Re: Re: Setting text mode in the console

Thanks - how do I that?  Do I need to recompile the kernel, is this something that goes into a configuration file?  Or do I enter it at the command prompt?   I'm booting using lilo and running in command-line mode (ie. not using X).   - C  

quake 1 - cannot find libXext.so.6

I would be enormously grateful for some guidance here! I am trying to get quake working, under Debian 3. I am running gdm to load Gnome/KDE/etc. What I really want to run is textmode quake, but for now I'll settle for plain ordinary quake 1. Here are my problems... =

Terratec 128 sound card - installation

I have installed a Terratec 128 PCI sound card. How can I get it to work under Debian? Do I need a driver - where do I get one - what do I do with it? Could there be a driver already within the distribution I have (and how could I tell)? Many thanks - Joe

Screen resolution in KDE or Gnome

Is there an easy way to switch between screen resolutions when using a GUI like KDE or Gnome? I'm using Debian 3, stable release. - Joe