> In my (limited) reading of grub2 docs and a few tests, gfxmode changes
> the video mode only for grub[1], it does not replicate the behaviour of
> the "old" vga= variable.
> [1] this is also nice as it allows use of highres images for the grub
> background
OK. Thanks.
>> avoided it almost imm
>> What I found interesting about this thread is that the OP found a
>> non-grub2 way of restoring his boot-up look in spite of using grub2...
> Actually, what I did was to de-install grub (as referred to by Squeeze,
> grub2 as referred to by Lenny) and install lilo instead. I thought
> about goin
On Mon,28.Dec.09, 21:52:26, Tom H wrote:
> Thanks for the link. If I understand correctly, its purpose is to add
> a grub_gfxpayload line to /etc/default/grub so that the /etc/grub.d
> scripts have a value to plug in to grub.cfg. I edit my grub.cfg
Yep
> manually so it does not really matter to
>> I think that you mean "set gfxpayload=keep". I did not mention it
>> because it has not worked for me (my boot-up stops with a black
>> screen) but I have seen various sites that recommend it.
> That would (should?) work if you also set $GRUB_GFXMODE to the desired
> mode (which resulted in str
On Thu,24.Dec.09, 20:29:19, Tom H wrote:
>
> > Sorry for the vagueness, but as I'm at work I can't look into
> > /etc/grub/default or /etc/grub.d/debian-05 ... hopefully its enough to
> > google the exact commands.
>
> I think that you mean "set gfxpayload=keep". I did not mention it
> because it
On 2009-12-28 at 00:24:48 +0100, Tom H wrote,
> What I found interesting about this thread is that the OP found a
> non-grub2 way of restoring his boot-up look in spite of using grub2...
> I assume that he has set "GRUB_TERMINAL=console" in
> "/etc/default/grub" (or "terminal console" in /boot/gru
> |> vga 1: even though it is deprecated, you can still use "vga=" in
> |> the "linux" line.
> |>
> |> vga 2: if you would rather not use "vga=", you can set the
> |> resolution with "set gfxmode="
> |>
> |> font: you need to use "pf2" fonts and set them with "loadfont
> |> (hd0,X)/boot/grub
On 2009-12-27 at 09:38:46 +0800, Jerome BENOIT wrote:
> Hello Stephen,
>
> have fill a bug report ?
>
> Cheers,
> Jerome
If I were going to file a bug report against console-setup,
it would be for missing or poor documentation,
or for incomplete configuration options via dpkg-reconfigure. I jus
Tom H wrote:
|> vga 1: even though it is deprecated, you can still use "vga=" in
|> the "linux" line.
|>
|> vga 2: if you would rather not use "vga=", you can set the
|> resolution with "set gfxmode="
|>
|> font: you need to use "pf2" fonts and set them with "loadfont
|> (hd0,X)/boot/gr
Hello Stephen,
have fill a bug report ?
Cheers,
Jerome
Stephen Powell wrote:
On 2009-12-23 at 22:01:49 -0500, Dave Witbrodt wrote:
What did the 'console-setup' documentation say about setting fonts?
Did you at least read the comments in '/etc/default/console-setup'?
I configured the packag
On 2009-12-23 at 22:01:49 -0500, Dave Witbrodt wrote:
> What did the 'console-setup' documentation say about setting fonts?
>
> Did you at least read the comments in '/etc/default/console-setup'?
I configured the package with
dpkg-reconfigure console-setup
and there was nothing in the config
On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 09:26:24PM -0500, Stephen Powell wrote:
> Things have changed in the area of text-mode console fonts between
> Lenny and Squeeze. And I'm not happy about it.
http://www.debian.org/intro/help.en.html
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>> Summary of OP rather than complicated snip:
>>
>> What is the grub2 equivalent of setting "vga=" in the grub1 "kernel"
>> line and of setting "SCREEN_FONT=" or "CONSOLE_FONT=" in
>> "/etc/console-tools/config" or "/etc/kbd/config" respectively?
>>
>> vga 1: even though it is deprecated, you
Summary of OP rather than complicated snip:
What is the grub2 equivalent of setting "vga=" in the grub1 "kernel"
line and of setting "SCREEN_FONT=" or "CONSOLE_FONT=" in
"/etc/console-tools/config" or "/etc/kbd/config" respectively?
vga 1: even though it is deprecated, you can still use "vga="
On Wed, 2009-12-23 at 21:26 -0500, Stephen Powell wrote:
> And the new grub doesn't support the vga option. To get vga to
> work I had to install a different boot loader.
The vga option is deprecated but it works, just add it to
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX in /etc/default/grub (then run 'update-grub').
Stephen Powell wrote:
Things have changed in the area of text-mode console fonts between
Lenny and Squeeze. And I'm not happy about it.
[snip: that was long!]
By running "dpkg-reconfigure console-setup" I can get a VGA font of
the right point size (as long as what I need is 8, 14, or 16).
Things have changed in the area of text-mode console fonts between
Lenny and Squeeze. And I'm not happy about it.
Here is how I had things set up in Lenny.
The boot loader (grub, now called
grub-legacy in Squeeze) sets the video mode via the vga parameter.
For example, vga=3841 sets an 80x50 vid
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