Hello An alternative to using framebuffer to improve your fonts and console apperance maybe to try the svgatextmode package.
Have a look at the package description using the command: apt-cache show svgatextmode I use it myself due to the stange size of the screen on my Sony picturebook. If I don't, then only part of the screen gets utilised in console mode. You can choose the fonts etc by tweaking the config file /etc/TextConfig Simon > >( this one is slightly OT, I know, but T20 has very ugly looking fonts > >on regular console ) > >- how to compile in the vesa framebuffer support in recent 2.4.x kernels > >? The code is definitely in, but I could not find the option when > >running 'make menuconfig' to turn it on ... > > > what you need is the "Change VGA mode" setting enabled. This then > allows you to find a nice text console font. There are plenty to choose > from. The best way to work out which one is the best is to add to your > lilo.conf file "vga=ask". On boot up (with the newly compiled vga mode > option kernel) you will be given a prompt that will allow you to select > a range of console modes. Its trial and error from here. Once you have > found one you like re-edit you lilo.conf file to say instead of > "vga=ask" to "vga=id" where 'id' is the number of the console font you > like. > > I hope this helps > > Alex >
