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swift 14/08/17 16:18:31 |
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Modified: hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml |
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Log: |
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Fix bug #519920 - Drop framebuffer information, it is complicated and outdated |
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Revision Changes Path |
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1.40 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml |
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file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml?rev=1.40&view=markup |
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plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml?rev=1.40&content-type=text/plain |
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diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml?r1=1.39&r2=1.40 |
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Index: hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml |
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=================================================================== |
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RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml,v |
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retrieving revision 1.39 |
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retrieving revision 1.40 |
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diff -u -r1.39 -r1.40 |
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--- hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml 31 Dec 2013 20:29:23 -0000 1.39 |
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+++ hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml 17 Aug 2014 16:18:31 -0000 1.40 |
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@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ |
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<!-- The content of this document is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license --> |
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<!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 --> |
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-<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml,v 1.39 2013/12/31 20:29:23 swift Exp $ --> |
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+<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86+amd64-bootloader.xml,v 1.40 2014/08/17 16:18:31 swift Exp $ --> |
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<sections> |
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-<version>23</version> |
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-<date>2013-12-31</date> |
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+<version>24</version> |
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+<date>2014-08-17</date> |
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<section> |
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<title>Making your Choice</title> |
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@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ |
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</body> |
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<body test="contains('AMD64 x86', func:keyval('arch'))"> |
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<p> |
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For <keyval id="arch"/>, Gentoo Linux provides <uri |
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link="#grub2">GRUB2</uri>, <uri link="#lilo">LILO</uri> and |
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</p> |
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</body> |
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-<body> |
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-<p> |
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-But before we install the bootloader, we inform you how to configure |
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-framebuffer (assuming you want it of course). With framebuffer you can run the |
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-Linux command line with (limited) graphical features (such as using the nice |
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-bootsplash image Gentoo provides). |
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-</p> |
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-</body> |
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-</subsection> |
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-<subsection> |
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-<title>Optional: Framebuffer</title> |
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-<body> |
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-<p> |
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-<e>If</e> you have configured your kernel with framebuffer support (or you used |
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-<c>genkernel</c> default kernel configuration), you can activate it by adding a |
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-a <c>video</c> statement to your bootloader configuration file. |
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-</p> |
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-<p> |
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-First of all, you need to know your framebuffer device. You should have used |
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-<c>uvesafb</c> as the <e>VESA driver</e>. |
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-</p> |
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+<body test="contains('IA64', func:keyval('arch'))"> |
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<p> |
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-The <c>video</c> statement controls framebuffer display options. It needs to be |
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-given the framebuffer driver followed by the control statements you wish to |
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-enable. All variables are listed in |
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-<path>/usr/src/linux/Documentation/fb/uvesafb.txt</path>. The most-used options |
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-are: |
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-</p> |
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-<table> |
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-<tr> |
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- <th>Control</th> |
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- <th>Description</th> |
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-</tr> |
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-<tr> |
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- <ti>ywrap</ti> |
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- <ti> |
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- Assume that the graphical card can wrap around its memory (i.e. continue at |
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- the beginning when it has approached the end) |
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- </ti> |
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-</tr> |
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-<tr> |
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- <ti>mtrr:<c>n</c></ti> |
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- <ti> |
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- Setup MTRR registers. <c>n</c> can be:<br/> |
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- 0 - disabled<br/> |
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- 1 - uncachable<br/> |
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- 2 - write-back<br/> |
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- 3 - write-combining<br/> |
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- 4 - write-through |
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- </ti> |
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-</tr> |
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-<tr> |
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- <ti><c>mode</c></ti> |
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- <ti> |
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- Set up the resolution, color depth and refresh rate. For instance, |
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- <c>1024x768-32@85</c> for a resolution of 1024x768, 32 bit color depth and a |
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- refresh rate of 85 Hz. |
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- </ti> |
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-</tr> |
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-</table> |
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-<p> |
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-The result could be something like |
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-<c>video=uvesafb:mtrr:3,ywrap,1024x768-32@85</c>. Write this setting down; you |
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-will need it shortly. |
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-</p> |
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-<p test="func:keyval('arch')='IA64'"> |
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Now, you should install the <uri link="#elilo">elilo bootloader</uri>. |
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</p> |
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-<p test="not(func:keyval('arch')='IA64')"> |
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-Now continue by installing <uri link="#grub">GRUB</uri>, <uri |
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-link="#grub2">GRUB2</uri> <e>or</e> <uri |
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-link="#lilo">LILO</uri>. |
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-</p> |
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</body> |
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</subsection> |
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</section> |
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