From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: chuck gelm Subject: Re: Text Display problem on laptop Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2005 06:59:52 -0400 Message-ID: <42FDD2A8.9040804@gelm.net> References: <200508111956.50352.linux-user@nospam.dnsalias.org> <200508112259.56270.linux-user@nospam.dnsalias.org> <42FC9DF0.8030908@gelm.net> <200508122154.49592.linux-user@nospam.dnsalias.org> Reply-To: chuck@gelm.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <200508122154.49592.linux-user@nospam.dnsalias.org> Sender: linux-admin-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format="flowed" To: Dave Cc: linux-admin@vger.kernel.org Dave wrote: > On Friday 12 August 2005 06:02 am, chuck gelm wrote: > >>Dave wrote: >> >>>On Thursday 11 August 2005 10:14 pm, Adrian C. wrote: >>> >>>>Try setting up console framebuffer (with VESA drivers if your videocard >>>>is not supported) and change the resolution from your bootloader config >>>>(/etc/lilo.conf). >>>> >>>>--Adrain. >>>> >>>>Dave wrote: >>>> >>>>>I have an older HP Pavilion laptop (N2150, I believe). Booting it into >>>>>text mode results in several lines of the console being off the bottom >>>>>edge of the screen, which makes it rather difficult to do anything. How >>>>>do I fix this? - >>> >>> Forgive me for being dense ... I'm completely clueless about >>>framebuffers. Furthermore, I'm currently using a Knoppix livecd. >> >> Uh, which Knoppix livecd? >>I have several versions and I may have the same version that you are using. >>Did you try pressing F2 or F3 as suggested at the boot screen? > > > I believe it's 3.7? > > >> I see that a 'framebuffer' mode is recommended for laptops. >> >>"A complete list of boot options can be found in the file >>knoppix-cheatcodes.txt on your CD, inside the "KNOPPIX" directory." > > > I've tried a couple of them, but no joy. Which mode makes an 80x25 text mode > screen fit on the display? Hi, Dave: I used version 3.7 also. IIRC, I tried knoppix screen=800x600 depth=16 and then selected mode "0" (80x25). Specifically, what boot prompts have you tried? If you see "You passed an undefined mode number. Press to see a list ..." Try mode "0". Hmmm, this seems to be more of a 'linux-newbie' than a 'linux-admin'. :-| HTH, Chuck