Re: Installed newest kernel, two problems.

From: J.O. Aho (user_at_example.net)
Date: 07/23/05


Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2005 05:58:42 +0200

John Comma Smith wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have installed the newest kernel on my slackware 10.1. But I have two
> snags. The first is that in the console, the text is huge and fuzzy, unlike
> small and crisp, how do I fix this? The second problem is that my usb
> infamous mouse combo keyboard will not work. I figured that I probably
> forgot to include that option when I was compiling my kernel, but I was
> wondering if there was another way around it. Thanks for any and all help.

You can build the HID modules and install those and then make a new initrd.
For the fontsize, you will need to recompile the kernel itself with another
size selected.

  //Aho



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