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Re: [opensuse] output frequency and resolution of terminal window
- From: Felix Miata <mrmazda@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2012 09:59:39 -0400
- Message-id: <4F7B024B.9060401@earthlink.net>
On 2012/04/03 15:34 (GMT+0200) Istvan Gabor composed:
Surely there is a way. I just don't know what.
I don't know, but these are unrelated things I'd try:
1-fbset - look at /etc/sysconfig/console and the man page
2-boot with vga=normal and no quiet on cmdline. If that cures the out of range problem, look in the framebuffer howto's modes table and try something that ASK is not showing. ASK may be broken WRT your video card.
3-try running X on the FOSS driver (change 'Driver "nvidia"' in xorg.conf to 'Driver "nv"'). The nvidia driver may be setting a register or flag that isn't being restored on switch to a tty.
4-boot a live CD or DVD and see if the problem still exists
5-Install a Tumbleweed kernel
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First, this is an old system.
OpenSUSE 11.2 with its default kernel 2.6.31.14-0.8-desktop.
The graphics card is old too, NVIDIA GeForce FX5200, with the
nvidia binary 173.14.31. This works well in graphics mode.
When I boot the system the terminal looks fine.
vga=scan as boot option gives 1024x768x8, 1024x768x16,
1024x768x32 (305, 317, 318 respectively) modes among
others, but there is no higher resolution.
No matter which one I choose from the above three, this is
what occurs:
At boot the display looks OK, and there is no error message from
the display.
After the graphical window has started and I switch to a terminal
window, the display gives the error message "Input signal out of range".
The same happened when I tried a 800x600 resolution at boot.
Is there a way to determine the frequency and resolution of the signal
sent to terminal (framebuffer mode)?
Surely there is a way. I just don't know what.
Or a way to set it?
Might be the frequency for the framebuffer device higher than 60 Hz?
I don't know, but these are unrelated things I'd try:
1-fbset - look at /etc/sysconfig/console and the man page
2-boot with vga=normal and no quiet on cmdline. If that cures the out of range problem, look in the framebuffer howto's modes table and try something that ASK is not showing. ASK may be broken WRT your video card.
3-try running X on the FOSS driver (change 'Driver "nvidia"' in xorg.conf to 'Driver "nv"'). The nvidia driver may be setting a register or flag that isn't being restored on switch to a tty.
4-boot a live CD or DVD and see if the problem still exists
5-Install a Tumbleweed kernel
--
"The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant
words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation)
Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks!
Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/
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