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Hello, |
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after a couple of failed attempts some time ago, I actually ended up |
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with a kernel that boots. However, I am experiencing some problems which |
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I think are at least in part due to my perhaps incomplete kernel |
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configuration. |
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First of all, my console is still in 80x24 mode, although I pass |
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video=vesafb:1024x768-32@72 to the kernel. I have compiled vesafb-tng |
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into the kernel, so specifying the vga mode is not needed, right? If I |
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add vga=0x318, the kernel complains about an unsupported mode and makes |
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me choose another. However, I know from my previous (genkernel-created) |
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kernel that these paramters work for my hardware setup. |
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Secondly, I installed nvidia-drivers, but the X server refuses to load |
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glx. I can't check for the exact error now, but it's something about an |
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unrecognised/unsupported format. If I set opengl to xorg-x11, X starts |
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(but I suppose it's not by far the same thing). |
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Could this be linked to the fact that my detected X settings are a bit |
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strange? For instance, the monitor VendorName and ModelName are just |
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generic strings and the subsections for the Screen section only contain |
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"ViewPort 0 0" in addition to Depth, which varies (correctly as far as I |
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can tell) from 1 to 24. |
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Other than that, and a bit offtopic, too, today has been both very fun |
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and incredibly educational (but a bit sore on the eyes). But after about |
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13 hours, I might not make much sense. Apologies beforehand if that is |
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the case. |
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Vlad |
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How's my English? How about my Netiquette? |
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Do mail me if something is wrong with my behaviour. Thank you. |
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