Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 7 Nov 2004 11:58:56 +0100 (MET) | From | Geert Uytterhoeven <> | Subject | Re: Console 80x50 SVGA |
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On Sat, 6 Nov 2004, Camilo A. Reyes wrote: > On Sat, Nov 06, 2004 at 08:12:45AM +0100, Jurriaan 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. > > > > The combination of resolution and font you use allows you to get 80x30. > > > > Try google, or read more in /usr/src/linux/Documentation/fb/ > > > > Good luck, > > Jurriaan > > -- > > "You so much as flutter in his direction again," growled Fisher, "and > > they'll be using what's left of you for a pipe cleaner." > > The faerie winced. "Do you think you could be a little less premenstrual > > about this, darling?" > > Simon R Green - Beyond the Blue Moon > > Debian (Unstable) GNU/Linux 2.6.9-mm1 2x6078 bogomips load 0.40 > > True, but one of the issues I have is when I choose 8x8 built in character > fonts it comes up 80x50 at the begining of the bootup process, (with a > nice penguin logo too :-D) but then as the system begins to run its services > and mounting its drives it switches back to good old 80x30. :-(
Hence one of the startup scripts loads the 8x16 font again...
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
Geert
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