Re: framebuffer + nvidia
On Fri, May 09, 2008 at 09:38:41PM +1200, Chris Bannister wrote: > On Fri, May 09, 2008 at 08:11:40AM +1000, Alex Samad wrote: > > Hi > > > > recently got a new laptop, with a nvidia gpu. I have installed the > > nvidia driver for X. But I also like using the vt's as well. > > > > How do I drive them in a high mode the 80x40 and can I use frame buffers > > at the same time as using the nvidia driver for X > > Use vga=791 as a kernel option in /boot/grub/menu.lst I have put in 792, seems to work > > -- > Chris. > == > "One, with God, is always a majority, but many a martyr has been burned >at the stake while the votes were being counted." -- Thomas B. Reed > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- "That's called, 'A Charge To Keep,' based upon a religious hymn. The hymn talks about serving God. The president's job is never to promote a religion." - George W. Bush 05/05/2006 Washington, DC talking to a German newspaper reporter in the Oval Office signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: framebuffer + nvidia
On Fri, May 09, 2008 at 08:11:40AM +1000, Alex Samad wrote: > Hi > > recently got a new laptop, with a nvidia gpu. I have installed the > nvidia driver for X. But I also like using the vt's as well. > > How do I drive them in a high mode the 80x40 and can I use frame buffers > at the same time as using the nvidia driver for X Use vga=791 as a kernel option in /boot/grub/menu.lst -- Chris. == "One, with God, is always a majority, but many a martyr has been burned at the stake while the votes were being counted." -- Thomas B. Reed -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: framebuffer + nvidia
On Thu May 8 2008 03:11:40 pm Alex Samad wrote: > Hi > > recently got a new laptop, with a nvidia gpu. I have installed the > nvidia driver for X. But I also like using the vt's as well. > > How do I drive them in a high mode the 80x40 and can I use frame buffers > at the same time as using the nvidia driver for X I append vga=789 to my kernel line in grub's menu.lst file to get a 800x600 (I think) terminal. I don't use anything graphical though in a terminal so I don't know if that will do what you want but it would be easy to try. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: framebuffer + nvidia
Hi! AFAIK the nvidia fb and X driver don't work well together. You'd better use the vesa fb driver. Ciao, Olaf On Fri, 9 May 2008 08:11:40 +1000 Alex Samad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi > > recently got a new laptop, with a nvidia gpu. I have installed the > nvidia driver for X. But I also like using the vt's as well. > > How do I drive them in a high mode the 80x40 and can I use frame buffers > at the same time as using the nvidia driver for X > > alex > > -- > "We've tripled the amount of money -- I believe it's from $50 million up to > $195 million available." > > - George W. Bush > 03/23/2002 > Lima, Peru > -- / * Olaf Leidinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * Theoretische Physik - Universität des Saarlandes * Geb. E2.6 - Raum 1.07.3 * Tel. (0/+49) 681 302-57414 / -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
