Rotate Screen, not running X windows

[Q345]

Hello,

I'm booting into the command line, not running X windows. Is there a way to rotate the screen (command line)? :confused:

[LightningCrash]

Hello,

I'm booting into the command line, not running X windows. Is there a way to rotate the screen (command line)? :confused:

Should be possible via fbcon


4. fbcon=rotate:<n>

This option changes the orientation angle of the console display. The
value 'n' accepts the following:

0 - normal orientation (0 degree)
1 - clockwise orientation (90 degrees)
2 - upside down orientation (180 degrees)
3 - counterclockwise orientation (270 degrees)

The angle can be changed anytime afterwards by 'echoing' the same
numbers to any one of the 2 attributes found in
/sys/class/graphics/fbcon

rotate - rotate the display of the active console
rotate_all - rotate the display of all consoles

Console rotation will only become available if Console Rotation
Support is compiled in your kernel.

NOTE: This is purely console rotation. Any other applications that
use the framebuffer will remain at their 'normal'orientation.
Actually, the underlying fb driver is totally ignorant of console
rotation.


ie:
sudo -s
echo 1 > /sys/class/graphics/fbcon/rotate_all
exit


or put `echo 1 > /sys/class/graphics/fbcon/rotate_all` in your /etc/rc.local

[Q345]

Thanks LC,

I should have mentioned that I'm running eeebuntu. I was hoping there was some generic way to do it. I guess I'll have to figure out how to compile a custom eeebuntu kernel. There's no fbcon under the /sys/class/graphics/ directory.


added the following to /etc/rc.local:

modprobe fbcon
echo 1 > /sys/class/graphics/fbcon/rotate_all

Doesn't appear to be doing anything though...

[LightningCrash]

you may have to comment out your video card in /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-framebuffer


oh, and check dmesg for framebuffer / fbcon related entries
i seem to remember having to set a grub kernel boot param like video=vesa or some jazz.

[Q345]

Update:

I commmented out intelfb in/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-framebuffer. If I pass vga=791 as a kernel parameter it errors but gives me an option to select different VGA and VESA modes (800x600x32). After it boots there's a /sys/class/graphics/fb0/rotate file. I commented out the modprobe fbcon line in /etc/rc.local and changed the line with the echo to echo 1 > /sys/class/graphics/fb0/rotate.
It seems to be getting closer but the screen is blank. Hopefully I'm on the right track. Any thoughts?

Thanks for the help! :D

OK - It seems I need to leave the fbcon stuff in rc.local. If I leave fbcon, and do the vga= stuff above, then dmesg | grep frame has some stuff about vesa that isn't otherwise listed.

vesafb: framebuffer...
and
fb0: VESA VGA frame buffer device...

In /sys/class/graphics there's fb0 and fbcon but the echo stuff doesn't produce any changes still.

[LightningCrash]

wish I could help you more, but I've never actually set up fbcon myself :D

sounds like you're getting closer, though.

[Q345]

Well, thanks for all your help. I'll keep experimenting and post the results if I figure it out.
:D