$<$mode$>$ ] Select VESA graphics mode
+  $<$width$>$x$<$height$>$x$<$depth$>$ (e.g., `vga=gfx-1024x768x32').
+  \item[ mode-$<$mode$>$ ] Specify a mode number as discovered by `vga
+  ask'. Note that the numbers are displayed in hex and hence must be
+  prefixed by `0x' here (e.g., `vga=mode-0x0335').
   \end{description}
+The mode may optionally be followed by `{\bf,keep}' to cause Xen to keep
+writing to the VGA console after domain 0 starts booting (e.g., 
`vga=text-80x50,keep').
 \item [ console\_to\_ring ] Place guest console output into the
   hypervisor console ring buffer. This is disabled by default.
   When enabled, both hypervisor output and guest console output

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