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SubjectRe: Console 80x50 SVGA
Hi,

On Fri, Nov 05, 2004 at 04:42:06PM -0600, Camilo A. Reyes wrote:
> Just a question about displaying the console in 80x50 lines instead of
> 80x30. I have enabled frame buffer but as of now its doing only 80x30.

You need to change the mode at boot (vga=XXX). I'm in 128x48 for example
because my frame buffer is 1024x768 and my font is 8x16. You can also
change your font size. 80x50 is doable with a 8x8 font in 640x400, but it
is not really readable.

Cheers,
Willy

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