Changing video modes on fly?

[Tim Thomson <tim.thomson@usa.net>]

Hi,
Is there a way to change the text video mode (say, from 80x25 to 80x50),
on the fly?
I prefer 80x25 for most things but it would be handy to change the
resolution for somethings - without rebooting!

Also, sometimes when a program that uses the svgalibs crashes, it
scrambles the screen. reset doesn't fix the mode, is there another program
to completely reset the screen?

Thanks for any help,

Tim.

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