Re: linux-6.9.4 or firmware broke monitor type/size detection for Dell box?

2024-06-14 Thread Chime Hart
Well David-and-All, even though I switched back to Debian, I am running 6.9.4 from Zabbly. So I rebooted, have not noticed any changes. Out of the box I am getting 67by240, but I run an Lat15 to double an amount of lines to 135. I am also totally blind, so just going by a text console. Chime

Why is apt in the Repo?

2024-05-02 Thread Chime Hart
Hi All: I was sure surprised to be able to install apt, however, in /etc/apt/sources.list is empty. The man-page only seems to make references to Debian versions. So, inquiring minds wanna know. Right this second I don't remember which I used, pacman or yay? Thanks so much in advance Chime

Re: An Intro from A Debian User

2024-04-07 Thread Chime Hart
Thank you David for your prospectives. I tried your pacman commands, but somehow they didn't work out. In this version they are useing "yay" for updates. Yesterday we tried alot of console fonts, of which yes it became 135 lines, but Fenrir basicly stopped talking. There was 1 font which increas

An Intro from A Debian User

2024-04-06 Thread Chime Hart
Well, 2nd try, as I must have posted to the subscription address instead. I am still running Debian SID on my main machine with a screen-reader, Speakup, as I am totally blind. Meanwhile, I wanted to try a newer screen-reader, called Fenrir on a laptop. So, we switched over to Arch. While at tim