> As a matter of interest, who is using SVGATextMode with an S3 ViRGE and a > 1024x768 capable monitor? if I try to go above 80x30, the characters on > the left hand side of the screen get all screwy, and sometimes the left of > the screen is cut off at the 10thish column and is repeated from there... > So I use LILO to give me 80x34 :) > > Any Ideas?
I am. My own text mode is [EMAIL PROTECTED] My settings: --- snip --- ChipSet "S3" ClockChip "S3Virge" Option "XFAST_DRAM" # The following line might be what you're missing... Option "S3_HSText" option "16color" # You may be missing this as well -- apparently, you must make sure to # load fonts at high frequencies Option "LoadFont" FontProg "/usr/bin/setfont" FontPath "/usr/lib/kbd/consolefonts" # The following font is not in the package -- I grabbed it off sunsite's # console fonts pack. FontSelect "sans-16" 8x16 9x16 8x15 9x15 # The following fonts were kept as default -- I don't use them FontSelect "Cyr_a8x14" 8x14 9x14 8x13 9x13 FontSelect "8x12alt.psf" 8x12 9x12 8x11 9x11 FontSelect "Cyr_a8x8" 8x8 9x8 8x7 9x7 FontSelect "Cyr_a8x32" 8x32 9x32 8x31 9x31 FontProg "/usr/bin/setfont -u def.uni" HorizSync 30-66 VertRefresh 50-110 DefaultMode "80x25" "80x25" 28.3 640 680 776 800 400 412 414 449 font 9x16 # # This is the mode I use. I had to mess with the first, second, fourth # and fifth values to center. I basically tried until I got something # reasonable, so I can't really give some hints besides keep a console # with "stm 80x25" always ready at the prompt, and your finger on the # monitor's power off switch (just in case you give bad settings) # "custom" 55 800 878 922 1042 615 615 616 650 font 8x16 --- snip --- I hope that will be of some use to you. -- Benoit Goudreault-Emond Reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP public key fingerprint: 11 43 A9 04 7C 11 41 44 5F FC 69 B1 B6 0A ED 78 E-mail me to receive the actual public key. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .