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On Fri, Sep 09, 2016 at 12:50:09AM -0400, waltdnes@××××××××.org wrote |
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> 2) "uname -a" gives the following output... |
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> [i3][root][~] uname -a |
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> Linux i3 4.4.6-gentoo #4 SMP Wed Sep 7 17:12:27 Local time zone must be set--see zic m x86_64 Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU N3700 @ 1.60GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux |
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> ...but I've already run... |
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> [i3][root][~] emerge --config sys-libs/timezone-data |
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> Configuring pkg... |
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> * Updating /etc/localtime with /usr/share/zoneinfo/Canada/Eastern |
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Solved; I had to do the above *AND THEN REBUILD MY KERNEL* which |
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results in... |
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Linux i3 4.4.6-gentoo #5 SMP Sat Sep 10 00:48:23 UTC 2016 x86_64 Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU N3700 @ 1.60GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux |
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> 3) The new machine is not co-operating with my hardware KVM switch. If |
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> I select the machine while it's booting up, it works fine. But if I |
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> switch away and come back, the VGA video does not work. I've confirmed |
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> that the keyboard part of KVM still works... |
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> * boot up with new machine selected |
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> * log in as root in text console mode |
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> * switch away |
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> * switch back, and there's no video |
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> * but if I blindly type "poweroff", it shuts down, so keyboard works |
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This is going to sound like "One weird little tip", but it works... |
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* boot up with new machine selected |
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* start up X |
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* run "xrandr" *WITHOUT ANY PARAMETERS*. I put it in my ~/.xinitrc so |
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that it runs automatically with each invocation of X. Here it is... |
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#!/bin/bash |
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xset fp+ /usr/share/fonts/misc && xset fp rehash |
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/usr/bin/xterm -e xrandr -s 1920x1080 && xrandr --dpi 96 && sleep 10 && xrandr & |
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[[ -f ~/.Xresources ]] && xrdb -merge ~/.Xresources |
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/usr/bin/xterm -bg black -fg cyan -geometry 50x9+0+0 -fn lucidasanstypewriter-12 & |
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/usr/bin/xterm -bg black -fg cyan -geometry +0+0 -fn lucidasanstypewriter-12 & |
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exec /usr/bin/icewm > ~/.icewm.log 2>&1 |
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xset dpms 240 256 260 |
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xsetleds +num -caps -scroll |
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After this I can switch back, and I get back to the X session on the |
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new machine. Notes... |
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* "xrandr" only has to be run once. After this, I can switch back and |
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forth multiple times at will |
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* the ability to switch properly via my hardware KVM survives through |
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dpms kicking in screensaver mode |
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* it does *NOT* survive reboots or stopping and re-starting X |
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I assume that plain "xrandr" without any parameters does some |
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port-probing that sets up the video card. It's the only explanation I |
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can think of. |
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Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org> |
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I don't run "desktop environments"; I run useful applications |
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