$ sudo hwinfo --framebuffer
look at /boot/grub/menu.lst for somethig like:
## additional options to use with the default boot option, but not with the
## alternatives
## e.g. defoptions=vga=791 resume=/dev/hda5
## defoptions=vga=795
# defoptions=vga=873
## altoption boot targets option
## multiple altoptions lines are allowed
## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options
## altoptions=(recovery) single
# altoptions=(verbose mode) vga=775 debug
# altoptions=(console mode) vga=ask
# altoptions=(graphic mode) quiet splash
# altoptions=(recovery mode) single
vga=(decimal value) is framebuffer mode
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