on Sat, Nov 17, 2001 at 09:45:37AM -0500, Rafe B. (rafeb@adelphia.net) wrote:
>
> Is there a way to work in debian, outside of X-windows, using a text
> layout other than that awful, klunky 80-column x 25-row VGA
> arrangement?
>
> Eg., in DOS one could opt for smaller characters using the 'mode'
> command, and achieve 50 lines x 132 chars.
>
> Better yet would be a crude windowing system that works entirely in
> text mode (eg., similar to some pre-Win-3.1 tools from the mid 1980s.)
In the kernel: vga modes. Add 'vga=ask' to your /etc/lilo.conf or add
add same to your boot prompt, e.g.:
LILO: linux vga=ask
...once you've found a suitable mode (I usually go with 80x50 or 80x60)
you can set it as your default. See lilo.conf manpage for details.
For user-space SVGA tuning, see SVGATextMode. Set an appropriate
default setting (80x50x9 works for me).
Video card: use the framebuffer device. Don't ask me how, I haven't
worked that out yet.
You have several options.
Peace.
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