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Dude11

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Registered: 2011-03-20

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[bash] Console resolution issues

Hi everyone!
I`m a Debian user who recently converted into Arch. I am really happy with the functionalty and way the system operates(hello up to date kernel ), but I have an issue with one thing. I built an old pc from leftovers and got an old 9" crt screen. I want to make it my personal mp3 player using ssh and mocp. The thing is when /dev becomes populated the resolution jumps into the one the screen and gfx card is able to provide. Unfortunately this screen supports 640x480 and 800x600, but due to the size I would prefer to run it in vga mode(640x480). I tried to force the resolution via GRUB but no dice. Any ideas? Thanks

kgas

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Registered: 2008-11-08

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Re: [bash] Console resolution issues

try with vga=769 in the kernal line. also read this. hope this will help you.

Last edited by kgas (2011-03-21 14:10:57)

Dude11

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Registered: 2011-03-20

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Re: [bash] Console resolution issues

try with vga=769 in the kernal line. also read this. hop this will help you.

Thanks for the reply. It works nice but when /dev thing kicks in it automatically goes into a different mode Any solutions to this?

kgas

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Re: [bash] Console resolution issues

you need to disable KMS in that case.(KMS is enabled by default) i915.modeset=0 in the kernel line and blocking the modules help you to resolve this issue and wiki is your friend,

Mr.Elendig

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Re: [bash] Console resolution issues

No you do not need to disable kms. Just do video=VGA-1:640x480  or similar.

Btw, why not just use a larger font and let the res stay at 800x600?

Last edited by Mr.Elendig (2011-03-21 15:18:39)

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Dude11

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Registered: 2011-03-20

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Re: [bash] Console resolution issues

you need to disable KMS in that case.(KMS is enabled by default) i915.modeset=0 in the kernel line and blocking the modules help you to resolve this issue and wiki is your friend,

What I did was the other way around - I used nomodeset during boot and it worked!

No you do not need to disable kms. Just do video=VGA-1:640x480  or similar.

Btw, why not just use a larger font and let the res stay at 800x600?

Tried this but its a junky 9" monitor for ~3 dollars I got on a flea market and failed at this for no apparent reason(other screens worked on 640x480 with no problem). Also tried to force 8bpp, no luck with that. Guess its hardware dependant.

Thanks for the help everyone!

Last edited by Dude11 (2011-03-21 21:00:49)