[arch-general] does using kms mean that you're stick to a framebuffer with specific resolution that you can't change?

2013-07-12 Thread Xeslaro
the maximum resolution of my laptop is 1366x768, that's also the framebuffer size with kms enabled. the problem is when i attach a monitor with resolution 1920x1080 to it, the video output is at the top-left corner of the monitor. and i found myself unable to change the framebuffer size, appendin

Re: [arch-general] is it possible to disable bold(bright) color under console?

2012-09-08 Thread Xeslaro
On Tue, Sep 04, 2012 at 04:51:38PM +0200, Rodrigo Rivas wrote: > I was thinking on patching & recompiling the kernel module associated to > the console... > > But on second thought, you may better try with "screen" (if you are not > using it already). Just adding the following line to the .screenr

Re: [arch-general] is it possible to disable bold(bright) color under console?

2012-09-04 Thread Xeslaro
On Tue, Sep 04, 2012 at 12:33:53PM +0200, Rodrigo Rivas wrote: > You are not telling wich console are you using... Are you in some kind of > virtual terminal? Or in the linux console? If the latter, are you using the > old VGA console or the new FB console? > > -- > Rodrigo sorry, i thought th

[arch-general] is it possible to disable bold(bright) color under console?

2012-09-04 Thread Xeslaro
when some application write, for example, \e[1;31m msg \e[0m to console, is it possible to just ignore the "1;" which asks to use a bold(bright) color and just write \e[31m msg \e[0m instead? i don't like bold colors, they make eyes suffering. i tried setterm -bold off, which doesn't work;

Re: [arch-general] problem with realtek 8192cu usb wireless card

2012-09-02 Thread Xeslaro
On Sat, Sep 01, 2012 at 05:13:32PM -0400, Kyle wrote: > Try installing dkms-8192cu from AUR. This may or may not work for your > specific card, but it appears to work perfectly without any firmware using my > 8188CUS USB card. Since your model is different, your mileage may vary, but > hopefully

Re: [arch-general] problem with realtek 8192cu usb wireless card

2012-09-01 Thread Xeslaro
On Sat, Sep 01, 2012 at 01:57:26PM +0600, Kirill Churin wrote: > Hello, for the free driver, it's stated that non-free firmware must be > present for this card: http://wiki.debian.org/rtl819x#Drivers > I can't find it in the Arch repos, so you can download debian's > package and put firmware in it'

[arch-general] problem with realtek 8192cu usb wireless card

2012-08-31 Thread Xeslaro
i bought a usb wireless card TP-Link WN821Nv4 with idVendor=0bda and idProduct=8178, which shows it's a realtek 8192cu card. although i'm using linux kernel 3.2.6, which includes a module called rtl8192cu, from the source i could see there's no support for the specific idVendor and idProduct.

[arch-general] problem with realtek 8192cu usb wireless card

2012-08-31 Thread Xeslaro
i bought a usb wireless card TP-Link WN821Nv4 with idVendor=0bda and idProduct=8178, which shows it's a realtek 8192cu card. although i'm using linux kernel 3.2.6, which includes a module called rtl8192cu, from the source i could see there's no support for the specific idVendor and idProduct.