Re: Console 80x50 SVGA

[Camilo A. Reyes]

On Sat, Nov 06, 2004 at 08:39:01AM +0100, Willy Tarreau wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On Fri, Nov 05, 2004 at 04:42:06PM -0600, Camilo A. Reyes wrote:
> > Just a question about displaying the console in 80x50 lines instead of
> > 80x30. I have enabled frame buffer but as of now its doing only 80x30.
> 
> You need to change the mode at boot (vga=XXX). I'm in 128x48 for example
> because my frame buffer is 1024x768 and my font is 8x16. You can also
> change your font size. 80x50 is doable with a 8x8 font in 640x400, but it
> is not really readable.
> 
> Cheers,
> Willy

If I may ask what vga number are you using to set it to 1024x768.
I believe I have tried it before with no success, but I'm willing
to try again.
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