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From: Felix Miata <mrmazda@×××××××××.net>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] chicken <--> egg (NFS & tty video)
Date: Sat, 14 May 2011 15:20:37
Message-Id: 4DCE9D74.9040300@earthlink.net
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] chicken <--> egg (NFS & tty video) by Indi
1 On 2011/05/14 11:04 (GMT-0400) Indi composed:
2
3 > Felix Miata wrote:
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5 >> On 2011/05/14 10:37 (GMT-0400) Indi composed:
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7 >> > Far better (IMO, YMMV) is to use /etc/portage/package.use specify such things
8 >> > per package. Unless, of course, you like having a gtk GUI for everything.
9 >> > :)
10
11 >> Yes, for sure. :-)
12
13 > Also, have you seen this page?
14 > http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/Kernel_Mode_Setting#Forcing_a_Resolution
15
16 I hadn't. That and its referenced commit message are good resources. :-)
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18 I'd already tried various video= incantations based upon something I read
19 elsewhere. With this GeForce2 MX400 video card, video=1152x864-24@60
20 discombobulates the ttys, while both video=1152x864-32@60 and (plain)
21 video=1152x864 apparently work fine.
22 --
23 "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant
24 words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation)
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26 Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks!
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28 Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/