On Thu, Nov 19, 1998 at 07:57:15AM +0100, Matus fantomas Uhlar wrote: > -> > Eric House ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > -> > > Can I rebuild the kernal to use my entire display? > -> > > > -> > > My hamm-equipped laptop has an 800x600 screen. When in console mode > -> > > it uses only the middle of the screen for an 80x24 display -- even > -> > > though there's room on the screen for at least 120x32. > -> > > -> > try adding vga=extended or vga=ask to your boot-prompt > -> > -> I'd also suggest taking a look at 'SVGATextmode' and see if your video > -> card's chipset is supported. If SVGATextmode can work on your system, > -> it will allow you to change textmodes without rebooting, i.e., allowing > -> you to switch from 80x25 to a custom mode and back. > > Yes SVGATextmode is nice; but adding "vga=..." into lilo.conf is nice too; > for example I have "vga=0xf05" for having 30 lines on screen which is very > nice for me.
Hi, SVGATextMode has more advantages over vga= option: * You can choose from dozens of textmodes, for example 100x37 is nice here. vga= only allows three (I think). * You can design your own text modes if you have special needs (for example visually impaired can choose 40x20. Linux is just great.) * You can alter your vertical refresh in text mode!! This is the best thing, because you can reduce the flickering. I am running 100x37 with a refresh rate of 85 Hz. => A big YES for SVGATextMode. Marcus -- "Rhubarb is no Egyptian god." Debian GNU/Linux finger brinkmd@ Marcus Brinkmann http://www.debian.org master.debian.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] for public PGP Key http://homepage.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/Marcus.Brinkmann/ PGP Key ID 36E7CD09
