Note: Flat panel screens, will likely use different values, than these.
CRT users only:
I'm running Debian sid; so, it should track LMDE.
After adding the vga=792 to GRUB(2), this
worked with my (debian way) installed Nvidia drivers, and after following the
Plymouth wiki.
This is because of my particular GPU (nvidia), and CRT (Dell), monitor capabilities.
Please note: CRT users will have internal, CRT size, adjustment "memories", for each of theses 3 resolutions, and they may need to be adjusted; optimally, on/in your monitor, and it's controls. Each has it's own "boarder", setting limits; so to speak. This is not the case, on LCD flat-panels. While there may be a suggested resolution for your monitor, only LCD's have native resolutions. Other resolutions are "emulated", on flat-panel LCD's, and may be muddy looking; if not at the native res.
Also, I find the grub menu (and console) works best, for me, at 800x600 (before Plymouth; at 1024x768x24, AKA "792"). Then, when X starts, I use 1280x960 at 85hz, via nvidia-settings (<---and saved with), as my desktop-environment, preference (for photography).
You might find this download link interesting. It's a Plymouth, GUI switcher; converted for Debian, and a Plymouth, converted for debian, sunrise theme. I just installed them, with part one(theme), and two(switcher), using gdebi.
https://sites.google.com/site/stevosfil ... edirects=0
with...
Though not using nouveau, I'm set to...
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash nomodeset nouveau.modeset=1"
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="vga=792"
and...
GRUB_GFXMODE=800x600
Then don't forget...
Also, ...
...or use the switcher GUI.
Note: Some people use a hack/workaround, after your Plymouth start, is working, and set a
different (see url below) Plymouth theme, for shutdown. Then, by not doing the proper, "sudo update-initramfs -u" following it, and/or not using the "EZSwitch"(for this), just...
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/usr/sbin/plymouth-set-default-theme Earth-sunset
...it displays a sun
set, only on shutdown/restart. I installed the MEPEIS sun
set deb package (for "Debian", or Debian based) and just (as root) copied over the disto label, "debian" (from the debian sun
rise); right over the mepis file, in that sunset Plymouth theme (as root; in /usr/share/plymouth/...). One could make a LMDE, matching graphic, too. It's tiny.
MEPIS sun
set theme:
https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B1UMhs ... ZmVk&hl=en
Also, the 800x600 for the non-X console, is much nicer for smxi, and other operations. It has much smoother text, less scrolling, and less warp-around issues.