Re: 48 line console

[Nick Roberts]

 >     > vga=0x307 results in 64 lines by 160 characters on a
 >     > 1280x1024 pixel monitor.  see vsafb.txt for more info.
 > 
 >    I think that might be the problem.  When I used vga=ask, my monitor
 >    listed about eight choices but only actually provided about three,
 >    the maximum number of lines being about thirty.
 > 
 > it's a problem until you read vesafb.txt (sorry for the typo above).
 > have you done that?

I looked at svga.txt, vesafb.txt seems to say similar things.  It looks like my
monitor doesn't support more than thirty lines.  Perhaps you can give me more
specific advice (but not just "feel the force, Luke"!).

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Nick                                           http://www.inet.net.nz/~nickrob