From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1OSeCA-0007Ms-Eb for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Sat, 26 Jun 2010 22:49:54 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id A5D85E0A88; Sat, 26 Jun 2010 22:48:49 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-bw0-f53.google.com (mail-bw0-f53.google.com [209.85.214.53]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 61F81E0A88 for ; Sat, 26 Jun 2010 22:48:49 +0000 (UTC) Received: by bwz6 with SMTP id 6so7063bwz.40 for ; Sat, 26 Jun 2010 15:48:48 -0700 (PDT) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.204.134.199 with SMTP id k7mr1865189bkt.14.1277592526508; Sat, 26 Jun 2010 15:48:46 -0700 (PDT) Sender: christopher.swift@ubuntu-cym.org Received: by 10.204.62.193 with HTTP; Sat, 26 Jun 2010 15:48:46 -0700 (PDT) X-Originating-IP: [86.145.248.58] In-Reply-To: <20100626213615.GC3594@waltdnes.org> References: <20100626213615.GC3594@waltdnes.org> Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2010 23:48:46 +0100 X-Google-Sender-Auth: RwVx5Y__FQ-tKKcgLj3VfzJ4oRc Message-ID: Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] X Windows setup questions on my new machine From: Christopher Swift To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Archives-Salt: 8b036de8-ee66-4fbc-b503-6b89dd0f6e05 X-Archives-Hash: 1504ebdd2906f3ea00da36369a0f836f On 26 June 2010 22:36, wrote: > 1) Text sucks on webpages, and other GUI apps. =A0For a sample, see... > http://clients.teksavvy.com/~walterdnes/misc/webtext.png where I snipped > 2 sentences from the CNN webpage. =A0How can I fix it? > > 2) Back in 2000, one of the things that drove me to linux was the > availability of true console text mode, and also true console text mode > apps. =A0Up till now, I've used text mode when possible, because it's a > lot easier on my eyes. =A0I'm realistic about using X for web browsing an= d > spreadsheets, and other GUI-oriented stuff. =A0But email and text files > should be textmode, dammit. > > =A0However, my new machine's Intel integrated graphics chip doesn't agree= . > X will *NOT* work unless I enable i915 DRM driver in make menuconfig, > like so... > > <*> =A0 Intel 830M, 845G, 852GM, 855GM, 865G (i915 driver) =A0---> > > =A0This results in framebuffer being *FORCED* on. > > <*> Direct Rendering Manager (XFree86 4.1.0 and higher DRI support > -*- Lowlevel video output switch controls > -*- Support for frame buffer devices =A0---> > > =A0Let's just say that framebuffer video on a 1920x1200 24" LCD "sucketh > to the max". =A0I get 74 rows by some ridiculous number of columns of > miniscule, virtually unreadable font. =A0This is with the default VGA > boot, not with VGA=3D6. =A0Is there any way I can get rid of framebuffer > mode, while retaining X functionality? =A0Why the bleep does X Windows > require framebuffer, anyways? =A0The "lspci -vv" output for my video card > is listed below... > > 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Clarkdale > Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 12) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Subsystem: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. Device 7636 > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop= - > ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+ > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=3Dfast >T= Abort- > SERR- =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Latency: 0 > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 31 > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Region 0: Memory at fb800000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [s= ize=3D4M] > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Region 2: Memory at d0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size= =3D256M] > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Region 4: I/O ports at cc00 [size=3D8] > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Expansion ROM at [disabled] > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Capabilities: [90] MSI: Enable+ Count=3D1/1 Maskable- 64bi= t- > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Address: fee0f00c =A0Data: 4199 > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Capabilities: [d0] Power Management version 2 > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Flags: PMEClk- DSI+ D1- D2- AuxCurrent=3D0= mA > PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-) > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Status: D0 NoSoftRst- PME-Enable- DSel=3D0= DScale=3D0 PME- > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Capabilities: [a4] PCI Advanced Features > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0AFCap: TP+ FLR+ > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0AFCtrl: FLR- > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0AFStatus: TP- > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Kernel driver in use: i915 > > -- > Walter Dnes > > I had a similar problem with fonts in X and I used the following walkthrough guide to fix it: http://www.kev009.com/wp/2009/12/getting-beautiful-fonts-in-gentoo-linux/ Hope this helps, Chris.