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For a good while now I've had a setting like this in grub.conf: |
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(wrapped for mail) |
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kernel /kernel-2.6.23-r5 root=/dev/hda5 \ |
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vga=0x31A video=vesafb:mtrr,ywrap |
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I'm not sure any more how much of that is necessary. |
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I have it there to allow console mode to have much larger resolution than |
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default (The appearance is much smaller text) |
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I think this setting in kernel config is the one needed for that: |
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CONFIG_FB_VESA=y |
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But I'm trying to build a pared down kernel a console only setup. |
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Going thru the kernel settings in menuconfig... I'm not finding the one |
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that creates that `CONFIG_FB_VESA=y' element. |
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I've gone back and forth through the setting under: |
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Device drivers/Graphics-support .. checking Support for FrameBuffer |
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devices (both as module and builtin in different saves). |
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The only other setting that looks to be about framebuffer is |
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Userspace VESA VGA graphics support but I think that one is this line |
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in .config # CONFIG_FB_UVESA is not set |
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Examining the resulting .config with and without that one set I never |
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see this CONFIG_FB_VESA=y |
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That line ends up unset in every way I've thought to try. |
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However it is in the /usr/share/[...]kernel-2.6 config that genkernel |
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uses. |
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I want to have the ability to have the larger resolution in console |
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mode but the kernel build is way pared down from what genkernel would |
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do. So what settings do I need to have the effect like posted in |
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grub.conf line above? |
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