Steve, On my Lenny system I have added the kernel command line option vga=791 in my grub configuration, and it gives me 128 by 48 screens. Chuck On Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 02:31:26PM -0700, Steve Holmes wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: RIPEMD160 > > Well, I got Debian going pretty well now. I got ALSA working with the > proper order of sound cards, my network is using static address as I > wish, and the default kernel supports NTFS so am able to read and > write to my ntfs file system from normal users. > > I do have one question that is bugging me. I can't seem to get the > console to go into any mode other than 25X80 mode. Even at the boot > prompt or in lilo.conf, I can specify vga=791 (first choice, > vga=extended (should give me 50 lines) but no matter what, I boot and > always get the 25 lines. Under slackware, I got 50 lines all the time > with vga=extended. So I think there is something in Debian that is > overriding me or Deb don't like my video card. Is there something > else I should be looking for to control this? My biggest herdle now > is to learn the configuration environment of Debian. I'm used to > editing configuration files and Debian has got these config scripts to > simplify thing; I just need to learn them. > > I appreciate the help and the help previously given me concerning the > boot problems. > > Thanks. > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) > > iEYEAREDAAYFAkjzvi0ACgkQWSjv55S0LfHpMgCfVzLlsOONWkDbaZZ+ioYcbSPo > uKkAnAlfUYKiyRvkwHpd17M7prdYSNCN > =rouL > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- The Moon is Waxing Gibbous (99% of Full) My web site: http://hallenbeck.ftml.net -- my telephone: 1-518-334-9022. -------- Since free markets lead directly to monopoly, oligarchy, poverty, unemployment, and Fascism, they cannot be said to "work" in any meaningful sense.
