Re: [gentoo-user] Re: SVGA mode & the console

2011-01-04 Thread Alan McKinnon
Apparently, though unproven, at 18:03 on Tuesday 04 January 2011, Paul Hartman did opine thusly: > On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 5:22 PM, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > > On 01/03/2011 10:23 PM, Paul Hartman wrote: > >> On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 2:07 PM, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > >>> uvesafb will not give

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: SVGA mode & the console

2011-01-04 Thread Paul Hartman
On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 5:22 PM, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > On 01/03/2011 10:23 PM, Paul Hartman wrote: >> >> On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 2:07 PM, Nikos Chantziaras  wrote: >>> >>> uvesafb will not give you extra resolutions.  It will however allow you >>> to >>> use non-default refresh-rates which is s

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: SVGA mode & the console

2011-01-03 Thread Paul Hartman
On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 2:07 PM, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > uvesafb will not give you extra resolutions.  It will however allow you to > use non-default refresh-rates which is sometimes useful with CRT monitors. > > But it has a drawback too: it needs a userspace tool and resolution is > switched t

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: SVGA mode & the console

2011-01-02 Thread meino . cramer
Nikos Chantziaras [11-01-02 16:12]: > On 01/02/2011 03:57 PM, meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > >unfortunately lrmi fails to compile. > > In addition to what I wrote in my other reply, make sure you use a > 32bit Live CD. vbetest does not work with 64-bit kernels. > > Btw, if you're on a 32-bit Gen

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: SVGA mode & the console

2011-01-02 Thread meino . cramer
Nikos Chantziaras [11-01-02 14:12]: > On 01/02/2011 01:28 PM, meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > >Hi, > > > >there is a "small" linux distribution (GRML), which I use for rescue > >and other purposes. I installed it on a USB-stick. > > > >Furthermore installed in my PC there is a MSI GT430 (nvidia) grap