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From: Volker Armin Hemmann <volker.armin.hemmann@××××××××××××.de>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: boot messages; vga; vesa; HDTV monitor
Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2008 02:05:37
Message-Id: 200812010304.04639.volker.armin.hemmann@tu-clausthal.de
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Re: boot messages; vga; vesa; HDTV monitor by 7v5w7go9ub0o <7v5w7go9ub0o@gmail.com>
1 On Monday 01 December 2008, 7v5w7go9ub0o wrote:
2 > Volker Armin Hemmann wrote:
3 > > On Saturday 29 November 2008, 7v5w7go9ub0o wrote:
4 > >> 1. Anyone aware of a wiki or other gentoo "help" that describes how to
5 > >> change the boot message "size" during boot?
6 > >
7 > > yes, it is. In /usr/src/Documentation.
8 >
9 > Thanks for the reply.
10 >
11 > Wasn't able to find any reference here (/usr/src/linux/Documentation) to
12 > anything other than configuring the kernel for framebuffer alternatives.
13 >
14 > Either way, it seems that my HDTV monitor is not very happy with the
15 > framebuffer - but works great with X.
16
17
18 have you looked here?
19 /usr/src/linux/Documentation/fb/
20 /usr/src/linux/Documentation/fb/vesafb.txt
21 /usr/src/linux/Documentation/fb/framebuffer.txt