On Sun, Apr 28, 2019 at 3:36 PM Paul Rogers <[email protected]> wrote:
> A) Are you using framebuffer drivers? In which case you might find of use > the kernel boot parameter VGA=XXX, where XXX is a number in the 700-800's > that specifies a screen size. > I don't know/don't remember. But I'll look into. Another nice tip. Although I really do want to get my mad-scientist experiments off my so-called "work" computer. > B) One's first idea is to build a kernel that supports the running system > entirely. OK, but that's not all. One should make a minimalist kernel > that supports the most generic CPU, a wider variety of disk drivers, just a > standard VGA screen, none of the fancy graphics, no sound, no networking, > PS/2 and HID keyboard/mouse. The idea is "boot on anything and > everything". Chances are that would be a lot more difficult on the day you > might need it, than it is now! > It's also got to be legible on a wide variety of screens! :-) Before doing LFS, I'd built and ran the 5.0 kernel when it was still at rc-1. Just because it was 5.0 - only a number, but still a milestone. And I wanted to try. I thank you all for the words of advice. I think the most important step I need to take next is to sit down, re-read everything, and understand the intricacies of what I'm doing. Working on this spare computer will be more comfortable, whatever it takes to get there. Because I'll have room to press on into BLFS... and whatever comes next. Thanks, all.
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