Comments on: So predictable

By: One mine, one not « Motho ke motho ka botho

One mine, one not « Motho ke motho ka botho — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 08:55:02 +0000

[...] Debian 6.0, with only conky, xplanet and openbox on board. Given the siliconmotion driver’s general and ongoing state of disrepair, that’s about all it can [...]

By: A year without X « Motho ke motho ka botho

A year without X « Motho ke motho ka botho — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:56:26 +0000

[...] 2010/03/04 Linux Leave a Comment My calculations tell me that it’s been almost exactly a year since the siliconmotion driver went so far gone as to be unusable, and as a result I ditched X [...]

By: A bad workman blames his tools « Motho ke motho ka botho

A bad workman blames his tools « Motho ke motho ka botho — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:23:53 +0000

[...] been that way for at least nine months by my calculations, ever since I grew so frustrated with inconsistencies between xorg-server and the siliconmotion driver that I rebuilt the entire thing from scratch without [...]

By: What’s to like? « Motho ke motho ka botho

What’s to like? « Motho ke motho ka botho — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 13:43:33 +0000

[...] 2009/07/12 Linux Leave a Comment I hold a grudge, I admit it. Months ago, when X started acting up on my central machine, I realized the time and effort spent trying to fix it could be alleviated [...]

By: Do more with less « Motho ke motho ka botho

Do more with less « Motho ke motho ka botho — Sun, 10 May 2009 11:14:13 +0000

[...] one machine, and probably another, if I’m willing to search-and-destroy my troubles with X and the Silicon Motion driver. But so long as I’m reliant on X-less systems, I am enjoying a considerable improvement in [...]

By: In every obstacle, opportunity « Motho ke motho ka botho

In every obstacle, opportunity « Motho ke motho ka botho — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:54:26 +0000

[...] every obstacle, opportunity Published March 16, 2009 Crux Linux As I mentioned a day or two ago, the jump from xorg-server 1.5.3 to 1.6.0 on my Crux-running Thinkpad reduced my graphical system [...]

By: IceBrain

IceBrain — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 11:25:39 +0000

You can rebuild from source using Debian or Ubuntu, that’s what “apt-get source”, “apt-get builddep” and (if the distro doesn’t have the sources) checkinstall are there for.

But I’m with you: I wouldn’t feel the need for X either, if it weren’t for the web, it’s too tied to graphics, so it gets confusing in a text browser.
Your blog seems quite nice in text form, but most don’t, imho

Oh, and if your card supports it you can change the framebuffer resolution to slim those letters