On 2010-07-13 04:31 +0200, Stephen Powell wrote: > Second, I can't seem to get an 80-column virtual console with KMS. > Yes, I can change the font size, but the traditional 80-column display > doesn't seem to present itself. Maybe I just haven't tried hard enough.
It's not possible with a horizontal resolution of 1024, the closest you can get are 85 columns with a 12 pixel wide font. You can force a lower resolution as a kernel parameter, though. With 800x600 and a 10 pixel wide font you have 80 columns, for instance. >>> Because of that, I still use nv. That's >>> the *only* reason that I still use nv. > > I take that back. There is a second reason. But it's related. nouveau > ignores my custom video mode and insists on driving my CRT monitor at > 1024x768 resolution (which is what I want) and at 60 Hz vertical refresh > (which is *not* what I want). 60 Hz vertical refresh produces noticeable > flicker and really irritates my eyes after only a few minutes. The only > VESA standard video modes supported by my monitor for 1024x768 resolution > are 1024x768 @ 60 Hz and 1024x768 @ 87 Hz Interlaced. The 87 Hz Interlaced > mode produces far less perceived flicker and eye irritation than the 60 Hz > mode, but I designed a custom video mode for 1024x768 @ 100 Hz Interlaced > that is even better. (100 Hz is the maximum vertical refresh rate of the > monitor). This mode is still within the video bandwidth of the monitor > (maximum supported pixel clock rate). I'm very happy with it. Nouveau supports some hidden cheat codes that may achieve this and are not mentioned in the driver's modinfo, see http://nouveau.freedesktop.org/wiki/KernelModeSetting (scroll to the end of the page). Sven -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/87sk3ns8ks....@turtle.gmx.de