Re: Console question (2x)

2001-01-26 Thread Diego Biurrun
Hello ! Have a look at the file /etc/inittab. There you should find a few lines like these: # /sbin/getty invocations for the runlevels. # # The "id" field MUST be the same as the last # characters of the device (after "tty"). # # Format: # ::: 1:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty tty1 2:23:respawn:/sbin/

Re: Console question (2x)

2001-01-26 Thread Sebastiaan
On Thu, 25 Jan 2001, ktb wrote: > On Thu, Jan 25, 2001 at 04:07:48PM -0500, Mike McGuire wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > 1. I have heard that its possible to run console in multiple > > > > > resolutions. > > > > > How do I do this in debian, specifically? > > > > > > > > > > 2. How can I have

Re: Console question (2x)

2001-01-25 Thread ktb
On Thu, Jan 25, 2001 at 10:25:23PM -0500, RAccess wrote: > On Thu, 25 Jan 2001, ktb wrote: > > > > > I'm running 2.2.17 stock kernel that came with potato and the "vga=ask" > > option works fine. I don't remember ever compiling it into any kernel. > > Course I don't know what the original poster

Re: Console question (2x)

2001-01-25 Thread RAccess
On Thu, 25 Jan 2001, ktb wrote: > On Thu, Jan 25, 2001 at 04:07:48PM -0500, Mike McGuire wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > 1. I have heard that its possible to run console in multiple > > > > > resolutions. > > > > > How do I do this in debian, specifically? > > > > > > > > > > 2. How can I have mor

Re: Console question (2x)

2001-01-25 Thread Coronya
On Thu, 25 Jan 2001, Hall Stevenson wrote: > > > Incidentally, X uses the next free tty. So if you have > > > 'getty's up to tty11, X will be on tty12. > > > I was under the impression that X had tty7 hardcoded > > into it (or was that xdm?) > > I don't think it's hard-coded because I've had X run

Re: Console question (2x)

2001-01-25 Thread ktb
On Thu, Jan 25, 2001 at 04:07:48PM -0500, Mike McGuire wrote: > > > > > > > > > 1. I have heard that its possible to run console in multiple > > > > resolutions. > > > > How do I do this in debian, specifically? > > > > > > > > 2. How can I have more console windows than the default 6? I want to

Re: Console question (2x)

2001-01-25 Thread Mike McGuire
> > > > > > 1. I have heard that its possible to run console in multiple resolutions. > > > How do I do this in debian, specifically? > > > > > > 2. How can I have more console windows than the default 6? I want to bump > > > up tty7 and above used for X. Also, what happens if I want more terminal

Re: Console question (2x)

2001-01-25 Thread David B . Harris
To quote "Brooks R. Robinson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, # > # > Incidentally, X uses the next free tty. So if you have 'getty's up to # > tty11, X will be on tty12. # > # I was under the impression that X had tty7 hardcoded into it (or was that # xdm?) Nope, neither. It just uses the next availab

Re: Console question (2x)

2001-01-25 Thread Hall Stevenson
> > Incidentally, X uses the next free tty. So if you have > > 'getty's up to tty11, X will be on tty12. > I was under the impression that X had tty7 hardcoded > into it (or was that xdm?) I don't think it's hard-coded because I've had X running on tty8 before and don't know how or why it was the

RE: Console question (2x)

2001-01-25 Thread Brooks R. Robinson
> > Incidentally, X uses the next free tty. So if you have 'getty's up to > tty11, X will be on tty12. > I was under the impression that X had tty7 hardcoded into it (or was that xdm?) hmmm... Brooks

Re: Console question (2x)

2001-01-24 Thread ktb
On Wed, Jan 24, 2001 at 09:06:50PM -0600, ktb wrote: > On Wed, Jan 24, 2001 at 06:42:56PM -0500, RAccess wrote: > > > > 1. I have heard that its possible to run console in multiple resolutions. > > How do I do this in debian, specifically? > > > > 2. How can I have more console windows than the d

Re: Console question (2x)

2001-01-24 Thread RAccess
On Wed, 24 Jan 2001, ktb wrote: > On Wed, Jan 24, 2001 at 06:42:56PM -0500, RAccess wrote: > > > > 1. I have heard that its possible to run console in multiple resolutions. > > How do I do this in debian, specifically? > > > > 2. How can I have more console windows than the default 6? I want to bu

Re: Console question (2x)

2001-01-24 Thread ktb
On Wed, Jan 24, 2001 at 06:42:56PM -0500, RAccess wrote: > > 1. I have heard that its possible to run console in multiple resolutions. > How do I do this in debian, specifically? > > 2. How can I have more console windows than the default 6? I want to bump > up tty7 and above used for X. Also, wh

Re: Console question (2x)

2001-01-24 Thread David B . Harris
To quote RAccess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, # 1. I have heard that its possible to run console in multiple resolutions. # How do I do this in debian, specifically? One way is to compile framebuffer support into your kernel. Read /path/to/linux/source/Documentation/fb/* . Probably vesafb.txt . # 2. How

Re: Console question (2x)

2001-01-24 Thread hogan
> 1. I have heard that its possible to run console in multiple resolutions. > How do I do this in debian, specifically? Add/Change the "vga" line in lilo.conf to say "extended" (will give you 80x50 columns) man lilo for more information where it should go