----- Original Message -----
> From: Alan Ianson <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Cc:
> Sent: Monday, March 25, 2013 11:44 PM
> Subject: Re: Nvidia Driver Working [Was: Running Nvidia Driver Without an
> xorg.conf]
>
> On Mon, 25 Mar 2013 21:13:58 -0700 (PDT)
> Patrick Bartek <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Well, that was easy: Just created, since there wasn't one by
>> default, an xorg.conf per instructions in the Debian Nvidia wiki
>>
>> ==============================
>> Section "Module"
>> Load "glx"
>> EndSection
>>
>> Section "Device"
>> Identifier "EVGA GeForce 8400GS"
>> Driver "nvidia"
>> EndSection
>> ==============================
>>
>> and it worked!
>>
>> Now all I have to do is tweak the settings, and figure out how to
>> increase the size of the terminal I boot into for those times I don't
>> want a GUI. ;-)
>
> I use vga=791 on my kernel command line. I think that is, or soon will
> be depreciated but I find that method gives me what I want as far as
> the terminal goes.
>
> GRUB_GFXMODE=????x???? in grub.cfg is the way to configure it now but I
> haven't found a setting that suits me, yet.
Thanks for the suggestions. Knew about the first method, but not the second.
Have lots more research to do with the nvidia driver first before I start
making any more changes.
Thanks, again.
B
--
To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected]
with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
Archive:
http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
