* Mark wrote [27.11.06 00:52]: Hi, > Is there a way to boot grml with the screen rotated. Once X starts > there is xrandr, but console is puzzling. Have a look at linux/Documentation/fb/fbcon.txt
,---- | 4. fbcon=rotate:<n> | | This option changes the orientation angle of the console display. The | value 'n' accepts the following: | | 0 - normal orientation (0 degree) | 1 - clockwise orientation (90 degrees) | 2 - upside down orientation (180 degrees) | 3 - counterclockwise orientation (270 degrees) | | The angle can be changed anytime afterwards by 'echoing' the same | numbers to any one of the 2 attributes found in | /sys/class/graphics/fbcon | | rotate - rotate the display of the active console | rotate_all - rotate the display of all consoles | | Console rotation will only become available if Console Rotation | Support is compiled in your kernel. | | NOTE: This is purely console rotation. Any other applications that | use the framebuffer will remain at their 'normal'orientation. | Actually, the underlying fb driver is totally ignorant of console | rotation. `---- So one solution is to create a startup script which change /sys/class/graphics/fbcon or add a boot parameter. > M. HTH Uli -- WARNING: RAID-6 is currently highly experimental. If you use it, there is no guarantee whatsoever that it won't destroy your data, eat your disk drives, insult your mother, or re-appoint George W. Bush. /usr/src/linux/drivers/md/Kconfig - 2.6.8 _______________________________________________ Grml mailing list - [email protected] http://lists.mur.at/mailman/listinfo/grml join #grml on irc.freenode.org grml-devel-blog: http://grml.supersized.org/
