2011/10/20 Lavender <448463782_at_qq.com>:

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> ?????????:??"Andrey Moshbear"<andrey.vul_at_gmail.com>;

> ????????????:??2011???10???20???(?????????) ??????2:06

> ?????????:??"gentoo-user"<gentoo-user_at_lists.gentoo.org>;

> ??????:??Re: [gentoo-user] Why can't I set the resolution of console ?

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> On Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 02:05, Lavender <448463782_at_qq.com> wrote:

>> I edit the command line??of grub at boot time .

>> I passed some parametres to kernel like below:

>>

>> root=/dev/sda6 video=atyfb:1024x768_at_60m

>>

>> and I also tried another one:

>>

>> root=/dev/sda6 video=aty128fb:1024x768_at_60m

>>

>> Both of them didn't show any??error messages and the system

>> can start up, but the resolution still no changed.

>>

>> There is an issue happened in my buiding kernel??: I hadn't found

>> the driver for my video card. I'm not sure whether it has anything

>> to do with this issue?

>>

>> BTW, my video card information is below:

>>

>> ATI Technologies Inc M92 LP ??(ATI Radeon 4330 series)

> I just checked my system and found that there is no V86d utility.

> It is wired because I remember the vesa option was chosen

> by default  :-(  . What should I do now? Should I rebuild my kernel or

> compiled vesa into module ?

>

>

Why are you using atyfb instead of (u)vesafb?

Anyhow, uvesafb's plusses over vesafb are:

"

   1. Proper blanking and hardware suspension after delay

   2. Support for custom resolutions as in the system BIOS.

" ( ArchLinux wiki)

Its minus is the requirement of adding /sbin/v86d to the initrd/initramfs.

Also, please avoid top-posting (

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style#Top-posting ).

Bottom-posting increases readability.