-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: RIPEMD160 I sure wish I could get that. I wonder if the kernels are different or if the lilo stuff isn't passing the command line parm right. I wonder about the frame buffer issue. As soon as I get through with the mail here, I'm gonna follow Samuel's advice and look for any console file s in /etc; maybe that will give me some clues. When I was in gnome on slackware, I really liked the extra wide screen plus the 48 lines or so. On Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 07:33:14PM -0400, Chuck Hallenbeck wrote: > 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. > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEAREDAAYFAkj0HVEACgkQWSjv55S0LfGQ9QCgqBjo8X1DRuo8HP4tOghgNTZ3 3swAoKJPDcoFu4PGn/4bMTr87l3ACbqU =cvdE -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
