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Old 08-04-2012, 05:29 AM   #1
saavedra29
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Debian - linux console hides the last lines at the end. Can't see the cursor line.


Hello, i have installed Debian Sqeeze on my desktop and have a problem. When i exit the X and go back to console i can't see the last (5-10) lines including of caurse the line of the cursor. Whatever i do i can see only some lines above. Can you help me?
I include my /boot/grub/grub.cfg file.
Code:
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
#
# It is automatically generated by grub-mkconfig using templates
# from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
#

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
if [ -s $prefix/grubenv ]; then
  load_env
fi
set default="0"
if [ "${prev_saved_entry}" ]; then
  set saved_entry="${prev_saved_entry}"
  save_env saved_entry
  set prev_saved_entry=
  save_env prev_saved_entry
  set boot_once=true
fi

function savedefault {
  if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then
    saved_entry="${chosen}"
    save_env saved_entry
  fi
}

function load_video {
  insmod vbe
  insmod vga
  insmod video_bochs
  insmod video_cirrus
}

insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos4)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set f3f991e2-9909-48f0-94da-4ba8e9fe6c82
if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
  set gfxmode=640x480
  load_video
  insmod gfxterm
fi
terminal_output gfxterm
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos4)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set f3f991e2-9909-48f0-94da-4ba8e9fe6c82
set locale_dir=($root)/boot/grub/locale
set lang=en
insmod gettext
set timeout=5
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos4)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set f3f991e2-9909-48f0-94da-4ba8e9fe6c82
insmod png
if background_image /usr/share/images/desktop-base/spacefun-grub.png; then
  set color_normal=light-gray/black
  set color_highlight=white/black
else
  set menu_color_normal=cyan/blue
  set menu_color_highlight=white/blue
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
menuentry 'Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 2.6.32-5-amd64' --class debian --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
	insmod part_msdos
	insmod ext2
	set root='(hd0,msdos4)'
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set f3f991e2-9909-48f0-94da-4ba8e9fe6c82
	echo	'Loading Linux 2.6.32-5-amd64 ...'
	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-5-amd64 root=UUID=f3f991e2-9909-48f0-94da-4ba8e9fe6c82 ro  quiet
	echo	'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-5-amd64
}
menuentry 'Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 2.6.32-5-amd64 (recovery mode)' --class debian --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
	insmod part_msdos
	insmod ext2
	set root='(hd0,msdos4)'
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set f3f991e2-9909-48f0-94da-4ba8e9fe6c82
	echo	'Loading Linux 2.6.32-5-amd64 ...'
	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-5-amd64 root=UUID=f3f991e2-9909-48f0-94da-4ba8e9fe6c82 ro single 
	echo	'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-5-amd64
}
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
### END /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
menuentry "Linux (on /dev/sda2)" {
	insmod part_msdos
	insmod ext2
	set root='(hd0,msdos2)'
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 376d73df-0b43-4cd3-bb0d-c5b55c5b4d4d
	linux /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/sda2 ro  vt.default_utf8=1 vga=791
	initrd /boot/initrd.gz
}
menuentry "Slackware Linux (Slackware 14.0) (on /dev/sda2)" {
	insmod part_msdos
	insmod ext2
	set root='(hd0,msdos2)'
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 376d73df-0b43-4cd3-bb0d-c5b55c5b4d4d
	linux /boot/vmlinuz-generic-3.2.21 root=/dev/sda2
}
menuentry "Slackware Linux (Slackware 14.0) (on /dev/sda2)" {
	insmod part_msdos
	insmod ext2
	set root='(hd0,msdos2)'
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 376d73df-0b43-4cd3-bb0d-c5b55c5b4d4d
	linux /boot/vmlinuz-huge-3.2.21 root=/dev/sda2
}
### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries.  Simply type the
# menu entries you want to add after this comment.  Be careful not to change
# the 'exec tail' line above.
### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
if [ -f  $prefix/custom.cfg ]; then
  source $prefix/custom.cfg;
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
 
Old 08-04-2012, 06:02 AM   #2
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Also when i press "enter" some times, the following error reveals:
Code:
Microsoft Wired Keyboard 600: failed to initialize for relative axes
Could this have any relation?
 
Old 08-06-2012, 07:17 AM   #3
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When i exit the X and go back to console i can't see the last (5-10) lines including of caurse the line of the cursor. Whatever i do i can see only some lines above.
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