Date: Fri, 24 Dec 2004 00:52:16 -0800 (PST) From: Mervin McDougall <mcd_advisory@yahoo.com> To: Nikolas Britton <freebsd@nbritton.org> Cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: kern/71142; VESA 1024x768; (Poor Console resolution on Compaq 2103US) Message-ID: <20041224085217.42737.qmail@web61205.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <41CB6020.3050805@nbritton.org>
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Ok here are a few questions I have about how do I get this done 1. do I copy the patch exactly as is from the webpage? 2. I am not a programmer of any sorts so how do I fix lines 790, 982, and 1000? A few pointers would be fine 3. What is qp2txt and patch.eml? I think this is one instance where a simple how to would be in order for a newbie to get this done. But honestly could really use the help for those 3 problem areas before i applied this different patch. Merv --- Nikolas Britton <freebsd@nbritton.org> wrote: > Mervin McDougall wrote: > > >I have one experience to share as a newbie, that of > >trying to get a proper console resolution on my > >laptop. I chose to stick with FreeBSD over > Slackware > >for my laptop for the simplicity in its init system > >and fewer init levels, its ports and packages > system > >which reduces the stress of looking for a file and > all > >its dependencies and getting it downloaded, > compiled > >and using on my laptop and basically its speed of > >booting- in 2/3 the time it takes slackware linux > to > >boot, bsd is at the loging prompt.However,getting > the > >proper console resolution was a pain as I favour > >console over X. > > > >I tried recompiling the kernel including support > for > >Vesa by including options VESA and SC_PIXEL_MODE > and > >that didn't work.I tried compiling the kernel with > >suppor for VGA_90WIDTH and that still did not > provide > >me with adequate space on my screen to get anything > >else done. My console only the center of my screen > and > >only occupied a 1/3 rd of the entire screen. I was > >very stressed until I cam across a website of > someone > >who had successfully installed FreeBSD 5.2.1 on a > >similar laptop. I contacted him and he explained > that > >he had similar problem but got over the issue by > >making use of a patch which allowed me to achieve > >screen resolutions of 1024x768. > > > >I have gotten over the problem happily but there > are > >still some issues that the patch created in making > use > >of it as slower performance in switching from > console > >to X and the printing of error information when the > >kernel is initiating vidcontrol but I get to use > >console more often thankfully. > > > >I wish that the freebsd team would look into fixing > >any errors in vidcontrol to get the problem with > >screen resolutions on laptops fixed. I was able to > do > >this with ease using linux framebuffer settings > with > >slackware but had so much difficulty getting that > done > >under freebsd 5.3. > > > >I could have chosen to give up and simply use linux > >but I like the way freebsd performs something about > it > >is just magically and wouldn't want to miss out on > >using it. I just wish somethng could be done to > better > >the performance of the system as is and get rid of > >some of those escape errors. or gett a better patch > >from the freebsd team. > > > >If anyone has a similar laptop and wants to get > some > >specifics about what works and what doesn't feel > free > >to visit > >http://demira.shopkeeper.de/~sascha/nx9005/ > >its pretty informative. > > > >Mervin McDougall > > > > > > > > > > > (For FreeBSD current mailing list and Cyrille > Lefevre): What is the > current status of this patch, is there an updated > version of this patch > that address console slowness, etc., and when will > it be MFC'd to > 5-STABLE? (5.4_RELEASE?) > ---------------- > This is a problem with most ATI RAGE cards including > my laptop (Armada > 1750, ATI Rage LT Pro) I have successfully applied > this patch to that > system and can now use 1024x768 at the console, the > patch is here: > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=kern/71142 > Please note that at Lines 790, 982, and 1000 are > hard returns that brake > the patch when run though the awk script so fix them > before you run > "qp2txt patch.eml | patch" or "patch <nameofpatch". > after I fixed those > problems the patch applied cleanly to 5.3-RELEASE > and I then rebuilt my > kernel with "options VESA" and "options > SC_PIXEL_MODE" and rebuilt > vidcontrol then typed in "vidcontrol MODE_279", > after I tested that to > see if it worked, I added it to my rc.conf as > "allscreens_flags="MODE_279". > > For more info about this patch go here > http://unix.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/FreeBSD/current/2004-08/ > and > read the thread labeled "[PATCH TO TEST] VESA > [1024x768] mode support > for FreeBSD-CURRENT" (08/27/04 - 08/31/04) > > Also this resource is very helpful, The FreeBSD > Console - Living without > X: http://lickwid.ath.cx/~tlp/fbsd-console.html > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-newbies > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-newbies-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - now with 250MB free storage. Learn more. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250
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