Re: Green console on Dell flat panel 153 monitor
Eric wrote: I've installed Dragonfly on a Dell Optiplex with a normal old fashion box monitor with no problem. However, when I tried running Dragonfly on a Dimension with a flat panel FP153 monitor, the console screen turns a pale green right after booting. I've had similar problems with FreeBSD, but can run NetBSD and OpenBSD on the same machine with no problems at all. Is there anyway to fix this? When exactly is right after booting? Sascha -- http://yoyodyne.ath.cx
Re: Green console on Dell flat panel 153 monitor
When exactly is right after booting? After the countdown ends after the splash screen with the dragonfly. Before that everything is black and white and looks good. Then things get ugly (unless you like lime green!). -- Eric [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Green console on Dell flat panel 153 monitor
On Thu, 3 May 2007 19:53:47 -0700 (PDT) Matthew Dillon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: :The green tint goes away after I start X, and when I close X and go back :into console, the console is the normal black and white. Its not a :hardware issue, since the problem doesnt replicate in other BSD's (other :than Free) or in Slackware or DOS. That is really odd. Well, we do inherit FreeBSD's console driver so it makes sense to some degree. But green? Well... before DPMS there was a monitor standard for green-channel shutdown, for screen savers. Maybe its related to that? I don't know, it's weird. Try setting the video mode with vidcontrol, without going into X, and see if that clears it up. -Matt Matthew Dillon [EMAIL PROTECTED] Is there a way to set vidcontrol during start-up? I played with it using VMWare but after rebooting it goes back to the old video mode. If the same happens with a regular hard drive install I don't think it will solve the issue. -- Eric [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Green console on Dell flat panel 153 monitor
Eric wrote: On Thu, 3 May 2007 19:53:47 -0700 (PDT) Matthew Dillon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: :The green tint goes away after I start X, and when I close X and go back :into console, the console is the normal black and white. Its not a :hardware issue, since the problem doesnt replicate in other BSD's (other :than Free) or in Slackware or DOS. That is really odd. Well, we do inherit FreeBSD's console driver so it makes sense to some degree. But green? Well... before DPMS there was a monitor standard for green-channel shutdown, for screen savers. Maybe its related to that? I don't know, it's weird. Try setting the video mode with vidcontrol, without going into X, and see if that clears it up. -Matt Matthew Dillon [EMAIL PROTECTED] Is there a way to set vidcontrol during start-up? I played with it using VMWare but after rebooting it goes back to the old video mode. If the same happens with a regular hard drive install I don't think it will solve the issue. Yea, try putting something like this in your rc.conf: allscreens_flags=80x25 Sascha -- http://yoyodyne.ath.cx
Re: Green console on Dell flat panel 153 monitor
Disregard, just read the man page. Figured it out. On Fri, 4 May 2007, Eric wrote: On Thu, 3 May 2007 19:53:47 -0700 (PDT) Matthew Dillon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: :The green tint goes away after I start X, and when I close X and go back :into console, the console is the normal black and white. Its not a :hardware issue, since the problem doesnt replicate in other BSD's (other :than Free) or in Slackware or DOS. That is really odd. Well, we do inherit FreeBSD's console driver so it makes sense to some degree. But green? Well... before DPMS there was a monitor standard for green-channel shutdown, for screen savers. Maybe its related to that? I don't know, it's weird. Try setting the video mode with vidcontrol, without going into X, and see if that clears it up. -Matt Matthew Dillon [EMAIL PROTECTED] Is there a way to set vidcontrol during start-up? I played with it using VMWare but after rebooting it goes back to the old video mode. If the same happens with a regular hard drive install I don't think it will solve the issue. -- Eric [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Green console on Dell flat panel 153 monitor
Eric wrote: I've installed Dragonfly on a Dell Optiplex with a normal old fashion box monitor with no problem. However, when I tried running Dragonfly on a Dimension with a flat panel FP153 monitor, the console screen turns a pale green right after booting. I've had similar problems with FreeBSD, but can run NetBSD and OpenBSD on the same machine with no problems at all. Is there anyway to fix this? Eric, could you do a verbose boot and put up your /var/run/dmesg.boot somewhere? Sascha -- http://yoyodyne.ath.cx
Re: Green console on Dell flat panel 153 monitor
Is there a way to set vidcontrol during start-up? I played with it using VMWare but after rebooting it goes back to the old video mode. If the same happens with a regular hard drive install I don't think it will solve the issue. Maybe /etc/rc.d/syscons will help. And see the rc.conf(5) manual page that documents the options used in that startup script. Jeremy C. Reed
Green console on Dell flat panel 153 monitor
I've installed Dragonfly on a Dell Optiplex with a normal old fashion box monitor with no problem. However, when I tried running Dragonfly on a Dimension with a flat panel FP153 monitor, the console screen turns a pale green right after booting. I've had similar problems with FreeBSD, but can run NetBSD and OpenBSD on the same machine with no problems at all. Is there anyway to fix this? -- Eric [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Green console on Dell flat panel 153 monitor
On Thu, May 3, 2007 4:33 pm, Eric wrote: I've installed Dragonfly on a Dell Optiplex with a normal old fashion box monitor with no problem. However, when I tried running Dragonfly on a Dimension with a flat panel FP153 monitor, the console screen turns a pale green right after booting. I've had similar problems with FreeBSD, but can run NetBSD and OpenBSD on the same machine with no problems at all. Are you sure it isn't a loose wire in the connector? Do you still get the green tint if you run X?
Re: Green console on Dell flat panel 153 monitor
On Thu, 3 May 2007, Justin C. Sherrill wrote: On Thu, May 3, 2007 4:33 pm, Eric wrote: I've installed Dragonfly on a Dell Optiplex with a normal old fashion box monitor with no problem. However, when I tried running Dragonfly on a Dimension with a flat panel FP153 monitor, the console screen turns a pale green right after booting. I've had similar problems with FreeBSD, but can run NetBSD and OpenBSD on the same machine with no problems at all. Are you sure it isn't a loose wire in the connector? Do you still get the green tint if you run X? The green tint goes away after I start X, and when I close X and go back into console, the console is the normal black and white. Its not a hardware issue, since the problem doesnt replicate in other BSD's (other than Free) or in Slackware or DOS.
Re: Green console on Dell flat panel 153 monitor
:The green tint goes away after I start X, and when I close X and go back :into console, the console is the normal black and white. Its not a :hardware issue, since the problem doesnt replicate in other BSD's (other :than Free) or in Slackware or DOS. That is really odd. Well, we do inherit FreeBSD's console driver so it makes sense to some degree. But green? Well... before DPMS there was a monitor standard for green-channel shutdown, for screen savers. Maybe its related to that? I don't know, it's weird. Try setting the video mode with vidcontrol, without going into X, and see if that clears it up. -Matt Matthew Dillon [EMAIL PROTECTED]
