On Thu, Jan 25, 2001 at 04:07:48PM -0500, Mike McGuire wrote: > > > > > > > > > 1. I have heard that its possible to run console in multiple > > > > resolutions. > > > > How do I do this in debian, specifically? > > > > > > > > 2. How can I have more console windows than the default 6? I want to > > > > bump > > > > up tty7 and above used for X. Also, what happens if I want more > > > > terminals > > > > than 12? There are only 12 function keys! > > > > > > > > I am running debian testing (maybe it matters). I am untrained in the > > > > mystic ways of the console. Any help would be appreciated. :) > > > > > > > > > > Put "vga=ask" in your /etc/lilo.conf run "/sbin/lilo" and you will be > > > given a choice of resolution on boot. > > > > I added vga=ask and I got no such choice option at boot time. yes. I did > > run lilo after i edited the conf file. Also, I tried vga=extended and that > > doesnt work either. There are no errors and the 'normal' mode is always > > used. Here is the response from dmesg: > > > > Console: colour VGA+ 80x25 > > > > Any ideas? > > > > I'm fairly sure you need kernel support for the additional vga modes. and I > think it needs to be compiled in, since this stuff happens way before the > modules. anyway, from the kernel config help: > > Video mode selection support > CONFIG_VIDEO_SELECT > This enables support for text mode selection on kernel startup. If > you want to take advantage of some high-resolution text mode your > card's BIOS offers, but the traditional Linux utilities like > SVGATextMode don't, you can say Y here and set the mode using the > "vga=" option from your boot loader (lilo or loadlin) or set > "vga=ask" which brings up a video mode menu on kernel startup. (Try > "man bootparam" or see the documentation of your boot loader about > how to pass options to the kernel.) >
I'm running 2.2.17 stock kernel that came with potato and the "vga=ask" option works fine. I don't remember ever compiling it into any kernel. Course I don't know what the original poster is running. kent -- I'd really love ta wana help ya Flanders but... Homer Simpson
