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The Real Bev
Aug 18, 2021, 12:42:45 PM8/18/21
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I use the command:
huge.s root=/dev/xxyy rdinit=ro
to do this, but the resulting screen is 80x20, which is intolerable. Is
there something I can add to this command to change the resolution? I'd
like vga=791 if possible.
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Cheers, Bev
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huge.s root=/dev/xxyy rdinit=ro
to do this, but the resulting screen is 80x20, which is intolerable. Is
there something I can add to this command to change the resolution? I'd
like vga=791 if possible.
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Cheers, Bev
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If violence isn't solving the problem, you're not using enough of it.
Henrik Carlqvist
Aug 18, 2021, 12:53:35 PM8/18/21
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On Wed, 18 Aug 2021 09:42:41 -0700, The Real Bev wrote:
> I use the command:
>
> huge.s root=/dev/xxyy rdinit=ro
>
> to do this, but the resulting screen is 80x20, which is intolerable. Is
> there something I can add to this command to change the resolution? I'd
> like vga=791 if possible.
Did you try:
> I use the command:
>
> huge.s root=/dev/xxyy rdinit=ro
>
> to do this, but the resulting screen is 80x20, which is intolerable. Is
> there something I can add to this command to change the resolution? I'd
> like vga=791 if possible.
huge.s root=/dev/xxyy rdinit=ro vga=791
?
regards Henrik
The Real Bev
Aug 18, 2021, 2:29:51 PM8/18/21
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Thanks for the quick reply.
I'm experimenting with the slackware-current ISO. I find that the
command line has changed and now instead of rdinit you use initrd and
the commands to the frame buffer come before the root.
The following line works to get VGA=791:
huge.s vga=791 root=/dev/xxyy initrd= ro
But I'd rather have the mode set to give me 1920x1080, so it seems as
though the boot line is running with nomodeset. I tried adding modeset
or modeset=1 in place of the VGA, but with that I get the 80x24 display.
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Cheers, Bev
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clapping to songs and diabetes.
Chris Elvidge
Aug 18, 2021, 3:42:32 PM8/18/21
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The Real Bev
Aug 18, 2021, 3:45:43 PM8/18/21
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The problem comes from /isolinux/isolinux.cfg which forces a null modset.
I've tried overriding by adding modeset or modeset=1 but that doesn't
override the null modeset.
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Cheers, Bev
"I don't care who your father is! Drop that cross
one more time and you're out of the parade!"
Henrik Carlqvist
Aug 19, 2021, 2:11:56 AM8/19/21
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On Wed, 18 Aug 2021 12:45:41 -0700, The Real Bev wrote:
> The problem comes from /isolinux/isolinux.cfg which forces a null
> modset.
If there is no easier solution to the problem, it is possible to make a
> The problem comes from /isolinux/isolinux.cfg which forces a null
> modset.
copy of the DVD contents, change isolinux.cfg in that copy and create a
new iso image using mkisofs.
regards Henrik
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