Re: Nouveau Experiments (was: Re: grub-probe: error: cannot stat `/dev/root')
On Sun, 08 May 2011 19:01:00 -0400 (EDT), Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote:
>
> BTW, anyone know how to request that the non-X virtual terminals not use the
> framebuffer? It looks quite weird with my setup, so I'd prefer text mode VTs
> for the most part.
I don't think that's possible. If you use the nouveau driver in X, you must
use the framebuffer for text virtual consoles. However, there are ways to configure
things to give your text virtual consoles (vt1-vt6) a more normal "look and feel".
By default, it uses the same timings for both text and graphics mode. So,
for example, if your X server uses a 1024x768 graphics mode, your regular vts
will use a 128x48 text console. (1024/8 = 128, 768/16 = 48.) But you can override
that by using the "video" kernel boot parameter. For example,
video=VGA-1:640x400@70
(assuming a CRT monitor). This will give you a standard 80x25 text console
(640/8 = 80, 400/16 = 25). The down side is those annoying KMS messages
every time you switch modes. There's probably a way to suppress them, but I
haven't bothered to figure out how yet.
In my case, my monitor requires an interlaced mode, and interlaced modes
don't work at all with nouveau; so I've been forced to go back to the nv
driver. (The problem seems to be on the kernel side, however, not in the
nouveau X driver itself.)
--
.''`. Stephen Powell
: :' :
`. `'`
`-
Reply to: