From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from out4.smtp.messagingengine.com (out4.smtp.messagingengine.com [66.111.4.28]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id B505410A4D for ; Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:32:25 -0400 (EDT) Received: from compute1.internal (compute1.internal [10.202.2.41]) by out1.messagingengine.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5D11B179477 for ; Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:33:15 -0400 (EDT) Received: from heartbeat2.messagingengine.com ([10.202.2.161]) by compute1.internal (MEProxy); Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:33:15 -0400 X-Sasl-enc: vTlg/vLlhL6sAndxSLWBWhOAehjfvsWejS5ajorBLTGE 1223940795 Received: from cq.ftml.net (24-105-209-112.cm.mhcable.com [24.105.209.112]) by www.fastmail.fm (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 1637B2AA1E for ; Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:33:15 -0400 (EDT) Received: from chuckh by cq.ftml.net with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1KpWuY-0007n4-O2 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:33:14 -0400 Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:33:14 -0400 From: Chuck Hallenbeck To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: Debian Well Underway Message-ID: <20081013233314.GA29560@cq.ftml.net> Mail-Followup-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." References: <20081013213125.GA2894@lnx3.holmesgrown.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20081013213125.GA2894@lnx3.holmesgrown.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 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: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:32:26 -0000 Steve, On my Lenny system I have added the kernel command line option vga=791 in my grub configuration, and it gives me 128 by 48 screens. Chuck On Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 02:31:26PM -0700, Steve Holmes wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: RIPEMD160 > > Well, I got Debian going pretty well now. I got ALSA working with the > proper order of sound cards, my network is using static address as I > wish, and the default kernel supports NTFS so am able to read and > write to my ntfs file system from normal users. > > I do have one question that is bugging me. I can't seem to get the > console to go into any mode other than 25X80 mode. Even at the boot > prompt or in lilo.conf, I can specify vga=791 (first choice, > vga=extended (should give me 50 lines) but no matter what, I boot and > always get the 25 lines. Under slackware, I got 50 lines all the time > with vga=extended. So I think there is something in Debian that is > overriding me or Deb don't like my video card. Is there something > else I should be looking for to control this? My biggest herdle now > is to learn the configuration environment of Debian. I'm used to > editing configuration files and Debian has got these config scripts to > simplify thing; I just need to learn them. > > I appreciate the help and the help previously given me concerning the > boot problems. > > Thanks. > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) > > iEYEAREDAAYFAkjzvi0ACgkQWSjv55S0LfHpMgCfVzLlsOONWkDbaZZ+ioYcbSPo > uKkAnAlfUYKiyRvkwHpd17M7prdYSNCN > =rouL > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- The Moon is Waxing Gibbous (99% of Full) My web site: http://hallenbeck.ftml.net -- my telephone: 1-518-334-9022. -------- Since free markets lead directly to monopoly, oligarchy, poverty, unemployment, and Fascism, they cannot be said to "work" in any meaningful sense.