Re: [gentoo-user] Frame-buffer modes on an eee-pc

2009-09-28 Thread Peter Humphrey
On Thursday 24 September 2009 16:19:15 I wrote: > Two problems remain (until I solve those and expose the next layer!): > > 1.On starting X I find that the keyboard and mouse are not connected. I > can ssh in and reboot the machine, so it's still alive - just not > responsive to me at the keyb

Re: [gentoo-user] Frame-buffer modes on an eee-pc

2009-09-24 Thread Peter Humphrey
On Tuesday 22 September 2009 18:33:30 Daniel da Veiga wrote: > As an owner (701 and 900), I researched a lot, and found this: > > http://code.toofishes.net/cgit/dan/eee.git/tree/kernel-eee/kernelconfig An interesting link - thanks. His hardware differs from mine and it's not easy to pick out the

Re: [gentoo-user] Frame-buffer modes on an eee-pc

2009-09-22 Thread Daniel da Veiga
On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 14:20, Peter Humphrey wrote: > On Tuesday 22 September 2009 12:33:59 Willie Wong wrote: > >> Is the framebuffer working? I mean, when you boot with the parameters >> listed up there, are you stuck in 80x25 or are you in a framebuffer >> mode that you don't like? > > No, the

Re: [gentoo-user] Frame-buffer modes on an eee-pc

2009-09-22 Thread Peter Humphrey
On Tuesday 22 September 2009 12:33:59 Willie Wong wrote: > Is the framebuffer working? I mean, when you boot with the parameters > listed up there, are you stuck in 80x25 or are you in a framebuffer > mode that you don't like? No, the fram buffer is not active - I just get 80x25, or some others i

Re: [gentoo-user] Frame-buffer modes on an eee-pc

2009-09-22 Thread Daniel da Veiga
On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 08:02, Peter Humphrey wrote: > Hello list, > > My wife has a nice new Asus 1005AH and I'm installing Gentoo on it so that > she won't have to struggle with the likes of Lookout Inarush. > > I've spent several days so far exploring blind alleys while getting the box > to boo

Re: [gentoo-user] Frame-buffer modes on an eee-pc

2009-09-22 Thread Willie Wong
On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 12:02:59PM +0100, Penguin Lover Peter Humphrey squawked: > root (hd0,4) > kernel /kernel-2.6.31-gentoo root=/dev/sda6 video=intelfb:mode=1024x600 > softlevel=no-x > > When I accidentally hit on the configuration I liked, the display started at > the standard 80x25, then w

[gentoo-user] Frame-buffer modes on an eee-pc

2009-09-22 Thread Peter Humphrey
Hello list, My wife has a nice new Asus 1005AH and I'm installing Gentoo on it so that she won't have to struggle with the likes of Lookout Inarush. I've spent several days so far exploring blind alleys while getting the box to boot with a working Ethernet connection; eventually I discovered th