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R0b0t1 <r030t1@×××××.com> writes: |
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> On Sun, Jul 16, 2017 at 3:18 PM, Harry Putnam <reader@×××××××.com> wrote: |
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>> I'm starting a new vbox install of gentoo using the minimal ISO from |
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>> 07/13 |
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>> When it gets to the kernel setup... I cannot figure out what to set |
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>> to make my console terminal high resolution. Something along the line |
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>> of 1600x1200. |
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>> I understand this can all be done in the kernel now. But cannot |
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>> really get a good fix googling on what is needed there. |
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> I was unable to figure this out either - can you comment on whether or |
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> not Mick's suggestions work for you? The documentation I followed |
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> about a year ago didn't seem to work. |
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I used to use old grub, of course, and used this on the kernel line: |
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(from 2010) |
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title 2.6.32-r1 |
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root (hd0,0) |
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kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/hda5 vga=0x31b video=vesfb:mtrr:3,ywrap |
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> I assume your goal is to have VTs that look like they do on Ubuntu, etc? |
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Don't know dupe about Ubuntu... |
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My goal is a nice big fat high resolution console mode. |
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Something on the order of 1600x1200 |
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Didn't dig into kernel docs just now... but long long ago using old |
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grub I dug up the chart Mick mentions .. It might have changed by now |
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but probably not. |
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I kept it in comments on /boot/grub.conf down thru many installs |
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and several different OS's. Here is one from 2010 gentoo (On the same |
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grub.conf as the title, root and kernel line above) |
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## 640x480 800x600 1024x768 1280x1024 |
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## 256 0x301 0x303 0x305 0x307 |
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## 32k 0x310 0x313 0x316 0x319 |
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## 64k 0x311 0x314 0x317 0x31A |
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## 16M 0x312 0x315 0x318 0x31B |
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So, I can probably figure out where to put stuff like that using Grub2 |
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but what I wanted to know about is using the Kernel modes KVM alone. |
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Hence the subject line about what to set `in kernel'. |
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Guess I should have specified using KVM and made it a bit clearer. |
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Since there are kernel settings related to using the stuff above too. |
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I may need to post again with a better subject line. |
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