Re: [Sheflug] screen settings

["Chris J" <cej [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> 
> I have a nice big screen but my text is stuck at 80 x40 characters or
> whatever the default is and I can't find where to change it.  I'm pretty
> sure I had the option on boot on a live CD and it was a parameter passed on
> starting Linux but I can't remember which live CD it was.  Can anyone tell
> me which file I should be changing to get smaller fonts and more text on my
> default level three screen (i.e. this is not an x windows issue).

/etc/lilo.conf ... extract from man page:

	vga=<mode>
		This  specifies  the  VGA  text mode that should be
		selected when booting.  The  following  values  are
		recognized (case is ignored):

		normal: select normal 80x25 text mode.

		extended (or ext): select 80x50 text mode.

		ask: stop and ask for user input (at boot time).

	<number>:  use  the corresponding text mode. A list
		of available modes can be obtained by booting  with
		vga=ask and pressing [Enter].



The font face can be set with setfont ... see man page for details.

Chris...

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