Hi all, The way I checked out my video modes was to use my Optacon (on its last legs but functional in a pinch) and look at the menu. Both before and after the "scan" the widest width listed is 80. Does that mean I can still play around with the numbers with some hope? Do I really have to mess with this frame buffer stuff? The mode numbers on the menu are susceptible to change with different kernel versions, so what was 8 on Gentoo may not be 8 on Debian. On Fedora, the console fonts are in the directory: /lib/kbd/consolefonts I just found the warning in the svga.txt file: Warning: the mode list displayed may vary as the kernel version changes, because the modes are listed in a "first detected -- first displayed" manner. It's better to use absolute mode numbers instead. For a 60 line by 132 column screen the decimal number might be 14492, but I'm not good in math so take this with a salt shaker. Lee _______________________________________________ Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list