Mattia Oss wrote: > On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 08:33:16PM +0100, Sven Joachim wrote: >> On 2017-01-25 16:26 +0100, Mattia Oss wrote: >> >> > On Tue, Jan 24, 2017 at 05:59:42PM +0100, Mattia Oss wrote: >> >> I use grub2. I tried the "text" kernel parameter: it works but it >> >> obviously isn't what I was looking for. >> > >> > I tried with video=vesafb:off but it doesn't seem to work. I've >> > recompiled the kernel without vesafb but I get a blank screen (only at >> > the early phase). >> >> Does GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=text in /etc/default/grub help? Don't forget >> to run update-grub after changing that file. > > Yes as mentioned above this works but I have HUGE characters. > >> > I'm open to any suggestion... >> >> I usually put the graphics driver in the initramfs to load it as early >> as possible. >> >> # echo radeon >> /etc/initramfs-tools/modules >> # update-initramfs -u > > Thanks for the suggestions. I tried it but still got a blank screen. > At this point I think I'll stay with GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=text. > At least it's fast.
I use following in /etc/default/grub as my notebook supports 1024x768 and 1366x768. The later being the native resolution. Perhaps you check with (ex.: xrandr) what your native resolution is and try it out. # The resolution used on graphical terminal # note that you can use only modes which your graphic card supports via VBE # you can see them in real GRUB with the command `vbeinfo' GRUB_GFXMODE=1366x768 #GRUB_GFXMODE=1024x768x24 #GRUB_GFXMODE=1360x768x8,1360x768 GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=keep you need update-grub after changing /etc/default/grub. regards
