Put
vga=6
on a line in the global section to always run in 80x50 mode.
Run lilo after the changes and reboot.
Russ
Daniel Woods wrote:
> When you bootup, you can enter 'linux vga=ask', selecting scan,
> and then you get the following type of information.
>
> mode vga= cols x rows
> 0 0F00 80 x 25
> 1 0F01 80 x 50
> 2 0F02 80 x 43
> 3 0F03 80 x 28
> 4 0F05 80 x 30
> 5 0F06 80 x 34
> 6 0F07 80 x 60
> 7 0123 132 x 25
> 8 0133 132 x 44
> 9 0122 100 x 30
> a 0121 100 x 25
> b 0158 80 x 33
>
> But what can you actually put on the "vga=" line *inside* lilo.conf ?
> I can't seem to find this info.
>
> 'man lilo.conf' says NORMAL is 80x25, EXT is 80x50, and ASK returns
> list of text modes. It states that the 'mode' number can also be
> used. Is there another way to find out the available modes without
> rebooting with vga=ask and scanning ?
>
> I just wanted to find some online doc showing these settings.
>
> Thanks... Dan.
