Re: console screen size

2006-06-01 Thread Alan Ianson
On Thu June 1 2006 05:41 am, Juha Tuuna wrote: > On Thursday, 1. June 2006 00:33, Sjoerd Hiemstra wrote: > > Alan Ianson wrote: > > > On this particular machine I am working on I get a text screen size of > > > 80x25. I'd like to change it to 80x30, or perhaps I need a 640x480 > > > frame buffer.

Re: console screen size

2006-06-01 Thread Juha Tuuna
On Thursday, 1. June 2006 00:33, Sjoerd Hiemstra wrote: > Alan Ianson wrote: > > On this particular machine I am working on I get a text screen size of > > 80x25. I'd like to change it to 80x30, or perhaps I need a 640x480 > > frame buffer. Is there a way I can change that from the command line,

Re: console screen size

2006-05-31 Thread Sjoerd Hiemstra
Alan Ianson wrote: > On this particular machine I am working on I get a text screen size of > 80x25. I'd like to change it to 80x30, or perhaps I need a 640x480 > frame buffer. Is there a way I can change that from the command line, > or in grub's menu.list maybe? Yes, with the 'vga=' option in

console screen size

2006-05-31 Thread Alan Ianson
On this particular machine I am working on I get a text screen size of 80x25. I'd like to change it to 80x30, or perhaps I need a 640x480 frame buffer. Is there a way I can change that from the command line, or in grub's menu.list maybe? I've taken a look but can't seem to find info on how to do

solved - Re: dell lattitude - console screen size

2002-04-17 Thread Dave Price
On Thu, Apr 18, 2002 at 12:01:44AM +0100, Karl E. Jorgensen wrote: > On Wed, Apr 17, 2002 at 03:11:26PM -0600, Dave Price wrote: > > [ snip ] > > AFAIR (Haven't used a latitude for 'bout a year), Fn+F7 should help you > out here. It might not be F7, but it *should* be labelled "Font". The > BIOS s

Re: dell lattitude - console screen size

2002-04-17 Thread Karl E. Jorgensen
On Wed, Apr 17, 2002 at 03:11:26PM -0600, Dave Price wrote: > [ snip ] > > Only question is - does anyone know what linux boot commands i need to > use to get the console screens to use the whole display - right now they > are 80x25, but with a ~1.5" margin all the way around the border - AFAIR

Re: dell lattitude - console screen size

2002-04-17 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Dave Price <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002.04.17.2311 +0200]: > Only question is - does anyone know what linux boot commands i need to > use to get the console screens to use the whole display - right now they > are 80x25, but with a ~1.5" margin all the way around the border - install the

Re: dell lattitude - console screen size

2002-04-17 Thread Joshua Penix
On Wed, 2002-04-17 at 14:11, Dave Price wrote: > Only question is - does anyone know what linux boot commands i need to > use to get the console screens to use the whole display - right now they > are 80x25, but with a ~1.5" margin all the way around the border - On most laptops that's up to you

dell lattitude - console screen size

2002-04-17 Thread Dave Price
Well, so far we have much success. I have now successfully installed woody from the new isolinux minicd that is at debian.org alongside win2k on a small partition borrowed from the win-os hard drive. All is well - the Xirxom pc-card and dhcp 'just worked' and we are up and running with a nice lit