From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mxsf13.cluster1.charter.net ([209.225.28.213]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1C7C4H-00011m-00 for ; Tue, 14 Sep 2004 08:05:53 -0400 Received: from mxip10.cluster1.charter.net (mxip10a.cluster1.charter.net [209.225.28.140]) by mxsf13.cluster1.charter.net (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i8EC5L2u020748 for ; Tue, 14 Sep 2004 08:05:22 -0400 Received: from res-24-197-136-001.spa.sc.charter.com (HELO haneyhbmu5pv2g) (24.197.136.1) by mxip10.cluster1.charter.net with SMTP; 14 Sep 2004 08:05:22 -0400 X-Ironport-AV: i="3.84,155,1091419200"; d="scan'208"; a="264165834:sNHT31230084" Message-ID: <003001c49a53$1c109b70$0200a8c0@haneyhbmu5pv2g> From: "Ameer Armaly" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." References: <20040914112125.GB6471@lnx2.holmesgrown.com> Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 08:05:21 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Subject: Re: Getting More on the Screen X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 12:05:53 -0000 Rather than using extended vga, use a utility called svgatextmode (or stm for short). It let's you resize the screen, possibly all the way up to a 200x81 screen. In short, if you don't care about whether anyone can see it, do: stm -v 200x81x9 Otherwise, you'll have to take a look at the config file to see what cards support what. --- Life is either tragedy or comedy. Usually it's your choice. You can whine or you can laugh. --Animorphs ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Holmes" To: Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2004 7:21 AM Subject: Getting More on the Screen > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > 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. > - -- > HolmesGrown Solutions > The best solutions for the best price! > http://ld.net/?holmesgrown > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFBRtQqWSjv55S0LfERAiJyAJ9VFur8cypPygH5LDdPJX+gFjhqQQCfTzGM > zdxE3CXJot2F5i9OUOEeOqQ= > =4cjc > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup