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Old 09-16-2005, 08:01 PM   #1
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fixing my console and stuff?


when i boot off of the kernel that came with my linux distro(slackware), my console is real nice when i first start up: picture of tux at the top, font isnt too big, colored text. but i recently compiled a new kernel(2.6.13.1) and the console looks bad, size is too big(i dunno if it's the font size or the overall screen size), i think my ls is still color coded, but i want my tux picture ). also, there are a few errors that i see scroll by very quickly when i first load, is there any way i can see a log of the startup? is the startup(where it says loading hotplug, starting pcmcia, loading alsa, etc.) managed by lilo or what?

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Old 09-16-2005, 08:45 PM   #2
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You need framebuffer support enabled in multiple places before you will actually get it. Recheck your kernel configuration.

Edit:
For the boot messages, try
Code:
dmesg |less
and look in /var/log

Lilo bootstrapps the kernel, then goes away. It does not do anything else.

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Old 09-16-2005, 08:57 PM   #3
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logs are often found in /var/log/
(Actually I'd like to know where to find that boot stuff - there's a log in there for "boot messages" but it isn't it.)

You compiled a new kernel and everything looks wrong?
Perhaps you should go carefully through the process again and check you've included everything?
 
Old 09-16-2005, 11:01 PM   #4
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The boot loader settings might have some thing to do with it.
Are you using lilo?
check /etc/lilo.conf
there is an option there to specify vga mode/framebuffer
I use "vga=normal", check lilo.conf(5) for more options to pass to vga.
 
Old 09-16-2005, 11:08 PM   #5
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yeah, but i havent changed my lilo.conf and if i boot off of the old kernel(which i still keep around). the console is the right screen size.
 
  


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