On 5/22/02 11:32 PM, "Kevin Myers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Wed, 22 May 2002 14:09:52 -0400, you wrote: > >> I tried consolechars also, without success. The SYSFONT line in i18n seems >> to be what did it for me. And yes, I needed a reboot. > > Yes, it's a combination of the vga mode and the font. The i18n file is read > by the setsysfont script in the rc.sysinit. I got the result I wanted, 50 > lines per screen, by using a 132x25 (yes, twenty-five) vga setting (vga=7 > here), and Lat0-08 font. I don't really understand why, but this combination > ends up with the required 50 lines. Actually, I just installed 7.3 on my laptop (subject of a near-future post) and to get 80x50, all I did was change the i18n file - no mucking about with 'vga=' anything. I set it to lat0-08, and when it gets to 'loading default font' it switches right in. -- Ed Marczak [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
