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So I started out compiling 2.6.12-r6 with frame buffer support adding in vesafb. |
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Tried various grub lines at various res's, got nothing but distorted console |
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fonts (started 1/3 way over on screen w/ wrap around plus a duplication on the |
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line at the start, only the very top line of the screen displayed correctly). |
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Tried rivafb, not compatable with nvidia driver, tried nvidiafb, no luck. Nvidia |
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driver wouldnt even load in any configuration i tried. |
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So I go to revert back to a kernel without framebuffering support (also tried |
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disabling RAM disc support needed for initrd) making NO changes to xorg.conf or |
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any xfce settings but when I log in, my system font size appeared much smaller. |
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This was apparent in applications like gnome-terminal, evolution, x-chat and |
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gkrellm. Firefox and xemacs displayed the correct fonts. Application windows |
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were the correct size, simply the fonts were smaller. |
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After changing my modeline, disabling composite support, 'emerge -Nva |
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nvidia-kernel' and various other solutions, no changet and various other |
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solutions, no change was seen. was seen. |
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My question is, you know in gnome-terminal you can select whether to use "system |
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terminal font", what font is this? it seems to be the issue. I *could* simply |
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increase the font size in all affected apps but I shouldnt have to do that. |
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Others have suggested expliciting setting the dpi in xorg.conf but again, I |
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never had to do that before so why now? Right now its 75x75 dpi. I have no idea |
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what it was before this font issue. |
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My native resolution is 1680x1050 (17" wsxga LCD). I'm using nvidia 7667 w/ fast |
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write, side buffering and 8x agp enabled (not the most stable i know, but has |
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not been problematic). |
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Thanks, |
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Chris |
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