[ltp] Screen resolution and console fonts for T23 1400x1050

[Alex Deucher]

On 5/3/06, John Shane <jslists@mtwafrica.org> wrote:
> On Tue, 02 May 2006 21:57:47 -0400
> "John Lumby" <johnlumby@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > >John Shane <jslists@mtwafrica.org> wrote:
> > >I have a T23 (2647-9SU) with a 1400x1050 screen and am having a
> > >difficult time getting a nice looking text console.
> >
> > I have T23 with the S3 supersavage graphics chip.    I woudl have assum=
ed
> > all T23's came with this except that I saw someone else talking about t=
he
> > radeonfb driver (?) in a reply to your  post.      For quite some time =
now,
> > 2.6 kernels have had the option of a frambebuffer graphics driver for t=
he
> > console for the Savage chips (config option CONFIG_FB_SAVAGE=3Dy).   Tr=
y this,
> > and then choose one of the the various fonts - I use iso10.f14, giving =
42
> > very readable lines, but you can find fancier ones.    BTW, Originally =
I
> > tried setting the driver as a module, thinking I would experiment, but,=
 and
> > this may be my ignorance, I could not get it to actually control the co=
nsole
> > when loaded as a module, only as built-in as I've shown.
> >
> > I have to say it is not perfect (I also have a T42 with an ATI firegl c=
hip
> > and the corresponding framebuffer driver is much superior) but it's far
> > better than the standard VESA video settings to my eye.
> >
> > John
> >
>
> Thanks very much.  I do have the SuperSavage chipset in my T23.  With
> your note in hand I went poking about my kernel config file and found
> the bit I've copied below.  The Savage frame buffer is not enabled.
> So do I assume correctly that if I am going to enable the Savage
> frame buffer I should comment out the references to VESA_FB,
> VESA_TNG?  I'm also assuming that the console font reference compiled
> in the kernel will be overridden with the console font in rc.conf.
> Is there any advantage in leaving the default mode at 1024x768 on a
> 1400x1050 display when the font size can be controlled by selection
> in rc.conf?  John
>

All T23's have supersavage chips.  All T2x thinkpads are savage based
(0-2 being savage IX, 3 being supersavage).  Also, keep in mind that
savagefb and the current xorg (6.9/7.0/cvs) savage driver do not play
nice together.

Alex