Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 6 Aug 1999 17:13:10 +0200 | From | Kurt Garloff <> | Subject | Re: Intel x86 Kernel Console irregularity |
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On Fri, Aug 06, 1999 at 03:32:08PM +0100, Tom Gallagher wrote: > I know this doesn't happen very often but:- > > If the BIOS (or Boot ROM) leaves the screen not in the normal 80x25 text > mode (in my case the screen was in 80x50 mode) then when the kernel boots it > thinks the screen only has 25 lines so will scroll at line 25 rather than > 50. The console is then totally messed up and no amount of setfont will
How about using vga = normal in /etc/lilo.conf? man lilo.conf
You may have a look at * restoretextmode * SVGATextMode * fbcon (/usr/src/linux/Documentation/svga.txt, fb/*)
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