[gentoo-user] Re: uvesafb - does it require use of initramfs/initrd?

2009-01-19 Thread Nikos Chantziaras
Harry Putnam wrote: Nikos Chantziaras rea...@arcor.de writes: uvesafb also works on non-x86 system. It has one drawback though: it doesn't switch to graphical mode right from the start like vesafb does. Instead, you get the initial kernel messages in text mode and need to wait for graphics to

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: uvesafb - does it require use of initramfs/initrd?

2009-01-18 Thread Peter Humphrey
On Sunday 18 January 2009 00:25:49 »Q« wrote: I also have a 1280x800 screen and uvesafb works for me without distortion with this kernel video option in grub.conf: video=uvesafb:1280x800-32,mtrr:3,ywrap Do you have that resolution available in your BIOS? I read somewhere that uvesafb can

[gentoo-user] Re: uvesafb - does it require use of initramfs/initrd?

2009-01-18 Thread »Q«
On Sun, 18 Jan 2009 10:43:19 + Peter Humphrey pe...@humphrey.ukfsn.org wrote: On Sunday 18 January 2009 00:25:49 »Q« wrote: I also have a 1280x800 screen and uvesafb works for me without distortion with this kernel video option in grub.conf: video=uvesafb:1280x800-32,mtrr:3,ywrap

[gentoo-user] Re: uvesafb - does it require use of initramfs/initrd?

2009-01-17 Thread Nikos Chantziaras
rea...@newsguy.com wrote: Paul Hartman paul.hartman+gen...@gmail.com writes: I'm ashamed to admit I made the most basic mistake. I compiled uvesafb as a module. Oops! Compiled it as Y instead of M and now I have a pair of Tux sitting atop my kernel boot screen and no more 80x25 horror. :) Is

[gentoo-user] Re: uvesafb - does it require use of initramfs/initrd?

2009-01-17 Thread Harry Putnam
Nikos Chantziaras rea...@arcor.de writes: rea...@newsguy.com wrote: Paul Hartman paul.hartman+gen...@gmail.com writes: I'm ashamed to admit I made the most basic mistake. I compiled uvesafb as a module. Oops! Compiled it as Y instead of M and now I have a pair of Tux sitting atop my kernel

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: uvesafb - does it require use of initramfs/initrd?

2009-01-17 Thread Peter Humphrey
On Friday 16 January 2009 19:27:53 Paul Hartman wrote: Now I just need to find a good consolefont that doesn't look squished in 16:9 aspect ratio. Right now I'm using ter-112n (from terminus-fonts) and it's pretty good but still a little too wide for my taste. Thanks for the pointer to that

[gentoo-user] Re: uvesafb - does it require use of initramfs/initrd?

2009-01-17 Thread »Q«
On Sat, 17 Jan 2009 15:32:38 + Peter Humphrey pe...@humphrey.ukfsn.org wrote: On Friday 16 January 2009 19:27:53 Paul Hartman wrote: Now I just need to find a good consolefont that doesn't look squished in 16:9 aspect ratio. Right now I'm using ter-112n (from terminus-fonts) and it's

[gentoo-user] Re: uvesafb - does it require use of initramfs/initrd?

2009-01-17 Thread »Q«
On Fri, 16 Jan 2009 01:42:30 -0600 Paul Hartman paul.hartman+gen...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 11:49 PM, Paul Hartman paul.hartman+gen...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Does anyone here use uvesafb? I followed the instructions to install uvesafb from this page:

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: uvesafb - does it require use of initramfs/initrd?

2009-01-17 Thread Paul Hartman
On Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 6:32 PM, »Q« boxc...@gmx.net wrote: On Fri, 16 Jan 2009 01:42:30 -0600 Paul Hartman paul.hartman+gen...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 11:49 PM, Paul Hartman paul.hartman+gen...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Does anyone here use uvesafb? I followed the

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: uvesafb - does it require use of initramfs/initrd?

2009-01-17 Thread Paul Hartman
On Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 9:32 AM, Peter Humphrey pe...@humphrey.ukfsn.org wrote: On Friday 16 January 2009 19:27:53 Paul Hartman wrote: Now I just need to find a good consolefont that doesn't look squished in 16:9 aspect ratio. Right now I'm using ter-112n (from terminus-fonts) and it's pretty

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: uvesafb - does it require use of initramfs/initrd?

2009-01-17 Thread Paul Hartman
On Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 9:20 PM, Paul Hartman paul.hartman+gen...@gmail.com wrote: On Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 6:32 PM, »Q« boxc...@gmx.net wrote: On Fri, 16 Jan 2009 01:42:30 -0600 Paul Hartman paul.hartman+gen...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 11:49 PM, Paul Hartman

[gentoo-user] Re: uvesafb - does it require use of initramfs/initrd?

2009-01-17 Thread »Q«
In 58965d8a0901171927q12cac290ocead4eb8409d9...@mail.gmail.com, Paul Hartman paul.hartman+gen...@gmail.com wrote: On Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 9:20 PM, Paul Hartman paul.hartman+gen...@gmail.com wrote: On Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 6:32 PM, »Q« boxc...@gmx.net wrote: On Fri, 16 Jan 2009 01:42:30 -0600

[gentoo-user] Re: uvesafb - does it require use of initramfs/initrd?

2009-01-16 Thread reader
Paul Hartman paul.hartman+gen...@gmail.com writes: I'm ashamed to admit I made the most basic mistake. I compiled uvesafb as a module. Oops! Compiled it as Y instead of M and now I have a pair of Tux sitting atop my kernel boot screen and no more 80x25 horror. :) Is there some difference in

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: uvesafb - does it require use of initramfs/initrd?

2009-01-16 Thread Paul Hartman
On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 12:33 PM, rea...@newsguy.com wrote: Paul Hartman paul.hartman+gen...@gmail.com writes: I'm ashamed to admit I made the most basic mistake. I compiled uvesafb as a module. Oops! Compiled it as Y instead of M and now I have a pair of Tux sitting atop my kernel boot

[gentoo-user] Re: uvesafb - does it require use of initramfs/initrd?

2009-01-15 Thread Nikos Chantziaras
Paul Hartman wrote: Hi, Does anyone here use uvesafb? I followed the instructions to install uvesafb from this page: http://dev.gentoo.org/~spock/projects/uvesafb/ However, it does not work. Is it required to use initrd in order to use uvesafb? (because I don't use it...) the 80x25 looks

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: uvesafb - does it require use of initramfs/initrd?

2009-01-15 Thread Paul Hartman
On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 12:33 AM, Nikos Chantziaras rea...@arcor.de wrote: Paul Hartman wrote: Hi, Does anyone here use uvesafb? I followed the instructions to install uvesafb from this page: http://dev.gentoo.org/~spock/projects/uvesafb/ However, it does not work. Is it required to use

[gentoo-user] Re: uvesafb - does it require use of initramfs/initrd?

2009-01-15 Thread Paul Hartman
On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 11:49 PM, Paul Hartman paul.hartman+gen...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Does anyone here use uvesafb? I followed the instructions to install uvesafb from this page: http://dev.gentoo.org/~spock/projects/uvesafb/ However, it does not work. Is it required to use initrd in