Re: console screen

2011-07-14 Thread Tom H
On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 9:08 PM, Wolodja Wentland wrote: > On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 07:06 -0400, Tom H wrote: >> >> "info grub" lists these variables in one of its sections (there's a >> way of going straight to that section but I don't know it). > > $ info -f grub -n 'Simple configuration' Thanks

Re: console screen

2011-07-13 Thread Wolodja Wentland
On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 07:06 -0400, Tom H wrote: > "info grub" lists these variables in one of its sections (there's a > way of going straight to that section but I don't know it). $ info -f grub -n 'Simple configuration' -- .''`. Wolodja Wentland : :' : `. `'` 4096R/CAF14EFC

Re: console screen

2011-07-11 Thread Tom H
On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 11:17 AM, Scott Ferguson wrote: > On 12/07/11 01:03, Bonno Bloksma wrote: > > Where did you find any info about this PAYLOAD_LINUX option? I have > been > googling all morning to find a decent (debian) grub2 manual that > lists all > the options? >>>

Re: console screen

2011-07-11 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 12/07/11 01:03, Bonno Bloksma wrote: > Hi, > Where did you find any info about this PAYLOAD_LINUX option? I have been googling all morning to find a decent (debian) grub2 manual that lists all the options? >>> >>> I found it on the Arch wiki a *very*long* time ago. Rel

Re: console screen

2011-07-11 Thread Bonno Bloksma
Hi, Where did you find any info about this PAYLOAD_LINUX option? I have been googling all morning to find a decent (debian) grub2 manual that lists all the options? I found it on the Arch wiki a *very*long* time ago. "info grub" lists these variables in one of its sections (there's a way of g

Re: console screen

2011-07-01 Thread Brian
On Sat 02 Jul 2011 at 00:07:55 +0200, lee wrote: > Hm. Nouveau did it automatically. When I switched to the nvidia > packages, I got the normal 80x25 display. 'video-VGA-1:1280x1024' is a kernel command line parameter. A long time has passed since I used it so I've forgotton the ins and outs. I

Re: console screen

2011-07-01 Thread lee
Brian writes: > On Fri 01 Jul 2011 at 17:01:42 +0200, lee wrote: > >> Tom H writes: >> >> , >> | GRUB_GFXMODE=1920x1200 >> | GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=1920x1200 >> ` >> >> ... makes only the grub menu show up in 1920x1200, the console comes up >> in 80x25. > >GRUB_GFXMODE=1024x768 > >

Re: console screen

2011-07-01 Thread Brian
On Fri 01 Jul 2011 at 17:01:42 +0200, lee wrote: > Tom H writes: > > , > | GRUB_GFXMODE=1920x1200 > | GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=1920x1200 > ` > > ... makes only the grub menu show up in 1920x1200, the console comes up > in 80x25. GRUB_GFXMODE=1024x768 for my GRUB menu. GRUB_CMDLINE

Re: console screen

2011-07-01 Thread lee
Tom H writes: > On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 11:01 AM, lee wrote: >> Tom H writes: >>> On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 5:26 AM, Bonno Bloksma wrote: After upgrading to squeeze and Grub2 my old line: # defoptions=vga=791 in the menu.lst file is no longer relevant and I am supposed to do

Re: console screen

2011-07-01 Thread Tom H
On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 11:01 AM, lee wrote: > Tom H writes: >> On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 5:26 AM, Bonno Bloksma wrote: >>> >>> After upgrading to squeeze and Grub2 my old line: >>> # defoptions=vga=791 >>> in the menu.lst file is no longer relevant and I am supposed to do something >> >> [...] >>

Re: console screen

2011-07-01 Thread lee
Tom H writes: > On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 5:26 AM, Bonno Bloksma wrote: >> >> After upgrading to squeeze and Grub2 my old line: >> # defoptions=vga=791 >> in the menu.lst file is no longer relevant and I am supposed to do something > > [...] > > For 1280x1024: > GRUB_GFXMODE=1280x1024 > and > GRUB

Re: console screen

2011-07-01 Thread Tom H
On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 8:26 AM, Graham wrote: > On Thu, 30 Jun 2011 11:01:43 +0100 > kuLa wrote: >> On 30/06/11 10:26, Bonno Bloksma wrote: >>> >>> After upgrading to squeeze and Grub2 my old line: >>> # defoptions=vga=791 >>> in the menu.lst file is no longer relevant and I am supposed to do >>

Re: console screen

2011-06-30 Thread Graham
On Thu, 30 Jun 2011 11:01:43 +0100 kuLa wrote: > > On 30/06/11 10:26, Bonno Bloksma wrote: > > Hi, > > > > After upgrading to squeeze and Grub2 my old line: > > # defoptions=vga=791 > > in the menu.lst file is no longer relevant and I am supposed to do > > something with the /etc/default/grub f

Re: console screen

2011-06-30 Thread Bonno Bloksma
Hi, Where did you find any info about this PAYLOAD_LINUX option? I have been googling all morning to find a decent (debian) grub2 manual that lists all the options? I found it on the Arch wiki a *very*long* time ago. "info grub" lists these variables in one of its sections (there's a way of g

Re: console screen

2011-06-30 Thread Tom H
Back on-list On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 6:24 AM, Bonno Bloksma wrote: > >>> After upgrading to squeeze and Grub2 my old line: >>> # defoptions=vga=791 >>> in the menu.lst file is no longer relevant and I am supposed to do >>> something >>> with the /etc/default/grub file. In there it states: >>> >>>

Re: console screen

2011-06-30 Thread Tom H
On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 5:26 AM, Bonno Bloksma wrote: > > After upgrading to squeeze and Grub2 my old line: > # defoptions=vga=791 > in the menu.lst file is no longer relevant and I am supposed to do something > with the /etc/default/grub file. In there it states: > > # The resolution used on grap

Re: console screen

2011-06-30 Thread kuLa
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 30/06/11 10:26, Bonno Bloksma wrote: > Hi, > > After upgrading to squeeze and Grub2 my old line: > # defoptions=vga=791 > in the menu.lst file is no longer relevant and I am supposed to do > something with the /etc/default/grub file. In there it st

Re: Console screen energy saving time control

2006-10-30 Thread Douglas Tutty
On Mon, Oct 30, 2006 at 08:24:24PM -0500, T wrote: > On Mon, 30 Oct 2006 19:28:05 -0500, Douglas Tutty wrote: > > >> I'm wondering how I can configure my console screen energy saving time. > >> ie, when my PC is left with tty screens. > >> > > man setterm > > /usr/bin/setterm > > Thanks, I tried

Re: Console screen energy saving time control

2006-10-30 Thread T
On Mon, 30 Oct 2006 19:28:05 -0500, Douglas Tutty wrote: >> I'm wondering how I can configure my console screen energy saving time. >> ie, when my PC is left with tty screens. >> > man setterm > /usr/bin/setterm Thanks, I tried setterm -powerdown 1 but nothing happened, even after 2 minutes.

Re: Console screen energy saving time control

2006-10-30 Thread Douglas Tutty
On Mon, Oct 30, 2006 at 06:40:46PM -0500, T wrote: > Hi, > > I know how to control the screen energy saving time under X, but > I'm wondering how I can configure my console screen energy saving time. > ie, when my PC is left with tty screens. > man setterm /usr/bin/setterm -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, e

Re: console screen size

2006-06-01 Thread Alan Ianson
On Thu June 1 2006 05:41 am, Juha Tuuna wrote: > On Thursday, 1. June 2006 00:33, Sjoerd Hiemstra wrote: > > Alan Ianson wrote: > > > On this particular machine I am working on I get a text screen size of > > > 80x25. I'd like to change it to 80x30, or perhaps I need a 640x480 > > > frame buffer.

Re: console screen size

2006-06-01 Thread Juha Tuuna
On Thursday, 1. June 2006 00:33, Sjoerd Hiemstra wrote: > Alan Ianson wrote: > > On this particular machine I am working on I get a text screen size of > > 80x25. I'd like to change it to 80x30, or perhaps I need a 640x480 > > frame buffer. Is there a way I can change that from the command line,

Re: console screen size

2006-05-31 Thread Sjoerd Hiemstra
Alan Ianson wrote: > On this particular machine I am working on I get a text screen size of > 80x25. I'd like to change it to 80x30, or perhaps I need a 640x480 > frame buffer. Is there a way I can change that from the command line, > or in grub's menu.list maybe? Yes, with the 'vga=' option in

Re: console screen black out

2001-06-23 Thread ktb
On Sat, Jun 23, 2001 at 07:53:48PM -0700, Mike Egglestone wrote: > Hi all... > > How do you change the amount of time > when your at the command prompt > and the screen goes blank? > > I know xset is used in Xwindows... > but how do you set it for just regular logins... > Will this setting be

Re: Console screen blanking time ?

1999-09-11 Thread Bob Nielsen
setterm -blank [0-60] (blanking time in minutes, 0=never) Bob On Sat, Sep 11, 1999 at 11:31:29AM -0400, Paul McHale wrote: > Hi, > > Does anyone know how to change/disable the console screen blanking time when > in text mode ? > > > thanks, > > paul > > > **

Re: Console Screen Saver

1999-04-07 Thread Wayne Topa
Subject: Console Screen Saver Date: Wed, Apr 07, 1999 at 11:33:26AM -0500 In reply to:Chris Brown Quoting Chris Brown([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > We would like to completely and fully disable the screen saver for > the console. > setterm - set terminal attributes setterm [ -blank [

Re: Console Screen Saver

1999-04-07 Thread Collins M. Ben
On Wed, Apr 07, 1999 at 12:43:37PM -0500, Chris Brown wrote: > The command we use is "setterm -blank 0" > > it works once logged in, but we want to disable blanking the screen > very early on in the boot process. Create a file /etc/rcS.d/0screen_blank and put that command in it. You may also n

Re: Console Screen Saver

1999-04-07 Thread Chris Brown
The command we use is "setterm -blank 0" it works once logged in, but we want to disable blanking the screen very early on in the boot process. On 7 Apr 99 at 8:42, Alan Su wrote: > what is the command you're using to turn off screen blanking? > > -alan > ***