[SOLVED]runlevel 3 and video driver

gabx · 2011-12-13 11:48:01

Hello,

I boot ArchLinux in runlevel 3. I installed the nvidia driver, and it is perfectly working when I start X server. But since now, the font size of text during boot process is much too big, as I guess the nv driver is no longer active because of the install of nvidia and the blacklist file.

How can I configure Linux to use nv (or nvidia driver) for level 3, when I am on text mode?

TY for your help.

EDIT : after looking at various docs, it seems the way to controle the video resolution when in console mode is now through KMS. I will test all this soon.

Last edited by gabx (2011-12-13 23:39:37)

karol · 2011-12-13 14:45:23

Set the font size in your rc.conf, nvidia proprietary driver doesn't support KMS.

gabx · 2011-12-13 15:17:05

Ok, I will test as soon as I am on my box.

Karol, are you the only one animating the Forums (cf my yesterday post about e17) ?? :-)

gabx · 2011-12-13 21:04:51

I have this now in my /etc/rc.conf file :

CONSOLEFONT="lat0-08"

Fonts are now smaller, but not small enough, and they are ugly, I guess because of the lack of clean video driver.

I am not very satisfied with this console environment.

karol · 2011-12-13 21:12:29

What resolution are you using in the framebuffer? Do you have any 'vga=' or 'video=' on the kernel commandline? Using higher resolution should help.
You can try uvesafb https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Uvesafb and set the resolution you want https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Uv … re_uvesafb

gabx wrote:

Karol, are you the only one animating the Forums (cf my yesterday post about e17) ?? :-)

Nah, there are many people posting on the forums and they are often more knowledgeable than me, I just read the wiki :-)

Gusar · 2011-12-13 21:14:10

Use vesafb or uvesafb

gabx · 2011-12-13 22:53:47

for now I am trying to do the trick in adding this line in /etc/default/grub file , as I am using GRUB2 under Ubuntu to boot my ArchLinux:

GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD=keep just right below this line :

GRUB_GFXMODE=1600x1200,1280x1024

But it doesn't work. Something weird is that when I update-grub or grub-mkconfig, my /boot/grub/grub.conf doesn't seem to update. I shall see this line set gfxpayload=keep, but I can't see it below gfxmode.

set gfxmode=1280x800
set gfxpayload=keep
insmod gfxterm
insmod vbe

gabx · 2011-12-13 23:39:09

Found finally a way to solve this issue, without installing uvesafb.

Added this line to /etc/default/grub file :

GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD=1600x1200

Now in console mode I have a nice resolution.

Is there any advantage in installing instead the uvesa framebuffer?

TY for your help.

Arch Linux

#1 2011-12-13 11:48:01

[SOLVED]runlevel 3 and video driver

#2 2011-12-13 14:45:23

Re: [SOLVED]runlevel 3 and video driver

#3 2011-12-13 15:17:05

Re: [SOLVED]runlevel 3 and video driver

#4 2011-12-13 21:04:51

Re: [SOLVED]runlevel 3 and video driver

#5 2011-12-13 21:12:29

Re: [SOLVED]runlevel 3 and video driver

#6 2011-12-13 21:14:10

Re: [SOLVED]runlevel 3 and video driver

#7 2011-12-13 22:53:47

Re: [SOLVED]runlevel 3 and video driver

#8 2011-12-13 23:39:09

Re: [SOLVED]runlevel 3 and video driver

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