How to enable kernel mode setting with Intel onboard graphics
John Summerfield
debian at herakles.homelinux.org
Thu Mar 5 02:48:36 UTC 2009
John Summerfield wrote:
> modinfo intelfb
>
> I like 1280x1024. so in /etc/modprobe.conf I have this:
>
> options intelfb mode=1280x1024 at 70
>
> Sometimes, something upsets the console and it goes all distorted so I
> have to do this too:
> fbset -a 1280x1024-70
>
> Valid arguments are listed in /etc/fbset
>
> Note, I think that that graphical boot console is all very nice, but not
> on my computers. I turn it off, and remove quiet too: if something goes
> wrong, I want to know about it first time.
I think there's some magic to get the module into the initrd too, after
this is set up. Look at the mkinitrd script for clues.
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Cheers
John
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