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Video rom part of iomem usage
Given some x86_64 linux stock kernel running one single GPU embedded into whatever pci-e extension board.
cat-ing /proc/iomem, I can realize that some space is reserved in RAM and associated to the ...
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cannot run in framebuffer mode. Please specify busIDs
from my previous question empty screen after booting from live persistent usb, I am able after boot to access all files and folders, but the X-server is unable to load (so I get only to tty1). From ...
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Display blacking out on boot (Macbook Linux)
(Please note that I am breaking this out as a separate question from this one I asked earlier: How exactly do the Linux display device files work?)
I have a Linux From Scratch system that I've built (...
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Setting the EFI Framebuffer's Resolution during boot
I've got a MSI WD-60 laptop running Gentoo. It has one of those 3840x2160 screens so I've had to setup Gnome/Firefox/IntellJ to double their DPI for anything to be readable. It all works fine except ...
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What happened to `vga=ask` in newer kernels?
I used to activate framebuffer mode in the "older" kernels with vga=ask, and later setting it to a value, once I've figured out which one works best for me.
Now, this option seems to be gone, the 3....
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Creating a boot splash screen
I've been designing a Linux distro and trying to incorporate a nice user experience into it in the form of pleasing art and an interface that won't confuse or overwhelm first-time Linux users.
The ...
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