[Techtalk] console size issue
Conni
ccovingt at one-eyed-alien.net
Fri May 3 11:24:38 EST 2002
On May 1, Akkana conjectured:
> > Now the other problem: console size issue. I got a VAIO SR-77, and it's
> > only doing the console screen at about half size. X does full screen, but
> > not console. it's somewhat irritating, even if I normally use X.
>
> I got the answer for that about a month ago on this very group. Edit
> /etc/lilo.conf, and make another copy of the section for your redhat
> kernel (probably starting with "image=" and ending with "root=").
> Give it a different label, label=test, or linuxxga, or something.
> Then put this line into the new section:
>
> vga=773
I added this to my grub.conf, and nothing has happened. It;s still doing
the mini-screen thing.
default=0
timeout=10
splashimage= (blah)
title Red Hat Linux (2.4.7-10)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.7-10 ro root=/dev/hda2
initrd /initrd-2.4.7-10.img
the 'test' configuration adds the line vga=773 below initrd.
Other issues I'm having are getting the jogdial to work (I don't know
whether I have the right modules installed or how to find out, though once
I find that out, I'll revisit Akkana's page of stupid vaio tricks) and
getting apm to work. apm -s suspends the machine, but when I try to wake
it up (by hitting any key or using the mouse, which work on the ibook), it
completely hangs. A websearch on this problem indicated that I should
change the line in fstab from 'defaults' to 'noatime,remount', since it's
ext3. That hasn't managed to fix anything (unless I'm going about the
wake-up procedure entirely wrong).
I'm also trying to get the internal wireless card configured, but I
haven't found any web source that says how. Plenty on pcmcia wireless
cards, though.
All of this, while I'm supposed to be studying for finals.
Conni
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