Andrew Savchenko <birc...@gentoo.org> wrote: > On Wed, 15 Jun 2016 09:41:07 -0400 cov...@ccs.covici.com wrote: > > Neil Bothwick <n...@digimed.co.uk> wrote: > > > > > On Wed, 15 Jun 2016 08:42:45 -0400, cov...@ccs.covici.com wrote: > > > > > > > > > But the manual and the html pages constantly talk about the grub > > > > > > command or rather the grub interactive command, and they usually > > > > > > call it grub, maybe it has a different name. > > > > > > > > > > That's the GRUB interactive shell, that you get to from the boot menu > > > > > (press c) or get dropped into it if there is no grub.cfg file. > > > > > > > > > > > > > hmmm, I thought you could do it from the console as well, for certain > > > > commands. > > > > > > The commands that show up in "qlist grub" can be run from a standard > > > shell. The GRUB interactive shell is different, with its own set of > > > commands. You really need to read the online manual or the info pages > > > again. The man pages explain the individual commands, but only the full > > > manual shows how it all fits together. > > > > > > Why are you looking to switch from Lilo to GRUB now? If Lilo works, stick > > > with it. If it is because you have EFI hardware, I'd skip GRUB and go > > > straight to Gummiboot or systemd-boot. > > > > Well, I am trying to use the nvidia driver which conflicts with uvesafb > > frame buffer, so it seems. It used to work fine, but not it does not > > work anymore and the only solutions I have found was a couple of grub > > parameters which gives you a higher resolution and passes it on to > > linux. It would not be as good as the uvesafb, but at least it would be > > better than 80x25. I use the console a lot and only use gnome > > sometimes, but I don't want to have to reboot into a different kernel > > just to use gnome. > > You can pass any kernel parameters using lilo as well. > > Also it should be possible to use uvesafb and nvidia driver without > kernel switch, at least this is possible with fbcon: as described > in [1], it is possible to unbind framebuffer console and use text > vga console, then you should be able to unload uvesafb module and > load nvidia propietary blob. > > [1] https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/fb/fbcon.txt
But, if I compile uvesafb as a module, as opposed to having it built into the kernel, I can never activate the frame buffer, I always get /dev/fb0 no such file or directory when trying to use fbset. If I could do that, and get the correct mode, that would also solve my problem. -- Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: How do you spend it? John Covici cov...@ccs.covici.com