Re: Viewing bootup message
On Mon, Feb 23, 1998 at 10:32:47PM +0800, Lindsay Allen wrote:
> I have spent quite some time on this one. Reverting to the bo
> svgatextmode does not help. The thing that makes the difference is the
> particular font chosen. If I use 80x25, 80x25x9 or 80x25x8 I can still
> scroll right back to the bios messages. But if I use 116x34x9 I cannot
> scroll back at all. It appears, then, that a significant change of font
> causes a reset.
Maybe there is not enough video ram to have any scroll-back? I have a 2MB
card and at 100x37 (and 110Hz thanks to SVGATextmode :-) ) I can press
S-Up about six or seven times.
Adrian
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