On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 11:49 PM, Paul Hartman <paul.hartman+gen...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > Does anyone here use uvesafb? I followed the instructions to install > uvesafb from this page: > > http://dev.gentoo.org/~spock/projects/uvesafb/ > > However, it does not work. Is it required to use initrd in order to > use uvesafb? (because I don't use it...) > > the 80x25 looks absolutely horrible and I'd love to have something > usable without needing to be in X. I have an nvidia geforce 9600GT > card using the latest nvidia-drivers, and am on amd64 if it matters. > > Thanks, > Paul >
I'm ashamed to admit I made the most basic mistake. I compiled uvesafb as a module. Oops! Compiled it as "Y" instead of "M" and now I have a pair of Tux sitting atop my kernel boot screen and no more 80x25 horror. :) Thanks, Paul
