Help With Legacy Mode on MBM - SOLVED
Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2021 8:02 pm
Howdy all. I just received my Mint Box Mini (MBM) 2 Pro. So far I'm really liking it. When things with the chip shortage loosen up, I'm thinking I might buy another 
I have all kinds of things I would like to try to use it for. I'm going through and configuring it the way I would like it and part of that was shutting off UEFI (EFI) mode and reverting back to something I have a better understanding of.
When reloading Linux Mint 20.2 (LM) the first time the display settings had a much higher resolution selections in UEFI mode than they did in legacy mode. My MBM is attached to a Samsung 55-inch 4K TV using the HDMI port. I used the instructions on the FAQ page, "fitlet2 BIOS Legacy boot doesn't work, how to enable?". I changed all the settings in the BIOS to match and I was able to successfully reload LM and partition the drive in Legacy mode. WooHoo
Now, when I go to the Display settings in LM it only shows a max resolution of 1920 x 1080 when it had a higher resolution, I think, double that.
All I changed in the BIOS, that I meant to change, were the settings for UEFI. There were multiple selections in the FAQ, one was Advanced/CSM Configuration/Video -> Legacy|UEFI. It is currently set per the FAQ, Legacy.
If I change this one setting to UEFI will it allow LM to detect the higher resolution while still allowing the unit to boot in Legacy mode?
I've been using computers since the 8088 & 286 days. I've changed a lot of BIOS settings but it's kind of hard for this old dog to keep up with the pack anymore.
I have all kinds of things I would like to try to use it for. I'm going through and configuring it the way I would like it and part of that was shutting off UEFI (EFI) mode and reverting back to something I have a better understanding of. When reloading Linux Mint 20.2 (LM) the first time the display settings had a much higher resolution selections in UEFI mode than they did in legacy mode. My MBM is attached to a Samsung 55-inch 4K TV using the HDMI port. I used the instructions on the FAQ page, "fitlet2 BIOS Legacy boot doesn't work, how to enable?". I changed all the settings in the BIOS to match and I was able to successfully reload LM and partition the drive in Legacy mode. WooHoo
Now, when I go to the Display settings in LM it only shows a max resolution of 1920 x 1080 when it had a higher resolution, I think, double that.
All I changed in the BIOS, that I meant to change
, were the settings for UEFI. There were multiple selections in the FAQ, one was Advanced/CSM Configuration/Video -> Legacy|UEFI. It is currently set per the FAQ, Legacy.If I change this one setting to UEFI will it allow LM to detect the higher resolution while still allowing the unit to boot in Legacy mode?
I've been using computers since the 8088 & 286 days. I've changed a lot of BIOS settings but it's kind of hard for this old dog to keep up with the pack anymore
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