Keep a console to be like rhgb

Jan Welker jan.welker at gmail.com
Thu May 3 08:43:51 UTC 2007


Have you tried "vga=791"?

cheers, Jan

On 5/2/07, Leo <sdl.web at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> ----- Matthew Saltzman (2007-05-02) wrote:-----
>
> >>> I have not played with it, but you could try adding video=intelfb to
> >>> your grub boot line, and see how it works. (I used it with lilo by
> >>> adding it to the append= section using other video cards.) You can
> >>> also specify the mode you want as well as other options. I first ran
> >>> into it when running Linux on a Sparc Station II - you have to use
> >>> the frame buffer for the console, as there isn't a native text mode.
> >>>
> >>> Mikkel
> >>
> >> I am getting closer ;)
> >>
> >> However, I wonder what do you to do to load intelfb module. I try to
> >> pass `video=intelfb' to kernel, nothing happened I guess it is because
> >> intelfb is not loaded.
> >
> > In /etc/sysconfig/mkinitrd, include the line,
> >
> >       MODULES="intelfb"
> >
> > (create it if it doesn't exist).  Then rebuild your initrd.  With that
> > config file set up, future kernel installs will automatically build
> > intelfb into the initrd.
> >
>
> Matthew, this seems like a good trick. However is it possible to set the
> module parameters in the same file?
>
> I found out the intelfb is now loaded but has no effect in the
> resolution at all.
>
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