Re: [gentoo-user] refresh rate in the console
Hi, You should really read /usr/src/linux/Documentation/fb/* Those files will enlighten you on what you can and what you cannot do with framebuffer. Liviu ANGHEL. On Mon, 2003-06-23 at 16:35, Jesper Blauendahl wrote: I've just emerge'ed the bootsplash ebuild and every seems to work after I compiled the kernel and did the nessesary configuration. The refresh rate is only 60Hz though and I would like to increase it to 85Hz if it's possible. I've used the example from the /usr/share/bootsplash/grub.conf to configure grub: # title=Gentoo Linux (1280x1024) # root (hd0,4) # kernel /boot/bzImage.001 root=/dev/hda7 video=mtrr,vesa:1280x1024 vga=0x31a splash=silent # initrd=/initrd-1280x1024 I run X in [EMAIL PROTECTED] without any problems, and I would like that in the consoles as well. Jesper -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list This mail was scanned by RAV AntiVirus on behalf of GeCAD Software. -- Liviu ANGHEL -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] refresh rate in the console
On 28 Jun 2003 14:19:01 +0300 Liviu Anghel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: # kernel /boot/bzImage.001 root=/dev/hda7 video=mtrr,vesa:1280x1024 vga=0x31a splash=silent There's definitely a problem here. You need to pick a side of the fence to sit on in this case. You pass the video=mtrr which leads me to believe there's some nvidia involved, then pass the framebuffer command right behind it, then tell vesa what you're telling a different driver to do. This is the little I learned from linux-fb-dev..pass video=vesa: when you're using a card specific driver to do your framebuffer- i.e. radeonfb,atyfb,etc use vga= when you are just using a extended vga capability of your card (VESA 2.0 compliant, in later kernels). For what you want, a high res console before you start, you should check out fbset and add a fbset command to local.start, which should switch your console before you get to log in. -- Chuck Brewer Registered Linux User #284015 Get my gpg public key at pgp.mit.edu!! Encrypted e-mail preferred. pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [gentoo-user] refresh rate in the console
But...as many of us have learned the hard way, the riva framebuffer device tends to conflict with the closed-source, accelerated NVidia XFree drivers. Some get away with it, and some don't. If your computer locks in X, or trying to start it up or even close it down, try using something else besides the riva framebuffer device. - richard I think I'll stick with the vesa driver for now, and accept the 60Hz refresh rate. I usually use X anyway. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] refresh rate in the console
On June 23, 2003 09:35 am, Jesper Blauendahl wrote: I've just emerge'ed the bootsplash ebuild and every seems to work after I compiled the kernel and did the nessesary configuration. The refresh rate is only 60Hz though and I would like to increase it to 85Hz if it's possible. I've used the example from the /usr/share/bootsplash/grub.conf to configure grub: # title=Gentoo Linux (1280x1024) # root (hd0,4) # kernel /boot/bzImage.001 root=/dev/hda7 video=mtrr,vesa:1280x1024 vga=0x31a splash=silent # initrd=/initrd-1280x1024 I run X in [EMAIL PROTECTED] without any problems, and I would like that in the consoles as well. Jesper -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list Hi, I've got an ATI Radeon 8500 and was able to get my console running at 1280x1024 at 85Hz with the following: title=Gentoo Linux root (hd0,4) kernel (hd0,4)/boot/bzImage.2.5.72 root=/dev/hda6 video=radeonfb:[EMAIL PROTECTED] I'm using 2.5.72 so the framebuffer device is 'radeonfb' but in a 2.4 series you might try just 'radeon' instead of 'radeonfb' since it got renamed in 2.5. Don't know about an nvidia card, similar syntax might work, you never know. Corey Melanson -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] refresh rate in the console
Jesper Blauendahl wrote: I've just emerge'ed the bootsplash ebuild and every seems to work after I compiled the kernel and did the nessesary configuration. The refresh rate is only 60Hz though and I would like to increase it to 85Hz if it's possible. The vesa framebuffer driver doesn't support setting refresh rates IIRC. Again, IIRC, some of the card specific drivers do. MAL -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] refresh rate in the console
On Mon, Jun 23, 2003 at 03:35:20PM +0200, Jesper Blauendahl wrote: I've just emerge'ed the bootsplash ebuild and every seems to work after I compiled the kernel and did the nessesary configuration. The refresh rate is only 60Hz though and I would like to increase it to 85Hz if it's possible. I've used the example from the /usr/share/bootsplash/grub.conf to configure grub: # title=Gentoo Linux (1280x1024) # root (hd0,4) # kernel /boot/bzImage.001 root=/dev/hda7 video=mtrr,vesa:1280x1024 vga=0x31a splash=silent # initrd=/initrd-1280x1024 I run X in [EMAIL PROTECTED] without any problems, and I would like that in the consoles as well. I vaugly remember that you can tell the console setting what refresh rate to run at by appending it to the grub line. IE: ... vesa:[EMAIL PROTECTED] vga=... Or something like that. It is mentioned in this thread: http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=49036postdays=0postorder=ascstart=25 HTH, HAND. alan -- Alan [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://arcterex.net There are only 3 real sports: bull-fighting, car racing and mountain climbing. All the others are mere games.-- Hemingway -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] refresh rate in the console
MAL wrote: The vesa framebuffer driver doesn't support setting refresh rates IIRC. Again, IIRC, some of the card specific drivers do. MAL I have a Diamond Viper 770 RIVA TNT2 Ultra graphics card. I've tried compiling with Console drivers -- Frame-buffer support -- nVidia Riva support [*] instead of the VESA driver, but I can't get it to work. The kernel compiles nicely but when I boot the resolution is 640x400 and I only get the TUX logo instead of the nice bootsplash :-(. Does the grub.conf need any thing special when I use the nVidia driver (I used the same as previously posted)? I've also tried appending @85 to 1280x1024 but it doesn't seem to make a difference. (only tried this with the VESA driver) Jesper -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] refresh rate in the console
Jesper Blauendahl wrote: MAL wrote: The vesa framebuffer driver doesn't support setting refresh rates IIRC. Again, IIRC, some of the card specific drivers do. MAL I have a Diamond Viper 770 RIVA TNT2 Ultra graphics card. I've tried compiling with Console drivers -- Frame-buffer support -- nVidia Riva support [*] instead of the VESA driver, but I can't get it to work. The kernel compiles nicely but when I boot the resolution is 640x400 and I only get the TUX logo instead of the nice bootsplash :-(. Does the grub.conf need any thing special when I use the nVidia driver (I used the same as previously posted)? I've also tried appending @85 to 1280x1024 but it doesn't seem to make a difference. (only tried this with the VESA driver) Okay. First things first: adding a resolution like vesa:1280x1024 and adding a frequency like vesa:[EMAIL PROTECTED] has _no_effect_ whatsoever. Resolution and colour depth are determined solely by the vga= value and hertz is by default 60Hz which cannot be changed. Secondly, if you are using nvidia kernel support then vesa: should be riva: I think. However, it is best to disable graphics card specific support in kernel and use vesa since nvidia riva support can cause problems. To answer your question it is not yet possible to run framebuffer at more than 60Hz. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] refresh rate in the console
On Tue, Jun 24, 2003 at 01:04:21AM +0100, Dhruba Bandopadhyay wrote: Jesper Blauendahl wrote: Okay. First things first: adding a resolution like vesa:1280x1024 and adding a frequency like vesa:[EMAIL PROTECTED] has _no_effect_ whatsoever. Resolution and colour depth are determined solely by the vga= value and hertz is by default 60Hz which cannot be changed. This is not true. There is a vesa framebuffer device that is completely separate from the text mode you get by default. Secondly, if you are using nvidia kernel support then vesa: should be riva: I think. However, it is best to disable graphics card specific support in kernel and use vesa since nvidia riva support can cause problems. But...as many of us have learned the hard way, the riva framebuffer device tends to conflict with the closed-source, accelerated NVidia XFree drivers. Some get away with it, and some don't. If your computer locks in X, or trying to start it up or even close it down, try using something else besides the riva framebuffer device. - richard -- Richard Kilgore [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
