Getting More on the Screen

[Igor Gueths]

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Another way to do it is by using Svgatextmode. Just put in your boot script "stm -v 200x81x9." The -v option tells Svgatextmode not to validate the video mode you vive it. The next parameter 
will give you 200 columns by 81 lines. 
On Tue, Sep 14, 2004 at 04:46:35PM -0700, Juan Hernandez wrote:
> more lines on the screen?  what does this mean?  a larger screen, more data?
> 
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> From: "Janina Sajka" <janina at rednote.net>
> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2004 7:33 AM
> Subject: Re: Getting More on the Screen
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> > Hi, Steve:
> > 
> > Here's how I do it. I get 64 lines and 130 columns with:
> > 
> > vga=0x31B
> > 
> > I have put exactly that statement in my lilo.conf when using lilo, and
> > added it to my kernel params with grub.conf when using grub.
> > 
> > To read more look at /usr/src/linux/Documentation/fb/vesafb.txt
> > 
> > 
> > Steve Holmes writes:
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> > > I tried to get a 50 line display by putting the option 
> > > vga = extended
> > > on my lilo boot parms but I still get only 25 lines on my actual
> > > screen.  The kernel boot messages show an 80.50 display but
> > > still... This has happened on two different machines of mine and one
> > > of them is brand new.  Do I need to change anything else to get this
> > > to work such as terminfo entries or tset commands?
> > > 
> > > Thanks for any help.
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