Did Debian's text console font change recently? How to get theold one back? -- It was Nouveau in Kernel 2.6.32-5!
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From: Ant on 5 Jun 2010 10:03 On 6/4/2010 7:32 AM PT, Ant typed: > In alt.os.debian J G Miller <miller(a)yoyo.org> wrote: > > On Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:47:05 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote: > > > > > "To reset the console font back to what it was before, you just run > > > dpkg-reconfigure console-setup and then choose "VGA" as your console > > > font." > > > This changes the entry for FONTFACE in /etc/default/console-setup. > > > Take a look at that file should you wish to make the change directly, > > and to see what else can be configured for console-setup. > > I rebooted today after almost a month of uptime to upgrade my old > Debian's Kernel v2.6.32-4-686 to v2.6.32-5-686. Now, I see my fonts are > tiny with more areas to show. > > I tried the above suggestions, but they did not work. Am I missing > something? OK, I think I got it working. According to NVIDIA's Danix forum thread (http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=2263528) replies, Debian's Kernel 2.6.32-5 has Nouveau. It is conflicting NVIDIA driver compilations and setting my text console changes. Hence, why others and I could not change anything and compile any NVIDIA drivers. How annoying. Is there a reason why Debian enabled Nouveau? -- "The greatest enemies of ants are other ants, just as the greatest enemies of men are other men." --Auguste Forel /\___/\ Phil./Ant @ http://antfarm.ma.cx (Personal Web Site) / /\ /\ \ Ant's Quality Foraged Links: http://aqfl.net | |o o| | \ _ / If crediting, then use Ant nickname and AQFL URL/link. ( ) If e-mailing, then axe ANT from its address if needed. Ant is currently not listening to any songs on this computer.
From: Ant on 5 Jun 2010 10:02
On 6/4/2010 7:26 AM PT, Ant typed: > On 10/3/2009 2:03 PM PT, Ant typed: > >>>> I haven't rebooted it yet to check the settings out. I will later. >>> >>> You should not need to reboot to reset the console fonts or properties. >>> >>> Just try running "/etc/init.d/console-setup start" >> >> Even better (no reboot). Heh, I had to run command this outside of X and >> not via ssh (thought it would take changes right away when I checked on >> my local console). ;) Now, it looks better. I did see the font >> differences since it was changed in real-time on screen. It is basically >> the same for widths and heights. Font was just different for being thin >> vs. bolded. I like bold (old school). ;) > > Weird, I rebooted today and saw my tiny fonts and more characters on > screen. Also, this trick doesn't work anymore. :( OK, I think I got it working. According to NVIDIA's Danix forum thread (http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=2263528) replies, Debian's Kernel 2.6.32-5 has Nouveau. It is conflicting NVIDIA driver compilations and setting my text console changes. Hence, why others and I could not change anything and compile any NVIDIA drivers. How annoying. Is there a reason why Debian enabled Nouveau? -- "The greatest enemies of ants are other ants, just as the greatest enemies of men are other men." --Auguste Forel /\___/\ Phil./Ant @ http://antfarm.ma.cx (Personal Web Site) / /\ /\ \ Ant's Quality Foraged Links: http://aqfl.net | |o o| | \ _ / If crediting, then use Ant nickname and AQFL URL/link. ( ) If e-mailing, then axe ANT from its address if needed. Ant is currently not listening to any songs on this computer. |