Re: Re: Re: Setting text mode in the console

2004-02-06 Thread Bosak, Joe
Hello , my name is Joe Bosak as wellI live in PA small world, where are you from?..JB

Re: Setting text mode in the console

2003-11-29 Thread Wilko Fokken
On Fri, Nov 28, 2003 at 11:31:10PM -, Cruncher wrote: > 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. >

Re: Re: Setting text mode in the console

2003-11-29 Thread Cruncher
That's brilliant - thankyou - tried it and it works!   - C

Re: Setting text mode in the console

2003-11-29 Thread Kevin Krumwiede
On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 14:25:04 - "Joe Bosak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 (

Re: Setting text mode in the console

2003-11-29 Thread Walter Dnes
On Fri, Nov 28, 2003 at 11:31:10PM -, Cruncher wrote > 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. > >

Re: Re: Setting text mode in the console

2003-11-29 Thread Joe Bosak
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  

Re: Setting text mode in the console

2003-11-29 Thread Hugo Vanwoerkom
Cruncher wrote: 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 whatev

Re: Setting text mode in the console

2003-11-28 Thread Kevin Krumwiede
On Fri, 28 Nov 2003 23:31:10 - "Cruncher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 mod

Re: Setting text mode in the console

2003-11-28 Thread Arnt Karlsen
On Fri, 28 Nov 2003 23:31:10 -, "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 ca