From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id B214F1382C5 for ; Wed, 24 Jun 2020 16:54:41 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 9146EE0951; Wed, 24 Jun 2020 16:54:34 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-qv1-f67.google.com (mail-qv1-f67.google.com [209.85.219.67]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 48376E0917 for ; Wed, 24 Jun 2020 16:54:34 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-qv1-f67.google.com with SMTP id u8so1340124qvj.12 for ; Wed, 24 Jun 2020 09:54:34 -0700 (PDT) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:date:from:reply-to:subject:to:cc:mime-version :references:in-reply-to:message-id:content-disposition :content-transfer-encoding; bh=h8+Hc2v/KHJR6cyxcOrzKONQzxutOSwAeQYO+2MW3zA=; b=LPn2K12PlVg7puPJYZ4UBMHbYntCuRCljQSW3kMDIjoA4ZfUrMCZOI9R5cl76ifV+8 kKqhAC+kY3DWt1bK/3IJjYwtvxr/Z5J7cYbMd3wSQ/ll7uhFLoMqZW5fV6qWn86aNgc0 vE2q6AREFKINTbPPUo0KUy/k0M2sCc56FAKNP49EYT0wgwDQWbMCrlc/JMRrpYHGHJOI wGU9IBvt9DV00SKmTQh8Tkdu9bngoJzkWcPb4ORyFULhtlgTdtk+Ha+TsQ2iHHkezunZ S6cv7nhgrk+JVMd3Q8aELB2fgLTf+VdLosT00XfNjVrPdicK9JMLoJc4eplzUtV8Hgnb f4KA== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM5302g9/WQ0e1v0aPiGyuhFAdhjWMkFo92pt36kiXISlAnUrUWvEI kzsxsZX8IDNw/p6QIRR8lOBJZgW7g2s= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJz0FDhfx75V0yO9wj6SjxtKlVUMoJcN4pvMz9X+Zyw6JzuJdLqEGYGYLtSAVs2xkCPdfgX05g== X-Received: by 2002:ad4:59d2:: with SMTP id el18mr33010796qvb.124.1593017673230; Wed, 24 Jun 2020 09:54:33 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ffortso9 (c-76-23-130-96.hsd1.ct.comcast.net. [76.23.130.96]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id 188sm3584797qkf.50.2020.06.24.09.54.32 for (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Wed, 24 Jun 2020 09:54:32 -0700 (PDT) Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2020 12:54:32 -0400 From: Jack Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Initial console messages garbled To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Cc: 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 X-Auto-Response-Suppress: DR, RN, NRN, OOF, AutoReply MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <20200624233900.0bbcc50b@binro.org> In-Reply-To: <20200624233900.0bbcc50b@binro.org> X-Mailer: Balsa 2.5.10-65-geb847a2f0 Message-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; DelSp=Yes; Format=Flowed Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Archives-Salt: a12300b0-3a5d-4a13-8622-91ebc89d47ca X-Archives-Hash: f2fa9caaf47e0de2b636a62f3336d33a On 2020.06.24 12:39, Robin Atwood wrote: > I posted about this on the Gentoo forums (see [1]) but didn't get any =20 > response so I'll try my luck here! The post explains everything but. =20 > briefly, normally when I boot a kernel I initially get some messages =20 > in a large clunky font, and then the frame-buffer module loads and =20 > everything is hi-res and fills the entire monitor. On my new box the =20 > first messages are video-static until the frame-buffer takes over. I =20 > have an error in a new root partition I have built and need to read =20 > those messages! What of all the numerous parameters in various places =20 > should I try tweaking? >=20 > Thanks > Robin >=20 > 1. http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-1114668-highlight-.html I can't answer your question, but I can suggest that you start a new =20 thread with a new message, not replying to an old message, even if you =20 do change the subject. Many email readers thread discussions using =20 internal message headers, not just subject, so it increases the chance =20 your message may not be seen by someone who can answer. Jack