Lee Maschmeyer <Lee_Maschmeyer@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > There's a file called /usr/src/linux-2.4/Documentation/svga.txt. Though > it's not as clear as I might wish, it seems to say that one can add the > following parameter to the boot loader commands: > > vga=extended > > This should give you a screen length of 50 lines if you're on a VGA and > 43 if on EGA. I've used this parameter (and other variants described in > that file) on Oralux and it works fine, but on Red Hat I can't get it to > work. However, I've done other customizations on Red Hat like using the > Dvorak keyboard and increasing the number of consoles, so some of my > changes might be what's causing the problem. I can't find such a change, > but I was wondering if you could try this and see if it works for you. > > If you're using LILO, it goes in the append= string in /etc/lilo.conf. I > stuck mine at the very beginning (append="vga=extended ...") but I still > end up with 25 lines. That is the problem. vga= does not belong in append= In lilo.conf, it is a separate option on its own line. You can set the vga mode using rdev too. -- CYa, Mario | Debian Developer <URL:http://debian.org/> | Get my public key via finger mlang@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | 1024D/7FC1A0854909BCCDBE6C102DDFFC022A6B113E44 _______________________________________________ Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list