Re: Setting text mode in the console

[Arnt Karlsen <arnt@c2i.net>]

On Fri, 28 Nov 2003 23:31:10 -0000, 
"Cruncher" <cruncher@bosak.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message 
<[🔎] 001801c3b608$1e0762e0$af5687d9@power>:

> Anybody know whether and how I can set text modes in the console?  I'm
> running woody, on a Pentium 200 with ATI Mach 64 chipset.  I've
> installed svgalib, svgatextmode and fbset but I can't see how to
> change my text mode from 80x25.
> 
> I've put vga=ask in the boot script (or whatever you call it) which
> gives me available modes - which I can select during the boot process
> and which work momentarily, but then linux continues to load and
> resets the mode back to 80x25.
> 
> Why do I want to do this?  I'm running prboom and quakeforge (nq-sdl)
> in textmode, and I want higher resolution...

..try vga=795 and downwards, if you see nothing, reboot.

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