Re: Squeeze. How to set video res to 1366x768 in pure console?
On Sun, Jan 16, 2011 at 11:09 AM, Tom H tomh0...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Jan 9, 2011 at 3:11 PM, Mark Goldshtein mark.goldsht...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Jan 9, 2011 at 5:56 PM, Sven Joachim svenj...@gmx.de wrote: On 2011-01-09 15:52 +0100, Klistvud wrote: If I understand the original question correctly, you're looking for the vga= kernel option (to be added to your kernel line in grub.cfg or menu.lst). I'm not looking for anything, Mark is. More importantly, the standard vesafb driver which handles the vga= option does not deal with modern wide screens. As an experiment, from googling, I have added this: GRUB_GFXMODE=1366x768x32 GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=1366x768x32 to /etc/default/grub, when # update-grub2 and rebooted. Strange effect was achieved, I have seen 1366x768 at the grub's initial boot moment, where counter counts from 5 seconds to zero and then console switched back to 640x480. What's the output of cat /boot/grub/video.lst? Sorry for long replay. Well, video output is 1366x768 in pure console, but still split on two parts: the beginning of strings is on right side of the screen and the end at the left. And there a big black gap between, no consistency. $ cat /boot/grub/video.lst vbe vga video_bochs video_cirrus -- Sincerely Yours' Mark Goldshtein -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/AANLkTiku2=mjcv+59--jafuh1tbky-bw_0qfo_sx5...@mail.gmail.com
Re: Squeeze. How to set video res to 1366x768 in pure console?
On Sun, Jan 9, 2011 at 3:11 PM, Mark Goldshtein mark.goldsht...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Jan 9, 2011 at 5:56 PM, Sven Joachim svenj...@gmx.de wrote: On 2011-01-09 15:52 +0100, Klistvud wrote: If I understand the original question correctly, you're looking for the vga= kernel option (to be added to your kernel line in grub.cfg or menu.lst). I'm not looking for anything, Mark is. More importantly, the standard vesafb driver which handles the vga= option does not deal with modern wide screens. As an experiment, from googling, I have added this: GRUB_GFXMODE=1366x768x32 GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=1366x768x32 to /etc/default/grub, when # update-grub2 and rebooted. Strange effect was achieved, I have seen 1366x768 at the grub's initial boot moment, where counter counts from 5 seconds to zero and then console switched back to 640x480. What's the output of cat /boot/grub/video.lst? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/aanlktim7tfmnq9hrmxqjetgqoke2f6garsmbnm+3a...@mail.gmail.com
Re: Squeeze. How to set video res to 1366x768 in pure console?
On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 3:01 AM, Phil Requirements simultane...@comcast.net wrote: On 2011-01-09 23:28:58 +, Phil Requirements wrote: On 2011-01-09 23:11:29 +0300, Mark Goldshtein wrote: As an experiment, from googling, I have added this: GRUB_GFXMODE=1366x768x32 GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=1366x768x32 to /etc/default/grub, when # update-grub2 and rebooted. Strange effect was achieved, I have seen 1366x768 at the grub's initial boot moment, where counter counts from 5 seconds to zero and then console switched back to 640x480. These bright 5 seconds were enjoyable, though... Grub restored to the original state and I continue googling. I just wonder, if there a standard tool with 'howto' how to change a console resolution in Debian? Or, wiki instructions maybe? Mark, You are almost there! You got a good-looking conosole, and then it went bad again. I've seen that before. Sorry to reply to my own self. I mis-pasted in the previous message. I meant: Change this: GRUB_GFXMODE=1366x768x32 GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=1366x768x32 To this: GRUB_GFXMODE=1366x768x32 GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=keep Sorry for delaying and thanks a lot for the help! No success story yet, tried 32-bit colour and 16, 8, nothing - console output during boot went well, but Ctrl+Alt+F1...6 shows text partially on both sides of the screen. It is split to margins of a screen sides. Current /etc/default/grub is here: # If you change this file, run 'update-grub' afterwards to update # /boot/grub/grub.cfg. GRUB_DEFAULT=0 GRUB_TIMEOUT=5 GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR=`lsb_release -i -s 2 /dev/null || echo Debian` GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=nomodeset video=uvesafb:mode_option=1366x768 GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX= # Uncomment to enable BadRAM filtering, modify to suit your needs # This works with Linux (no patch required) and with any kernel that obtains # the memory map information from GRUB (GNU Mach, kernel of FreeBSD ...) #GRUB_BADRAM=0x01234567,0xfefefefe,0x89abcdef,0xefefefef # Uncomment to disable graphical terminal (grub-pc only) #GRUB_TERMINAL=console # The resolution used on graphical terminal # note that you can use only modes which your graphic card supports via VBE # you can see them in real GRUB with the command `vbeinfo' GRUB_GFXMODE=1366x768 GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=keep # Uncomment if you don't want GRUB to pass root=UUID=xxx parameter to Linux #GRUB_DISABLE_LINUX_UUID=true # Uncomment to disable generation of recovery mode menu entries #GRUB_DISABLE_LINUX_RECOVERY=true # Uncomment to get a beep at grub start #GRUB_INIT_TUNE=480 440 1 One thing to mention, I am running # update-grub2 instead of update-grub. Is it wrong? AFAIR I have installed GRUB2 during Squeeze installation process. -- Sincerely Yours' Mark Goldshtein -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/aanlktimhngxfjh4sotc+esd6wqabjomzp_jhnzafc...@mail.gmail.com
Re: Squeeze. How to set video res to 1366x768 in pure console?
Dne, 11. 01. 2011 22:13:58 je Mark Goldshtein napisal(a): One thing to mention, I am running # update-grub2 instead of update-grub. Is it wrong? AFAIR I have installed GRUB2 during Squeeze installation process. Check out where update-grub2 points to -- it's probably a shell script that just calls update-grub anyway. -- Cheerio, Klistvud http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com Certifiable Loonix User #481801 Please reply to the list, not to me. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1294781698.1868...@compax
Re: Squeeze. How to set video res to 1366x768 in pure console?
On Lu, 10 ian 11, 00:01:49, Phil Requirements wrote: Change this: GRUB_GFXMODE=1366x768x32 GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=1366x768x32 To this: GRUB_GFXMODE=1366x768x32 GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=keep Also you might want to keep it simple and not indicate the depth (I doubt you really need 16,7 milion colors in the console). GRUB_GFXMOD=1366x768 GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=keep If this doesn't work you can also try 8 or 16 bit depth. Regards, Andrei -- Offtopic discussions among Debian users and developers: http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/d-community-offtopic signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: Squeeze. How to set video res to 1366x768 in pure console?
On 2011-01-09 12:50 +0100, Mark Goldshtein wrote: Subj. Googling points me to 915_resolution, which is about Intel video. My video is NVIDIA. Please, help to set up native laptop's resolution for console. Try uvesafb (you need to install v86d for that to work), e.g. like this: # modprobe uvesafb mode_option=1366x768-32 If that does not work you have to ditch the proprietary driver and switch to nouveau for a nice console. Sven -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/87fwt2gu9s@turtle.gmx.de
Re: Squeeze. How to set video res to 1366x768 in pure console?
On Sun, Jan 9, 2011 at 3:02 PM, Sven Joachim svenj...@gmx.de wrote: On 2011-01-09 12:50 +0100, Mark Goldshtein wrote: Subj. Googling points me to 915_resolution, which is about Intel video. My video is NVIDIA. Please, help to set up native laptop's resolution for console. Try uvesafb (you need to install v86d for that to work), e.g. like this: # modprobe uvesafb mode_option=1366x768-32 If that does not work you have to ditch the proprietary driver and switch to nouveau for a nice console. Please correct me, if I am wrong but nvidia/nouveau drivers are for X.org. The question is how to set up native laptop's 1366x768 in pure console, without X, or for example, if i switch with Ctrl+Alt+F1,...6 keys. -- Sincerely Yours' Mark Goldshtein -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/aanlkti=e-zuultqtgv5av0zudv6dqujp++-t6gagr...@mail.gmail.com
Re: Squeeze. How to set video res to 1366x768 in pure console?
On 2011-01-09 14:02 +0100, Mark Goldshtein wrote: On Sun, Jan 9, 2011 at 3:02 PM, Sven Joachim svenj...@gmx.de wrote: On 2011-01-09 12:50 +0100, Mark Goldshtein wrote: Subj. Googling points me to 915_resolution, which is about Intel video. My video is NVIDIA. Please, help to set up native laptop's resolution for console. Try uvesafb (you need to install v86d for that to work), e.g. like this: # modprobe uvesafb mode_option=1366x768-32 Have you tried this yet? If that does not work you have to ditch the proprietary driver and switch to nouveau for a nice console. Please correct me, if I am wrong but nvidia/nouveau drivers are for X.org. Nouveau is split into two parts, a kernel module (nouveau.ko) and an X video driver (nouveau_drv.so). The kernel module includes a framebuffer driver that automatically uses the laptop's native resolution, see http://wiki.debian.org/KernelModesetting. The question is how to set up native laptop's 1366x768 in pure console, without X, or for example, if i switch with Ctrl+Alt+F1,...6 keys. Well, the nouveau framebuffer driver is the best for that, but it is not compatible with the NVidia 3D blob. That's why I suggested uvesafb. Sven -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/878vyugqjw@turtle.gmx.de
Re: Squeeze. How to set video res to 1366x768 in pure console?
Dne, 09. 01. 2011 14:22:27 je Sven Joachim napisal(a): On 2011-01-09 14:02 +0100, Mark Goldshtein wrote: On Sun, Jan 9, 2011 at 3:02 PM, Sven Joachim svenj...@gmx.de wrote: On 2011-01-09 12:50 +0100, Mark Goldshtein wrote: Subj. Googling points me to 915_resolution, which is about Intel video. My video is NVIDIA. Please, help to set up native laptop's resolution for console. Try uvesafb (you need to install v86d for that to work), e.g. like this: # modprobe uvesafb mode_option=1366x768-32 Have you tried this yet? If that does not work you have to ditch the proprietary driver and switch to nouveau for a nice console. Please correct me, if I am wrong but nvidia/nouveau drivers are for X.org. Nouveau is split into two parts, a kernel module (nouveau.ko) and an X video driver (nouveau_drv.so). The kernel module includes a framebuffer driver that automatically uses the laptop's native resolution, see http://wiki.debian.org/KernelModesetting. The question is how to set up native laptop's 1366x768 in pure console, without X, or for example, if i switch with Ctrl+Alt+F1,...6 keys. Well, the nouveau framebuffer driver is the best for that, but it is not compatible with the NVidia 3D blob. That's why I suggested uvesafb. Sven If I understand the original question correctly, you're looking for the vga= kernel option (to be added to your kernel line in grub.cfg or menu.lst). -- Cheerio, Klistvud http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com Certifiable Loonix User #481801 Please reply to the list, not to me. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1294584774.387...@compax
Re: Squeeze. How to set video res to 1366x768 in pure console?
On 2011-01-09 15:52 +0100, Klistvud wrote: If I understand the original question correctly, you're looking for the vga= kernel option (to be added to your kernel line in grub.cfg or menu.lst). I'm not looking for anything, Mark is. More importantly, the standard vesafb driver which handles the vga= option does not deal with modern wide screens. Sven -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/8739p2gm7l@turtle.gmx.de
Re: Squeeze. How to set video res to 1366x768 in pure console?
On Sun, 09 Jan 2011 15:56:14 +0100, Sven Joachim wrote: On 2011-01-09 15:52 +0100, Klistvud wrote: If I understand the original question correctly, you're looking for the vga= kernel option (to be added to your kernel line in grub.cfg or menu.lst). I'm not looking for anything, Mark is. More importantly, the standard vesafb driver which handles the vga= option does not deal with modern wide screens. hwinfo --framebuffer will tell the available modes for vesafb but, what is the counterpart command when using uvesafb? How can we know what are the available resolutions when using the new tool? :-? Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/pan.2011.01.09.15.05...@gmail.com
Re: Squeeze. How to set video res to 1366x768 in pure console?
Dne, 09. 01. 2011 15:56:14 je Sven Joachim napisal(a): On 2011-01-09 15:52 +0100, Klistvud wrote: If I understand the original question correctly, you're looking for the vga= kernel option (to be added to your kernel line in grub.cfg or menu.lst). I'm not looking for anything, Mark is. I know that (although I may have expressed myself rather ambiguously). More importantly, the standard vesafb driver which handles the vga= option does not deal with modern wide screens. Sven Good to know. -- Cheerio, Klistvud http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com Certifiable Loonix User #481801 Please reply to the list, not to me. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1294586095.387...@compax
Re: Squeeze. How to set video res to 1366x768 in pure console?
On Sun, Jan 9, 2011 at 3:02 PM, Sven Joachim svenj...@gmx.de wrote: On 2011-01-09 12:50 +0100, Mark Goldshtein wrote: Subj. Googling points me to 915_resolution, which is about Intel video. My video is NVIDIA. Please, help to set up native laptop's resolution for console. Try uvesafb (you need to install v86d for that to work), e.g. like this: # modprobe uvesafb mode_option=1366x768-32 Thanks for your time and willing to help! I did that. Switching with Ctrl+Alt+F1 I see six little consoles on one screen, no 1366x768 native at all. These six little consoles appear only once, next time it is just a blank screen. Switch back Ctrl+Alt+F7 works fine, though. If that does not work you have to ditch the proprietary driver and switch to nouveau for a nice console. It is preferable for me to stick with NVIDIA driver, because I still have a hope to play StarCraft II at 1366x768 one day. (There is another thread here in list about that issue, SC2 in wine plays at 1360x768). -- Sincerely Yours' Mark Goldshtein -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/aanlkti=tte4zdu5n7ikfoal2=qdgjwc2mg_ldjmee...@mail.gmail.com
Re: Squeeze. How to set video res to 1366x768 in pure console?
On Sun, Jan 9, 2011 at 5:56 PM, Sven Joachim svenj...@gmx.de wrote: On 2011-01-09 15:52 +0100, Klistvud wrote: If I understand the original question correctly, you're looking for the vga= kernel option (to be added to your kernel line in grub.cfg or menu.lst). I'm not looking for anything, Mark is. More importantly, the standard vesafb driver which handles the vga= option does not deal with modern wide screens. As an experiment, from googling, I have added this: GRUB_GFXMODE=1366x768x32 GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=1366x768x32 to /etc/default/grub, when # update-grub2 and rebooted. Strange effect was achieved, I have seen 1366x768 at the grub's initial boot moment, where counter counts from 5 seconds to zero and then console switched back to 640x480. These bright 5 seconds were enjoyable, though... Grub restored to the original state and I continue googling. I just wonder, if there a standard tool with 'howto' how to change a console resolution in Debian? Or, wiki instructions maybe? -- Sincerely Yours' Mark Goldshtein -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/aanlktikkvf20zh15a0ah6rrwoscgx8dw2vitabftx...@mail.gmail.com
Re: Squeeze. How to set video res to 1366x768 in pure console?
On 2011-01-09 23:11:29 +0300, Mark Goldshtein wrote: As an experiment, from googling, I have added this: GRUB_GFXMODE=1366x768x32 GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=1366x768x32 to /etc/default/grub, when # update-grub2 and rebooted. Strange effect was achieved, I have seen 1366x768 at the grub's initial boot moment, where counter counts from 5 seconds to zero and then console switched back to 640x480. These bright 5 seconds were enjoyable, though... Grub restored to the original state and I continue googling. I just wonder, if there a standard tool with 'howto' how to change a console resolution in Debian? Or, wiki instructions maybe? Mark, You are almost there! You got a good-looking conosole, and then it went bad again. I've seen that before. Change this: GRUB_GFXMODE=1366x768x32 GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=1366x768x32 To this: GRUB_GFXMODE=1366x768x32 GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=1366x768x32 GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=keep Run update-grub again, and see if that fixes it. Hope this helps, Phil -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110109232858.gb5...@kasploosh.net
Re: Squeeze. How to set video res to 1366x768 in pure console?
On 2011-01-09 23:28:58 +, Phil Requirements wrote: On 2011-01-09 23:11:29 +0300, Mark Goldshtein wrote: As an experiment, from googling, I have added this: GRUB_GFXMODE=1366x768x32 GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=1366x768x32 to /etc/default/grub, when # update-grub2 and rebooted. Strange effect was achieved, I have seen 1366x768 at the grub's initial boot moment, where counter counts from 5 seconds to zero and then console switched back to 640x480. These bright 5 seconds were enjoyable, though... Grub restored to the original state and I continue googling. I just wonder, if there a standard tool with 'howto' how to change a console resolution in Debian? Or, wiki instructions maybe? Mark, You are almost there! You got a good-looking conosole, and then it went bad again. I've seen that before. Sorry to reply to my own self. I mis-pasted in the previous message. I meant: Change this: GRUB_GFXMODE=1366x768x32 GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=1366x768x32 To this: GRUB_GFXMODE=1366x768x32 GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=keep Run update-grub again, and see if that fixes it. Phil -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/2011011149.gd5...@kasploosh.net
