On 01/02/2011 01:28 PM, meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote:
Hi,
there is a "small" linux distribution (GRML), which I use for rescue
and other purposes. I installed it on a USB-stick.
Furthermore installed in my PC there is a MSI GT430 (nvidia) graphics
card and I use the nvidia-driver in conjunction with xorg 1.9.2.
So far so nice...
The GRML uses the noveau driver as far as I know.
When I boot from my USB-stick I get a very nice high resolution
linux console. It uses vga=791 on the kernel commandline.
Nouveau uses KMS, which means it automatically uses the monitor's native
resolution and supports all resolutions the graphics card is capable of.
On your PC, you're using the VESA fb driver, not Nouveau KMS. That
means you're limited to VESA resolutions for your consoles. You can use
the "vbetest" utility to detect which modes your card's VESA BIOS
supports. To use this tool, emerge the "sys-libs/lrmi" package. Simply
run the tool and it will print a list of modes you can use, and the
resolutions those modes correspond to.
If your desired resolution is not in the list, then there's no way to
use that resolution in a VESA fb; you will need to switch to Nouveau's
KMS fb.
