On Sat, 30 Jan 2010 22:32:54 +0200 Anton Zinoviev wrote: > On Sat, Jan 30, 2010 at 09:16:43PM +0100, Francesco Poli wrote: > > > > b) console resolution becomes equal to the one used for the X session > > (e.g. 1280x1024, checked with the LCD monitor on screen display), even > > though it was lower, before starting X > > This is somewhat strange because it is possible only if the console uses > framebuffer. Have you configured framebuffer? No, I haven't. At least, not as far as I know! ;-) > Or maybe the new version > of X automatically loads the framebuffer driver (I have no idea). No idea, either. How can I find out if I am using a framebuffer console? > > > d) if I become root and issue the 'setupcon' command, 'toilet -f > > future' symbols work correctly again (without even the broken joints > > problem...), but the screen resolution stays as in the X session > > The joints are never broken if framebuffer is used because the size of > the symbols on the console is reduced to 8x16 pixels compared to 9x16 > when the usual text mode is used. This is what you told me a while ago, and is an incentive to switch to a framebuffer console. However, the undesired screen resolution changes and console configuration losses that I am currently experiencing discourage me from doing such a switch (assuming that these problems are caused by framebuffer...). -- http://www.inventati.org/frx/progs/scripts/pdebuild-hooks.html Need some pdebuild hook scripts? ..................................................... Francesco Poli . GnuPG key fpr == C979 F34B 27CE 5CD8 DC12 31B5 78F4 279B DD6D FCF4
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