On Fri, 28 Nov 2003 23:31:10 -0000, "Cruncher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Anybody know whether and how I can set text modes in the console? I'm > running woody, on a Pentium 200 with ATI Mach 64 chipset. I've > installed svgalib, svgatextmode and fbset but I can't see how to > change my text mode from 80x25. > > I've put vga=ask in the boot script (or whatever you call it) which > gives me available modes - which I can select during the boot process > and which work momentarily, but then linux continues to load and > resets the mode back to 80x25. > > Why do I want to do this? I'm running prboom and quakeforge (nq-sdl) > in textmode, and I want higher resolution... ..try vga=795 and downwards, if you see nothing, reboot. -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;-) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
