Command Line Interfaces

[NoOp]

On 10/10/2007 04:36 PM, (``-_-´´) -- Fernando wrote:
> On Tuesday 09 October 2007 00:13:24 Pete Holsberg wrote:
>> (``-_-´´) -- Fernando has written on 10/6/2007 3:36 PM:
>> > On Thursday 04 October 2007 23:23:31 Pete Holsberg wrote:
>> > install hwinfo
>> > #sudo apt-get install hwinfo
>> >   
>> > then run it:
>> > # sudo hwinfo --framebuffer
>> >   
>> 
>> linux [pjh] /home/pjh> sudo hwinfo --framebuffer
>> linux [pjh] /home/pjh>
>> 
>> 
>> > choose one of the resolutions and see the vga code for 8 bits.
>> > add it to grub. mine looks like this, for 1280x800 at 8 bits:
>> > ## additional options to use with the default boot option, but not with the
>> > ## alternatives
>> > ## e.g. defoptions=vga=791 resume=/dev/hda5
>> > # defoptions=verbose splash vga=0x0360
>> >
>> > now, save, and run:
>> > #sudo update-grub
>> > and reboot, to see the new terminal at your chosen resolution.
>> >   
>> 
>> I guess I have no framebuffer?
> 
> Have a look at https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/129910
> it seems that the most recent kernel dont have it.
> 
> 

I have 2.6.22-14-386 on 3 seperate machines w/different bios & video
cards; all show framebuffer outputs for:

$ sudo hwinfo --framebuffer