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On 01/02/2011 01:28 PM, meino.cramer@×××.de wrote: |
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> Hi, |
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> there is a "small" linux distribution (GRML), which I use for rescue |
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> and other purposes. I installed it on a USB-stick. |
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> Furthermore installed in my PC there is a MSI GT430 (nvidia) graphics |
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> card and I use the nvidia-driver in conjunction with xorg 1.9.2. |
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> So far so nice... |
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> The GRML uses the noveau driver as far as I know. |
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> When I boot from my USB-stick I get a very nice high resolution |
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> linux console. It uses vga=791 on the kernel commandline. |
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Nouveau uses KMS, which means it automatically uses the monitor's native |
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resolution and supports all resolutions the graphics card is capable of. |
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On your PC, you're using the VESA fb driver, not Nouveau KMS. That |
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means you're limited to VESA resolutions for your consoles. You can use |
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the "vbetest" utility to detect which modes your card's VESA BIOS |
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supports. To use this tool, emerge the "sys-libs/lrmi" package. Simply |
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run the tool and it will print a list of modes you can use, and the |
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resolutions those modes correspond to. |
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If your desired resolution is not in the list, then there's no way to |
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use that resolution in a VESA fb; you will need to switch to Nouveau's |
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KMS fb. |
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