[Debian-eeepc-devel] grub2 special on EEEPC?

[Ben Armstrong]

On 16/01/11 05:05 AM, Hans-J. Ullrich wrote:
> I changed to grub-pc on my notebooks, and I wondered, that grub-pc
> behaves on my EEEPC other than on my notebook.
> 
> As I am using my own starting picture, I changed
> /usr/share/images/desktop-base/grub_background.sh pointing it to my own
> picture.
> 
> This is configured on any system. But on my EEEPC I found a file called
> 
> /boot/grub/.background_cache.png. As the system behaves as I wished, I
> suppose it is made for speed purposes and wanted so. Does someone know
> where to set/unset this?

I have no idea. Certainly nothing eeepc-specific.

> Second thing: I tried to change resolution in /etc/default/grub, but due
> to my graphics card, KMS will not work. When starting up, I get the well
> known warning,
> 
> ifb: conflicting fb hw usage inteldrmfb vs EFI VGA - removing generic driver
> 
> Question: If actvating KMS in grub and force the remove as above, does
> it affect the graphics driver soemhow (i.e. slower rendering). Should
> KMS not to be used at all on I915-cards? I know, that the driver is
> using the native resolution at startup, when it is loaded, but it looks
> nicer, when the the resolution is set to my choice at the very beginning.

You didn't say which model. So far as I know, KMS works fine with i915
and in fact ought to be used with it.

Ben