Getting More on the Screen

[Janina Sajka]

Juan Hernandez writes:
> more lines on the screen?  what does this mean?  a larger screen, more data?

More data.

The print just gets smaller and smaller. Those of us using speevch don't
care. Only those that come read the screen for us care, maybe.

> 
>     
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> 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
> 
> 
> > 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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				Janina Sajka, Chair
				Accessibility Workgroup
				Free Standards Group (FSG)

janina at freestandards.org	Phone: +1 202.494.7040