> hobie, on 2019-07-20 : >> Thanks. :) I have a faint memory of inserting 'nomodeset' long years >> ago >> in the interest of keeping my console screen at 80x25. >> >> cat /proc/cmdline >> BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-[...] root=UUID=[...] ro nomodeset reboot=pci >> quiet > There it is: ^~~~~~~~~ > > I'm not sure about the "reboot=pci" but you might want to remove > "nomodeset" from your GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX in /etc/default/grub, > then `sudo update-grub`. > > Otherwise said, in details: > >> Contents of /etc/default/grub: >> >> GRUB_DEFAULT=0 >> GRUB_TIMEOUT=5 >> GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR=`lsb_release -i -s 2> /dev/null || echo Debian` >> GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet" >> GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="nomodeset reboot=pci" > Remove this: ^~~~~~~~~~ > > [...] >> # The resolution used on graphical terminal >> # note that you can use only modes which your graphic card supports via >> VBE >> # you can see them in real GRUB with the command `vbeinfo' >> #GRUB_GFXMODE=640x480 > ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > And you might also want to uncomment that and introduce the > variable GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=keep to keep your Linux console > down to 80Ã25 characters, so the paragraph would become: > > # The resolution used on graphical terminal > # note that you can use only modes which your graphic card supports via > VBE > # you can see them in real GRUB with the command `vbeinfo' > GRUB_GFXMODE=640x480 > GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=keep > > Not every graphical driver take this properly in account, but it > should be okay with raedon and amdgpu. > > Once this is done, run the following command, and while it runs, > you should see your various kernels being listed. This will > update the command lines at boot time: > > $ sudo update-grub > > See how things evolve after issuing a reboot. > > Kind Regards, > -- > Ãtienne Mollier <etienne.moll...@mailoo.org> > 5AB1 4EDF 63BB CCFF 8B54 2FA9 59DA 56FE FFF3 882D
Thanks. :) Result: no observable change. Thankfully, my console's still at 80x25. But the shift to psychedelic colors is still there, too. What the heck is this all about...?? --hobie
