Re: [Cooker] 9.2 Installer / Feature suggestion...
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 > Mark Watts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Mark Watts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > During the install, if you select to have a certain size screen for > > > > X, it would be nice if it would set that size in lilo for console fb > > > > (if supported)... > > > > > > but we have no easy way to know if it will work... We stick to 800x600 > > > because we know it works very often and we know it works when the > > > install works in FB. > > > > > > since the console is used by few users, we prefer not bothering too > > > much :) > > > > Ok, is there any chance someone can add the line for 1400x1050 to the > > list of options the advanced section of drakboot, so console users like > > me don't have to fish the number out of the back of our brains? :) > > ok. but can you tell where you found the information > "1400x1050 console fb needs: vga=0x343" ? > > thanks Not directly - I did some searches a while ago for console framebuffer, and found a chart with it in, but I can't locate that anymore :/ Closest I can get is this: (from google: lilo 0x343) http://www.math.ucla.edu/~jimc/insp4100/lilo.txt It seems to be a VESA mode or something. HTH, Mark. - -- Mark Watts Senior Systems Engineer QinetiQ TIM St Andrews Road, Malvern GPG Public Key ID: 455420ED -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/RLwDBn4EFUVUIO0RAj7WAKCoHXEwARomJTdNn0UUav2wnIhbVgCaA1to 3CM8fi+MoEad/oCM8VjcEdE= =h+EG -END PGP SIGNATURE-
Re: [Cooker] 9.2 Installer / Feature suggestion...
On Thu, 2003-08-21 at 13:10, Adam Williamson wrote: > On Thu, 2003-08-21 at 13:03, Pixel wrote: > > Per Øyvind Karlsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > [...] > > > > > > ok. but can you tell where you found the information > > > > "1400x1050 console fb needs: vga=0x343" ? > > > > > > > > thanks > > > /usr/src/linux/Documentation/fb/ > > > > % cd Documentation/fb > > % grep -r 343 . # 0x343 > > % grep -r 143 . # 0x343 - 0x200 > > % grep -r 835 . # 0x835 in decimal > > % > > > > so, which file? > > vesafb.txt Actually, no, that has a basic table but not the 1400x1050 etc values. I have seen an extended table on the internet, and eventually found it a couple of times when I needed it, but constructing the right Google is fiddly and I can't recall it...:\ -- adamw
Re: [Cooker] 9.2 Installer / Feature suggestion...
On Thu, 2003-08-21 at 13:03, Pixel wrote: > Per Øyvind Karlsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > [...] > > > > ok. but can you tell where you found the information > > > "1400x1050 console fb needs: vga=0x343" ? > > > > > > thanks > > /usr/src/linux/Documentation/fb/ > > % cd Documentation/fb > % grep -r 343 . # 0x343 > % grep -r 143 . # 0x343 - 0x200 > % grep -r 835 . # 0x835 in decimal > % > > so, which file? vesafb.txt -- adamw
Re: [Cooker] 9.2 Installer / Feature suggestion...
Per Øyvind Karlsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: [...] > > ok. but can you tell where you found the information > > "1400x1050 console fb needs: vga=0x343" ? > > > > thanks > /usr/src/linux/Documentation/fb/ % cd Documentation/fb % grep -r 343 . # 0x343 % grep -r 143 . # 0x343 - 0x200 % grep -r 835 . # 0x835 in decimal % so, which file?
Re: [Cooker] 9.2 Installer / Feature suggestion...
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Thursday 21 August 2003 13:29, Pixel wrote: > Mark Watts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Mark Watts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > During the install, if you select to have a certain size screen for > > > > X, it would be nice if it would set that size in lilo for console fb > > > > (if supported)... > > > > > > but we have no easy way to know if it will work... We stick to 800x600 > > > because we know it works very often and we know it works when the > > > install works in FB. > > > > > > since the console is used by few users, we prefer not bothering too > > > much :) > > > > Ok, is there any chance someone can add the line for 1400x1050 to the > > list of options the advanced section of drakboot, so console users like > > me don't have to fish the number out of the back of our brains? :) > > ok. but can you tell where you found the information > "1400x1050 console fb needs: vga=0x343" ? > > thanks /usr/src/linux/Documentation/fb/ - -- Regards, Per Øyvind Karlsen Sintrax Solutions http://www.sintrax.net - +47 41681061 - GPG Key: http://sintrax.net/~hawkeye/key.asc -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/RK6Xv8F7V9JOSuURAg4xAJ9bZXtpJEQAtmJRlVK3d1aHbBC75gCg1iOX joRH4V+YWDXsREfCm9ammDA= =noFw -END PGP SIGNATURE-
Re: [Cooker] 9.2 Installer / Feature suggestion...
Mark Watts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Mark Watts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > During the install, if you select to have a certain size screen for X, it > > > would be nice if it would set that size in lilo for console fb (if > > > supported)... > > > > but we have no easy way to know if it will work... We stick to 800x600 > > because we know it works very often and we know it works when the > > install works in FB. > > > > since the console is used by few users, we prefer not bothering too > > much :) > > Ok, is there any chance someone can add the line for 1400x1050 to the list of > options the advanced section of drakboot, so console users like me don't have > to fish the number out of the back of our brains? :) ok. but can you tell where you found the information "1400x1050 console fb needs: vga=0x343" ? thanks
Re: [Cooker] 9.2 Installer / Feature suggestion...
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 > Mark Watts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > During the install, if you select to have a certain size screen for X, it > > would be nice if it would set that size in lilo for console fb (if > > supported)... > > but we have no easy way to know if it will work... We stick to 800x600 > because we know it works very often and we know it works when the > install works in FB. > > since the console is used by few users, we prefer not bothering too > much :) Ok, is there any chance someone can add the line for 1400x1050 to the list of options the advanced section of drakboot, so console users like me don't have to fish the number out of the back of our brains? :) - -- Mark Watts Senior Systems Engineer QinetiQ TIM St Andrews Road, Malvern GPG Public Key ID: 455420ED -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/RIk3Bn4EFUVUIO0RAmo2AJ9fnstNHzCzyoamZVMCTn/2eVS+lQCgqXMd 2OGtTd7l0/4dcGvQrbJpETw= =Ab17 -END PGP SIGNATURE-
Re: [Cooker] 9.2 Installer / Feature suggestion... II
On 08/20/03 19:10:01, Fabien ILLIDE wrote: There is no more the possibility to go back in install steps ! This was supposed to be fixed just after the switch to GTK2 installer, but I have also noticed several missing BACK buttons since (usually in a fit of frustration). Austin -- Austin Acton Hon.B.Sc. Synthetic Organic Chemist, Teaching Assistant Department of Chemistry, York University, Toronto MandrakeClub Volunteer (www.mandrakeclub.com) homepage: www.groundstate.ca
Re: [Cooker] 9.2 Installer / Feature suggestion...
Mark Watts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > During the install, if you select to have a certain size screen for X, it > would be nice if it would set that size in lilo for console fb (if > supported)... but we have no easy way to know if it will work... We stick to 800x600 because we know it works very often and we know it works when the install works in FB. since the console is used by few users, we prefer not bothering too much :)
