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From: Richard Fish <bigfish@asmallpond.org>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] After attempting fb'ing with nvidia, xfce fonts are tiny.
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 22:10:08 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <42DD5E20.3000402@asmallpond.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1121798917.42dd4b058a2ff@www.nexusmail.uwaterloo.ca>

cafairle@engmail.uwaterloo.ca wrote:

>So I started out compiling 2.6.12-r6 with frame buffer support adding in vesafb.
>Tried various grub lines at various res's, got nothing but distorted console
>fonts (started 1/3 way over on screen w/ wrap around plus a duplication on the
>line at the start, only the very top line of the screen displayed correctly).
>Tried rivafb, not compatable with nvidia driver, tried nvidiafb, no luck. Nvidia
>driver wouldnt even load in any configuration i tried.
>  
>

Sorry for the multiple replies, but did you happen to try the 
vbemode/nocrtc options with vesafb-tng?  See 
/usr/src/linux/Documentation/fb/vesafb.txt.

>My native resolution is 1680x1050 (17" wsxga LCD). I'm using nvidia 7667 w/ fast
>write, side buffering and 8x agp enabled (not the most stable i know, but has
>not been problematic).
>  
>

Does anything change if you disable these things???

-Richard

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      parent reply	other threads:[~2005-07-19 20:17 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2005-07-19 18:48 [gentoo-user] After attempting fb'ing with nvidia, xfce fonts are tiny cafairle
2005-07-19 19:52 ` Tero Grundström
2005-07-19 20:04 ` Richard Fish
2005-07-19 20:10 ` Richard Fish [this message]

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