I want to install a minimal openSUSE system on a couple of spare computers, but I’d really like the high res console that you get in the desktop installations of openSUSE with the background. I don’t absolutely need it, but it’s the one thing that makes me choose openSUSE over other distro’s and I don’t want to give it up without a fight.
Can someone advise how to get the nice looking console in a minimal (no Xorg) installation? Thanks.
You can make your own in suse studio.
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I don’t think your answer is relevant to the question.
Can you explain how using susestudio will help me get the hires console from a desktop install of openSUSE in a minimal install?
defex wrote:
> help me get the hires console from a desktop install of openSUSE in
> a minimal install?
define “hires console”…wait, i think you are asking:
How can i have a GUI terminal/console (similar to gnome-terminal,
Konsole, Terminal, or xterm) on a (text based) server without
installing X?
is that your question?
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palladium
He wants to enable framebuffer with vga=xxx parameter.
Chrysantine wrote:
> He wants to enable framebuffer with vga=xxx parameter.
when i grow up i hope i know as much as you…
(and, i mean that…i am jealous)
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palladium
@Palladium: Sorry, I may have explained my question badly. I’m not exactly a linux buff or anything.
I’m referring to the standard text terminal/console of Linux (no Xorg here :P). The desktop install of openSUSE gets a nice high resolution terminal (when you go to one of the alt+ctrl+fX terminals) that fits perfectly on my monitor (1920x1200).
I did a minimal text only installation, and all I’m getting seems to be 1024x768 and no pretty backdrop (call me pedantic, but I do like the terminal backdrop. It’s an aesthetics thing).
So what I’m hoping to do is clone the terminal configuration from a desktop install (resolution, style and all) and apply it to a minimal install.
@Crysantine: Doing some searching on those terms got what I needed. I managed to get it close to full resolution. Thanks. Will keep working on it.
Do you know where the terminal style config is located?
defex wrote:
> Do you know where the terminal style config is located?
you may have to send her a private message to get her attention…she
is pretty busy…
until then, if you have that desktop enabled machine still available
TRY this:
sudo cat /boot/menu.lst | grep vga=
pick through the output and try all the vga=[whatevers] you find
i don’t think you are likely to blow anything up with that, but just
in case: read this first http://tinyurl.com/6aagco
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palladium
