[LUNI] Fw: Font Size in "init 3" mode (Duane)

[doug_dallmer]

| Subject: Redhat-install-list digest, Vol 1 #3924 - 7 msgs
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| | Message: 6
| | Date: Wed, 04 Jun 2003 11:42:28 -0400
| | From: Duane <dobwan at netscape.net>
| | To: redhat-install-list at redhat.com
| | Subject: Re: Font Size in "init 3" mode
| | Reply-To: redhat-install-list at redhat.com
| |
| | I've further checked and
| |
| | vga=773 yields 128 characters x 48 lines on my laptop which has a max
| | resolution of 1024x768
| | vga=775 yields 160 characters x 64 lines on my server which has a better
| | monitor and video card
| |
| | I tried the vga=ask option and don't remember seeing an option for 160
| | characters x 64 lines, this I don't understand. I also am assuming the
| | 773 & 775 are octal not hex.
| |
| | I'll reboot and check again.
| |
| | Duane
| |

The "vga=ask"  suggestion offers a choice of 80 characters per inch by
various lines per inch.   The screen used is only the the lines selected
when the option is entered at the "ask" prompt.

This option  works but not recommended.

I agree with the above comments about "vga=773" and "vga=775".

The LUNI mail list recommended "vga=791" which seems to be the same as
"vga=773"

The "vga=773 or 791" is very readable and gets the job done as far as I am
concerned.

Thanks for all of the comments

Doug Dallmer