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maczo
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 Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 7:38 am Post subject: Console dimensions changed after upgrading kernel to 2.6.22 |
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Hi,
I just upgraded from 2.6.20-gentoo-r8 to 2.6.22-gentoo-r9 and after rebooting I noticed that console size is 150x50 (I think) instead of old 128x48 (I think  ).
I didn't change anything in my .config and "Console display driver support" settings didn't change in particular. I don't even know if it is relevant.
My boot options are also the same for both kernels:
noinitrd real_root=/dev/hda4 udev vga=791
Oh, and I also noticed that font in my gkrellm has changed as well. It is also smaller.
Anyone can put some light on that subject for me, please ?
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My_World
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| Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 11:08 pm Post subject: |
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Have you manually edited the kernel or used genkernel?
Have a look at:
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Device Drivers-> Graphics support->
<*> VESA VGA graphics support
VESA driver type (vesafb-tng) --->
(1024x768@60) VESA default mode
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and set it to the desired resolution.
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maczo
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| Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2007 6:52 pm Post subject: |
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(1024x768@60) VESA default mode
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I don't see such option in kernel config, it looks as follows:
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<*> VESA VGA graphics support
VESA driver type (vesafb) --->
< > Hecuba board support
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Anyways, I think it doesn't matter much, because it regards to screen resolution.
What I have experienced is change of number of characters that are displayed in the console.
So it might regard to change of font.
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My_World
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| Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 4:56 pm Post subject: |
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Change vesafb to vesafb-tng and then set your resolution.
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JasonTik
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| Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2007 8:32 pm Post subject: |
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I'm also having this problem, but I don't have that option at all.
I have:
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< > VGA 16-color graphics support
< > Userspace VESA VGA graphics support
[*] VESA VGA graphics support
[ ] Intel-based Macintosh Framebuffer Support
< > Hecuba board support
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As you can see, mine is just on/off, not modularizable like the one pasted above, and has no sub-options allowing me to select normal or TNG.
What'd I miss?
I'm running Linux trance 2.6.23-gentoo-r3 #2 SMP Sat Dec 8 17:58:52 CST 2007 i686 Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU T5600 @ 1.83GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux
It just happened now, though, so perhaps this isn't the proper thread? Correct me if I need correction. |
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dewke
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| Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 4:49 pm Post subject: |
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| JasonTik wrote: | I'm also having this problem, but I don't have that option at all.
I have:
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< > VGA 16-color graphics support
< > Userspace VESA VGA graphics support
[*] VESA VGA graphics support
[ ] Intel-based Macintosh Framebuffer Support
< > Hecuba board support
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As you can see, mine is just on/off, not modularizable like the one pasted above, and has no sub-options allowing me to select normal or TNG.
What'd I miss?
I'm running Linux trance 2.6.23-gentoo-r3 #2 SMP Sat Dec 8 17:58:52 CST 2007 i686 Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU T5600 @ 1.83GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux
It just happened now, though, so perhaps this isn't the proper thread? Correct me if I need correction. |
yeah me too.
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JasonTik
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| Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 4:42 am Post subject: |
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| Yeah. Apparently vesafb-tng is now deprecated, and has been replaced by uvesafb. I'm having trouble with it's userspace component not being found, though, still. I'll probably just have to toy with its initrd. |
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dewke
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| Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 8:38 pm Post subject: |
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I got it to work, thanks. I probably should have read some of the docs more carefully.
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