On Saturday 26 June 2010 23:48:46 Christopher Swift wrote: > On 26 June 2010 22:36, <waltd...@waltdnes.org> wrote: > > 1) Text sucks on webpages, and other GUI apps. For a sample, see... > > http://clients.teksavvy.com/~walterdnes/misc/webtext.png where I snipped > > 2 sentences from the CNN webpage. How can I fix it? > > > > 2) Back in 2000, one of the things that drove me to linux was the > > availability of true console text mode, and also true console text mode > > apps. Up till now, I've used text mode when possible, because it's a > > lot easier on my eyes. I'm realistic about using X for web browsing and > > spreadsheets, and other GUI-oriented stuff. But email and text files > > should be textmode, dammit. > > > > However, my new machine's Intel integrated graphics chip doesn't agree. > > X will *NOT* work unless I enable i915 DRM driver in make menuconfig, > > like so... > > > > <*> Intel 830M, 845G, 852GM, 855GM, 865G (i915 driver) ---> > > > > This results in framebuffer being *FORCED* on. > > > > <*> Direct Rendering Manager (XFree86 4.1.0 and higher DRI support > > -*- Lowlevel video output switch controls > > -*- Support for frame buffer devices ---> > > > > Let's just say that framebuffer video on a 1920x1200 24" LCD "sucketh > > to the max". I get 74 rows by some ridiculous number of columns of > > miniscule, virtually unreadable font. This is with the default VGA > > boot, not with VGA=6. Is there any way I can get rid of framebuffer > > mode, while retaining X functionality? Why the bleep does X Windows > > require framebuffer, anyways? The "lspci -vv" output for my video card > > is listed below... > > > > 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Clarkdale > > Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 12) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) > > Subsystem: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. Device 7636 > > Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- > > ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+ > > Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- > > <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- > > Latency: 0 > > Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 31 > > Region 0: Memory at fb800000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4M] > > Region 2: Memory at d0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M] > > Region 4: I/O ports at cc00 [size=8] > > Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled] > > Capabilities: [90] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit- > > Address: fee0f00c Data: 4199 > > Capabilities: [d0] Power Management version 2 > > Flags: PMEClk- DSI+ D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA > > PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-) > > Status: D0 NoSoftRst- PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- > > Capabilities: [a4] PCI Advanced Features > > AFCap: TP+ FLR+ > > AFCtrl: FLR- > > AFStatus: TP- > > Kernel driver in use: i915 > > > > -- > > Walter Dnes <waltd...@waltdnes.org> > > I had a similar problem with fonts in X and I used the following > walkthrough guide to fix it: > http://www.kev009.com/wp/2009/12/getting-beautiful-fonts-in-gentoo-linux/
Walter, have you tried to find the vga modes that your card supports using vbetools (you'll need vbetest) or running 'hwinfo --vbe' ? Then you can experiment with the different settings until you get a font size that suits your needs. -- Regards, Mick
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