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 DB3D910A0D for ; Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:10:53 -0400 (EDT) Received: from compute1.internal (compute1.internal [10.202.2.41]) by out1.messagingengine.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 748D5179376 for ; Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:11:44 -0400 (EDT) Received: from heartbeat2.messagingengine.com ([10.202.2.161]) by compute1.internal (MEProxy); Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:11:44 -0400 X-Sasl-enc: bufZQhGojrBmuDf8EVZSLoHwt3Fre5cFaxpCFYV+L0TR 1223971904 Received: from cq.ftml.net (24-105-209-112.cm.mhcable.com [24.105.209.112]) by www.fastmail.fm (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 29E0D3A6A3 for ; Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:11:44 -0400 (EDT) Received: from chuckh by cq.ftml.net with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Kpf0J-0000wj-F4 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:11:43 -0400 Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:11:43 -0400 From: Chuck Hallenbeck To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: Debian Well Underway Message-ID: <20081014081143.GA3247@cq.ftml.net> Mail-Followup-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." References: <20081013213125.GA2894@lnx3.holmesgrown.com> <20081013233314.GA29560@cq.ftml.net> <20081014041721.GB3223@lnx3.holmesgrown.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20081014041721.GB3223@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: Tue, 14 Oct 2008 08:10:54 -0000 Steve, uname -a tells me: Linux cq 2.6.26-1-686 #1 SMP Wed Sep 10 16:46:13 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux Straight from the archives, never touched by human hands. My motherboard is an Intel 945G Chuck On Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 09:17:22PM -0700, Steve Holmes wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: RIPEMD160 > > I sure wish I could get that. I wonder if the kernels are different > or if the lilo stuff isn't passing the command line parm right. I > wonder about the frame buffer issue. As soon as I get through with > the mail here, I'm gonna follow Samuel's advice and look for any > console file s in /etc; maybe that will give me some clues. When I > was in gnome on slackware, I really liked the extra wide screen plus > the 48 lines or so. > > On Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 07:33:14PM -0400, Chuck Hallenbeck wrote: > > 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. > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) > > iEYEAREDAAYFAkj0HVEACgkQWSjv55S0LfGQ9QCgqBjo8X1DRuo8HP4tOghgNTZ3 > 3swAoKJPDcoFu4PGn/4bMTr87l3ACbqU > =cvdE > -----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.