Re: [Dng] Nice feature for vdev

2015-02-12 Thread Isaac Dunham
On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 09:50:08AM -0500, Steve Litt wrote: > Here's the source of this desire. I have bad eyesight. No matter how I > set VGA or console or whatever in Grub, when udev runs, it changes the > screen to a framebuffer with teensy-tiny fonts I can't read. Which > means all my virtual t

Re: [Dng] Nice feature for vdev

2015-02-12 Thread Nate Bargmann
Steve, On Debian, at least, console fonts and sizes are set in /etc/default/console-setup and your distribution may have something similar. - Nate -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Ham radio, Linux, bikes, and more:

Re: [Dng] Nice feature for vdev

2015-02-12 Thread Jude Nelson
Hi Steve, Can you confirm that it is udev causing this, and not something that can you cannot override with a kernel parameter (like vga=ext)? Also, if you know of a script or set of commands that sets the appropriate resolution, I can have vdev run them when it enumerates the DRI devices. Thank

Re: [Dng] Nice feature for vdev

2015-02-12 Thread Jaromil
disclaimer: the last time I've looked into this it was about 10 years ago On Thu, 12 Feb 2015, Steve Litt wrote: > That's good news, because on Manjaro and CentOS, *U*dev changes the > screen resolution. I suspect that is because it may be loading the framebuffer driver? I also hate when it ha

Re: [Dng] Nice feature for vdev

2015-02-12 Thread Steve Litt
Hi Gravis, That's good news, because on Manjaro and CentOS, *U*dev changes the screen resolution. Thanks SteveT On Thu, 12 Feb 2015 10:18:49 -0500 Gravis wrote: > steve, vdev has nothing to do with the screen resolution and will not > alter it any more than a "Hello World" program would. > --

Re: [Dng] Nice feature for vdev

2015-02-12 Thread Gravis
steve, vdev has nothing to do with the screen resolution and will not alter it any more than a "Hello World" program would. --Gravis On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 9:50 AM, Steve Litt wrote: > Hi Jude, > > I have no idea if this would be possible, but if it is, it would be > nice. > > It would be nice

[Dng] Nice feature for vdev

2015-02-12 Thread Steve Litt
Hi Jude, I have no idea if this would be possible, but if it is, it would be nice. It would be nice if either: * vdev doesn't change the screen resolution/display method, or * vdev enables you to specify screen resolution/display method Here's the source of this desire. I have bad eyesight. No