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Is it possible to change text console (VT, framebuffer) foreground color?
I tried setterm -foreground green but any action resets the color back to white.
Also, switching black and white seems like a nice option for e-paper (e-ink) screens.
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How to make Ubuntu Server fit into a VMware window?
I installed Ubuntu Server edition in VMware 7.0.1. I am using latest version of Ubuntu.
Ubuntu is not filling into complete VMware window. How can I fix this?
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Framebuffer in Ubuntu 12.04 (NVidia)
After a new install of 64-bit Ubuntu 12.04.2, my grub menu appeared in a nice, small font in a framebuffer and when Ubuntu loaded, the logo and red/white dots were small and crisp.
I've installed ...
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How to Set Up Ubuntu To Run SDL Apps With Direct Frame Buffering
I'm using Agar, have the free device drivers, and cannot run SDL apps on a tty. How do I do that with Ubuntu?
I have been able to get Agar apps to run in an X environment, but not when they run on a ...
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fbset does nothing
I can't change tty resolution/mode by running fbset. No matter what mode or geometry I use (correct syntax, I even referred to /etc/fb.modes), it simply shows no output and it doesn't change ...
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Boot in virtual console mode with full resolution
I am able to either:
1) Boot into X, switch to virtual console #1 and use it at full resolution
or
2) Boot into virtual console mode -only and use them with 80 columns max
How can I boot into ...
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Capturing Video in Frame Buffer
i am new to ubuntu, I am developying a project for school project, For that I need your kind help =)
i want to send application real-time video frames to another computer. For that first I need ...
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How do I find my framebuffer?
When I run fbi in a virtual terminal I get
using "DejaVu Sans Mono-16", pixelsize=16.67 file=/usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-dejavu/DejaVuSansMono.ttf
open /dev/fb0: No such file or directory
and ...
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how to disable all framebuffers in ubuntu 12.04 server?
Ubuntu 12.04 server. Ubuntu used vesafb.
I want to disable all framebuffers.
How can i do this? Thanks
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Black screen after installation of a command-line version of ubuntu 12.04
I just installed ubuntu 12.04 (command line version) on an old machine (athlon 1,2 GHz, 1GB RAM, [SiS] 65x/M650/740 graphics). When I boot the screen turns black after the BIOS messages. Even grub ...
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Setting Framebuffer splash resolution when exiting X [closed]
I installed a copy of BackTrack 5 R2 (Ubuntu 10.04) to my HDD and dual-booted with Windows 7. After a bit of tweaking I set about updating the native Intel drivers because it was only allowing me to ...
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How do I set the framebuffer resolution for NVIDIA on 12.04?
So, 12.04 x86_64 is installed and working properly. I see grub and plymouth, then lightdm, X session for Unity is good. My framebuffer resolution for TTY1-6 is 1280x1024. X is 1680x1050.
I can use ...
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after xdiagnose/xorg (u 12.04 lts) invalid edidchecksum&framebuffer + bad lcd
(drm:drm_edit_block_valid)*ERROR*EDID checksum is invalid,remainder is 57
(drm:radeon_atombios_getlvds_info)*ERROR*Bad LCD record 87
(drm:drm_mode_getfb)*ERROR*invalid framebuffer id
a few times the ...
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How do you get the very first boot messages smaller?
How do I get the very first boot messages, before the decryption of the system and before uvesafb is loaded, smaller? I tried:
GRUB_GFXMODE=1024x768
GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=1024x768
and
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Cheese won't run in framebuffer
When I try to run Cheese from terminal I receive this error message:
Clutter-CRITICAL **: Unable to initialize Clutter: Unable to find
suitable fbconfig for the GLX context: Unable to find ...
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How to run kvm/qemu on a virtual terminal with kms enabled
I deduce from the kvm howtos that this should actually work with sdl and a framebuffer, but I can't get it going.
Doing kvm -cdrom tinycore-current.iso with normal user account on a virtual terminal ...
