Re: [Dng] Nice feature for vdev
On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 09:50:08AM -0500, Steve Litt wrote: > Here's the source of this desire. I have bad eyesight. No matter how I > set VGA or console or whatever in Grub, when udev runs, it changes the > screen to a framebuffer with teensy-tiny fonts I can't read. Which > means all my virtual terminals end up with that same teensy-tiny font. What's happening is that udev autoloads modules, including the driver for the graphics card. If you don't want to blacklist the graphics driver (not recommended!), you can get console-setup, run dpkg-reconfigure, and you can set your font at 16x32 if you want. HTH, Isaac Dunham ___ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
Re: [Dng] Nice feature for vdev
Steve, On Debian, at least, console fonts and sizes are set in /etc/default/console-setup and your distribution may have something similar. - Nate -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Ham radio, Linux, bikes, and more: http://www.n0nb.us ___ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
Re: [Dng] Nice feature for vdev
Hi Steve, Can you confirm that it is udev causing this, and not something that can you cannot override with a kernel parameter (like vga=ext)? Also, if you know of a script or set of commands that sets the appropriate resolution, I can have vdev run them when it enumerates the DRI devices. Thanks, Jude On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 11:11 AM, Jaromil wrote: > > disclaimer: > the last time I've looked into this it was about 10 years ago > > On Thu, 12 Feb 2015, Steve Litt wrote: > > > That's good news, because on Manjaro and CentOS, *U*dev changes the > > screen resolution. > > I suspect that is because it may be loading the framebuffer driver? > > I also hate when it happens and found out that can be avoided by adding > 'vga=ext' or other non-framebuffer vga resolutions to the list of kernel > options at boot. If udev overrides that, then its odd indeed. > > ciao > > > ___ > Dng mailing list > Dng@lists.dyne.org > https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng > > ___ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
Re: [Dng] Nice feature for vdev
disclaimer: the last time I've looked into this it was about 10 years ago On Thu, 12 Feb 2015, Steve Litt wrote: > That's good news, because on Manjaro and CentOS, *U*dev changes the > screen resolution. I suspect that is because it may be loading the framebuffer driver? I also hate when it happens and found out that can be avoided by adding 'vga=ext' or other non-framebuffer vga resolutions to the list of kernel options at boot. If udev overrides that, then its odd indeed. ciao signature.asc Description: Digital signature ___ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
Re: [Dng] Nice feature for vdev
Hi Gravis, That's good news, because on Manjaro and CentOS, *U*dev changes the screen resolution. Thanks SteveT On Thu, 12 Feb 2015 10:18:49 -0500 Gravis wrote: > steve, vdev has nothing to do with the screen resolution and will not > alter it any more than a "Hello World" program would. > --Gravis > > > On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 9:50 AM, Steve Litt > wrote: > > Hi Jude, > > > > I have no idea if this would be possible, but if it is, it would be > > nice. > > > > It would be nice if either: > > > > * vdev doesn't change the screen resolution/display method, or > > > > * vdev enables you to specify screen resolution/display method > > > > Here's the source of this desire. I have bad eyesight. No matter > > how I set VGA or console or whatever in Grub, when udev runs, it > > changes the screen to a framebuffer with teensy-tiny fonts I can't > > read. Which means all my virtual terminals end up with that same > > teensy-tiny font. > > > > The bottom line is that I can't specify a size for the print on my > > boot screen and virtual terminals, and for a guy with bad vision, > > that's a problem. > > > > It would be wonderful if vdev could include a way to either not > > change the video from what Grub booted, or to enable the user to > > specify some kind of command line arg or file content to tell vdev > > what size type to use, and/or maybe even whether or not to use a > > framebuffer. > > > > Thanks, > > > > SteveT > > > > Steve Litt* http://www.troubleshooters.com/ > > Troubleshooting Training * Human Performance ___ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
Re: [Dng] Nice feature for vdev
steve, vdev has nothing to do with the screen resolution and will not alter it any more than a "Hello World" program would. --Gravis On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 9:50 AM, Steve Litt wrote: > Hi Jude, > > I have no idea if this would be possible, but if it is, it would be > nice. > > It would be nice if either: > > * vdev doesn't change the screen resolution/display method, or > > * vdev enables you to specify screen resolution/display method > > Here's the source of this desire. I have bad eyesight. No matter how I > set VGA or console or whatever in Grub, when udev runs, it changes the > screen to a framebuffer with teensy-tiny fonts I can't read. Which > means all my virtual terminals end up with that same teensy-tiny font. > > The bottom line is that I can't specify a size for the print on my boot > screen and virtual terminals, and for a guy with bad vision, that's a > problem. > > It would be wonderful if vdev could include a way to either not change > the video from what Grub booted, or to enable the user to specify some > kind of command line arg or file content to tell vdev what size type to > use, and/or maybe even whether or not to use a framebuffer. > > Thanks, > > SteveT > > Steve Litt* http://www.troubleshooters.com/ > Troubleshooting Training * Human Performance > > ___ > Dng mailing list > Dng@lists.dyne.org > https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng ___ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
[Dng] Nice feature for vdev
Hi Jude, I have no idea if this would be possible, but if it is, it would be nice. It would be nice if either: * vdev doesn't change the screen resolution/display method, or * vdev enables you to specify screen resolution/display method Here's the source of this desire. I have bad eyesight. No matter how I set VGA or console or whatever in Grub, when udev runs, it changes the screen to a framebuffer with teensy-tiny fonts I can't read. Which means all my virtual terminals end up with that same teensy-tiny font. The bottom line is that I can't specify a size for the print on my boot screen and virtual terminals, and for a guy with bad vision, that's a problem. It would be wonderful if vdev could include a way to either not change the video from what Grub booted, or to enable the user to specify some kind of command line arg or file content to tell vdev what size type to use, and/or maybe even whether or not to use a framebuffer. Thanks, SteveT Steve Litt* http://www.troubleshooters.com/ Troubleshooting Training * Human Performance ___ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
