Nikos Chantziaras <rea...@arcor.de> [11-01-02 14:12]: > On 01/02/2011 01:28 PM, meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > >Hi, > > > >there is a "small" linux distribution (GRML), which I use for rescue > >and other purposes. I installed it on a USB-stick. > > > >Furthermore installed in my PC there is a MSI GT430 (nvidia) graphics > >card and I use the nvidia-driver in conjunction with xorg 1.9.2. > > > >So far so nice... > > > >The GRML uses the noveau driver as far as I know. > > > >When I boot from my USB-stick I get a very nice high resolution > >linux console. It uses vga=791 on the kernel commandline. > > Nouveau uses KMS, which means it automatically uses the monitor's > native resolution and supports all resolutions the graphics card is > capable of. > > On your PC, you're using the VESA fb driver, not Nouveau KMS. That > means you're limited to VESA resolutions for your consoles. You can > use the "vbetest" utility to detect which modes your card's VESA BIOS > supports. To use this tool, emerge the "sys-libs/lrmi" package. > Simply run the tool and it will print a list of modes you can use, and > the resolutions those modes correspond to. > > If your desired resolution is not in the list, then there's no way to > use that resolution in a VESA fb; you will need to switch to Nouveau's > KMS fb. > >
Hi Nikos, unfortunately lrmi fails to compile. Best regards, mcc
