Re: stm (was Console resolution (Was Viewing bootup message))
On Sun, 22 Feb 1998, Benoit Goudreault-Emond wrote:
> > As a matter of interest, who is using SVGATextMode with an S3 ViRGE and a
> > 1024x768 capable monitor? if I try to go above 80x30, the characters on
> > the left hand side of the screen get all screwy, and sometimes the left of
> > the screen is cut off at the 10thish column and is repeated from there...
> > So I use LILO to give me 80x34 :)
> >
> > Any Ideas?
>
> I am.
>
> My own text mode is 100x37@81Hz. My settings:
>
> --- snip ---
> ChipSet "S3"
> ClockChip "S3Virge"
> Option "XFAST_DRAM"
> # The following line might be what you're missing...
> Option "S3_HSText"
> option "16color"
> # You may be missing this as well -- apparently, you must make sure to
> # load fonts at high frequencies
> Option "LoadFont"
> FontProg "/usr/bin/setfont"
> FontPath "/usr/lib/kbd/consolefonts"
> # The following font is not in the package -- I grabbed it off sunsite's
> # console fonts pack.
> FontSelect "sans-16" 8x16 9x16 8x15 9x15
> # The following fonts were kept as default -- I don't use them
> FontSelect "Cyr_a8x14" 8x14 9x14 8x13 9x13
> FontSelect "8x12alt.psf" 8x12 9x12 8x11 9x11
> FontSelect "Cyr_a8x8" 8x8 9x8 8x7 9x7
> FontSelect "Cyr_a8x32" 8x32 9x32 8x31 9x31
>
> FontProg "/usr/bin/setfont -u def.uni"
> HorizSync 30-66
> VertRefresh 50-110
> DefaultMode "80x25"
> "80x25" 28.3 640 680 776 800 400 412 414 449 font 9x16
> #
> # This is the mode I use. I had to mess with the first, second, fourth
> # and fifth values to center. I basically tried until I got something
> # reasonable, so I can't really give some hints besides keep a console
> # with "stm 80x25" always ready at the prompt, and your finger on the
> # monitor's power off switch (just in case you give bad settings)
> #
> "custom" 55 800 878 922 1042 615 615 616 650 font 8x16
>
> --- snip ---
>
> I hope that will be of some use to you.
>
Apparently not... I am beginning to think I need to raise some money for a
new monitor.. :( limits: 30-50 horiz 50-75 Vert
Oh well...
Michael Beattie (mickyb@es.co.nz)
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