[gentoo-user] about console resolution

[gentoo-user] about console resolution

[sempsteen]

Hi,
My screen resolution outside of X is 720x400. I don't know in which
file this is set and i want to change it because whenever splash
starts it tries to load 720x400.cfg file. I've tried to change it on
grub.conf file but nothing happens, it always switches back to
720x400. I've tried these in grub.conf file just to be sure that
resolution works:

kernel /kernel-2.6.14-gentoo-r2 root=/dev/hda4 vga=ask
- The scan result returned a maximum resolution of 132x60

kernel /kernel-2.6.14-gentoo-r2 root=/dev/hda4 video=vesafb:1024x768-32@80
- It switches to 720x400 (for all video=vesafb:resolutions)

In kernel I've enabled these:
Device Drivers
-> Graphics Support
   ->  <*>Support for frame buffer devices
            <*> VESA VGA graphics support
                       VESA driver type (vesafb-tng)
                       (1152*864@75) VESA default mode
         <*>nVidia Framebuffer Support
            [*] Enable DDC Support
         Console display driver support
         -> [*] Video mode selection support
              <*> Framebuffer Console support
         [*] Support for the framebuffer splash

Can you help me?

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Re: [gentoo-user] about console resolution

[Iain Buchanan]

On Mon, 2005-11-21 at 08:28 +0200, sempsteen wrote:
> Hi,
> My screen resolution outside of X is 720x400. I don't know in which
> file this is set and i want to change it because whenever splash
> starts it tries to load 720x400.cfg file. I've tried to change it on
> grub.conf file but nothing happens, it always switches back to
> 720x400. I've tried these in grub.conf file just to be sure that
> resolution works:
> 
> kernel /kernel-2.6.14-gentoo-r2 root=/dev/hda4 vga=ask

vga= is not for vesafb-tng!

> - The scan result returned a maximum resolution of 132x60

this is characters (wide) and lines (long), not resolution!

> kernel /kernel-2.6.14-gentoo-r2 root=/dev/hda4 video=vesafb:1024x768-32@80
> - It switches to 720x400 (for all video=vesafb:resolutions)

try 

video=vesafb:1024x768-24@60

note the "24" colour depth, and the "60" refresh rate.  Once this works,
you can try higher numbers.

> In kernel I've enabled these:

>          <*>nVidia Framebuffer Support

not sure, but I don't think you need this one - ie. choose either
vesafb-tng _or_ nvidia framebuffer...

I'm guessing, but 720x400 may be something the nvidia framebuffer is
determining, and overriding vesafb-tng... dunno...

> Can you help me?

I hope so :^)
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Re: [gentoo-user] about console resolution

[sempsteen]

I've solved this by simply removing "nVidia Framebuffer Support" from
kernel. Now i can use it with all features.
Thanks Iain.

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