On Fri, 2003-07-11 at 08:57, "Stefan" wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Yorkshire Dave" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2003 7:59 PM > Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Screen resolution in console mode > > > > On Thu, 2003-07-10 at 16:57, "Stefan" wrote: > > > Just add this to the append line in lilo, or you add it to the boot line > in > > > grub: > > > > > > vga=791 for example does 1024x768 > > > > > > but framebuffer has to be compiled into the kernel!! > > > > > > Works here without framebuffer support > Well vga= can only be specified, if you compile in frambuffer support, I > guess you are not quite sure what you compiled in.
I'm very sure that what I compiled in wasn't framebuffer, because framebuffer suxx on this hardware. ctrl-alt-f[1-6] followed by ctrl-alt-f7 reduces the screen to a garbled mess when I run framebuffer and nvidia drivers together. [EMAIL PROTECTED] admin $ grep -B 3 CONFIG_FB /usr/src/linux/.config # # Frame-buffer support # # CONFIG_FB is not set > > > > > I'm no expert but have a few observations on this. My card is an nvidia > > geforce 2mx dual head, and I use lilo rather than grub. > > > > vga=0x164 in lilo.conf works for me and I don't have framebuffer support > > compiled. > > Again, that is impossible. I forgot to compile it in two weeks ago and vga= > anthing doesn't do shit. > Just read: > > http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Framebuffer-HOWTO-5.html#ss5.1 > > and you will see, that you are absolutely wrong > I do love being told I'm wrong, especially when I'm half right :) To fill in the gaps, vga= will work for either FB or VGA_CONSOLE + VIDEO_SELECT I'm no linux expert but I've lived worked and breathed computers since '79 so I'm not a newbie either. I wouldn't post saying you don't need framebuffer unless I knew you didn't need framebuffer. I just forgot to say you need vga_console and video_select instead :) try it and see [EMAIL PROTECTED] admin $ grep -B 3 -A 3 VGA /usr/src/linux/.config # # Console drivers # CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE=y CONFIG_VIDEO_SELECT=y # CONFIG_MDA_CONSOLE is not set [EMAIL PROTECTED] admin $ grep vga= /etc/lilo.conf vga=0x164 <snippage> -- Yorkshire Dave -- Scanned by MailScanner at wot.no-ip.com -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
