[Grml] Re: Console screen rotation

Ulrich Dangel schula at grml.org
Mon Nov 27 12:40:17 CET 2006


* Mark wrote [27.11.06 07:43]:
Hi,
> 
> > So one solution is to create a startup script which change
> > /sys/class/graphics/fbcon or add a boot parameter.
> 
> Consider a lilo.conf stanza like
> 
> image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.17-grml
>         label="grml-hires"
> 	append="grml_from_hd noswap video=vesafb:1280x1024-8 at 60 "
> 	read-only
> 	vga=775
> 	initrd=/boot/initrd.img-2.6.17-grml
> 
> How would you add a boot parameter for console rotation? (syntax please)
 
append="grml_from_hd noswap video=vesafb:1280x1024-8 at 60 fbcon=rotate:$number"
e.g.
append="grml_from_hd noswap video=vesafb:1280x1024-8 at 60 fbcon=rotate:1"

> M.

HTH
Uli



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