Re: SVGATextMode (was Re: LI- Lilo just stops working SOLVEDa)
On 08 Dec 2000, kmself@ix.netcom.com wrote: on Fri, Dec 08, 2000 at 09:31:24AM -0600, Robert Guthrie ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: By the way, in my research, I discovered the vga = option in the lilo.conf manual. Now I can avoid wasting all of the screen real-estate on 40x25 characters. Check it out if you don't know about it already. Pretty cool when you're in console mode. In which case, you'll *love* SVGATextMode. Though I hear it's being replaced with something else in future versions of Linux. -- Karsten M. Self kmself@ix.netcom.com http://www.netcom.com/~kmself Evangelist, Zelerate, Inc. http://www.zelerate.org What part of Gestalt don't you understand? There is no K5 cabal http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/http://www.kuro5hin.org Probably because the author has ceased to develop it; he thinks it's no longer very useful with modern video cards. Anthony -- Anthony Campbell - running Linux Debian 2.2 (Windows-free zone) Over 100 book reviews: http://www.cix.co.uk/~acampbell/bookreviews/ Skeptical essays: http://www.cix.co.uk/~acampbell/freethinker/ Palo y tente tieso. (Spanish proverb) Free translation: Holdfast is your only dog.
SVGATextMode (was Re: LI- Lilo just stops working SOLVEDa)
on Fri, Dec 08, 2000 at 09:31:24AM -0600, Robert Guthrie ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: By the way, in my research, I discovered the vga = option in the lilo.conf manual. Now I can avoid wasting all of the screen real-estate on 40x25 characters. Check it out if you don't know about it already. Pretty cool when you're in console mode. In which case, you'll *love* SVGATextMode. Though I hear it's being replaced with something else in future versions of Linux. -- Karsten M. Self kmself@ix.netcom.com http://www.netcom.com/~kmself Evangelist, Zelerate, Inc. http://www.zelerate.org What part of Gestalt don't you understand? There is no K5 cabal http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/http://www.kuro5hin.org pgpxLrQDigDyZ.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: SVGATextMode (was Re: LI- Lilo just stops working SOLVEDa)
Quoth kmself@ix.netcom.com, In which case, you'll *love* SVGATextMode. Though I hear it's being replaced with something else in future versions of Linux. The framebuffer console replaces SVGATextMode (although something else might be replacing that, for all I know). Running the Matrox framebuffer at 1024x768 gives you oddles of screen real estate with quite a usable font (IMHO). The framebuffer console is a part of the linux 2.2 kernel. The VGA16 mode works on all machines I have tried it on, but is not as fast as the standard text console (esecially for scrolling back (eg., in less), in my experience). cheers, damon -- Damon Muller | Did a large procession wave their torches Criminologist/Linux Geek | As my head fell in the basket, http://killfilter.com | And was everybody dancing on the casket... PGP (GnuPG): A136E829 | - TBMG, Dead pgpeYFb9C9PeO.pgp Description: PGP signature
