----- Original Message -----
From: justin joseph <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Sunday, March 14, 2004 11:00 am
Subject: [Mailinglist] please help.
> hi all,
>
> I want to change the font size in the text mode of
> caldera Openlinux 3.1. The font size as of now is the
> default one. The style I prefer is the one to which
you can pass the argument "vga=ask" at the lilo or grub promopt and select any
one from the list.
> the LFY boot disks boot.
I have not tried the above disk.
hope passing the argument vga=788 will do
Other modes available
# VESA framebuffer console @ 1024x768x64k
vga = 791
# Normal VGA console
# vga = normal
# VESA framebuffer console @ 1024x768x64k
# vga=791
# VESA framebuffer console @ 1024x768x32k
# vga=790
# VESA framebuffer console @ 1024x768x256
# vga=773
# VESA framebuffer console @ 800x600x64k
# vga=788
# VESA framebuffer console @ 800x600x32k
# vga=787
# VESA framebuffer console @ 800x600x256
# vga=771
# VESA framebuffer console @ 640x480x64k
# vga=785
# VESA framebuffer console @ 640x480x32k
# vga=784
# VESA framebuffer console @ 640x480x256
# vga=769
> Please send detailed intruction of how to do this,
> since I am not a Linux expert.
not sure this may help you
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Keyboard-and-Console-HOWTO.html
kernel documentation (/usr/src/<kernelsource>/Documentation/fb)
and
http://www.kumarayil.net/
Mr.Dileep's site.
With regards
M.Balakrishna Pillai
PS
Use Debian GNU/Linux
