---------------grub.conf-------------------------------------

default 0

timeout 20

splashimage (hd0,7)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz

title=Gentoo Linux 2.6.23-r6
root (hd0,7)
kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.23-gentoo-r6 root=/dev/sda8 video=vesafb:1440x900-32:mtrr:3:ywrap

title=Gentoo Linux 2.6.23-r6 (rescue)
root (hd0,7)
kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.23-gentoo-r6 root=/dev/sda8 init=/bin/bb

title=Ubuntu 8.04 
root (hd0,4)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-7-generic root=/dev/sda5 ro quiet
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-7-generic

title=WindowsXP
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
makeactive
chainloader +1
----------------------end grub.conf--------------------

----------------------dmesg | grep "vesa"----------

Command line: root=/dev/sda8 video=vesafb:1440x900-32:mtrr:3:ywrap
Kernel command line: root=/dev/sda8 video=vesafb:1440x900-32:mtrr:3:ywrap
bus platform: add driver uvesafb
Registering platform device 'uvesafb.0'. Parent at platform
DEV: registering device: ID = 'uvesafb.0'
PM: Adding info for platform:uvesafb.0
bus platform: add device uvesafb.0
platform: Matched Device uvesafb.0 with Driver uvesafb
platform: Probing driver uvesafb with device uvesafb.0
uvesafb: failed to execute /sbin/v86d
uvesafb: make sure that the v86d helper is installed and executable
uvesafb: Getting VBE info block failed (eax=0x4f00, err=-2)
uvesafb: vbe_init() failed with -22
uvesafb: probe of uvesafb.0 failed with error -22
bus platform: add driver vesafb
Registering platform device 'vesafb.0'. Parent at platform
DEV: registering device: ID = 'vesafb.0'
PM: Adding info for platform:vesafb.0
bus platform: add device vesafb.0
platform: Matched Device vesafb.0 with Driver vesafb
platform: Probing driver vesafb with device vesafb.0

----------------------end dmesg | grep "vesa"----------