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On 01/02/2011 03:57 PM, meino.cramer@×××.de wrote: |
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> Nikos Chantziaras<realnc@×××××.de> [11-01-02 14:12]: |
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>> On 01/02/2011 01:28 PM, meino.cramer@×××.de wrote: |
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>>> Hi, |
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>>> |
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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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>>> |
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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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>>> |
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>>> The GRML uses the noveau driver as far as I know. |
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>>> |
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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 |
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>> native resolution and supports all resolutions the graphics card is |
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>> 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 |
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>> use 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. |
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>> Simply run the tool and it will print a list of modes you can use, and |
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>> the 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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> Hi Nikos, |
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> unfortunately lrmi fails to compile. |
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You can boot an older Live CD (something like Ubuntu 9.x) that has this |
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tool. Run the tool there and save the output for future reference. |
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