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>If the GOP module is loaded and you are not satisfied with the video
>modes it provides, then AFAIK, you will need to either try a different
>motherboard ( that has a different EFI GOP implementation ) or get the
>specs for your video card and write your own EFI GOP driver.

It's better to write a driver directly for GRUB if you want to make a 
driver at all.

-- 
Regards
Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko