Re: Please help with small test

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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.

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