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- Subject: [Q] How to change text video mode in SLS startup
- Message-ID: <GILB.92Dec24072934@emipx1.ennews.eas.asu.edu>
- From: gilb@ennews.eas.asu.edu (James P. K. Gilb)
- Date: 24 Dec 92 14:29:34 GMT
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- I installed SLS as per instructions, made boot disk, and rebooted my
- computer. After the Loading ..... line, the video mode is changed to
- what I believe is 80x50, which my brain damaged Diamond Speedstar+
- does not seem to understand. With the SLS disks a1 and a2, you are
- given the option of picking a video mode, such as 80x25 or 80x60, all
- of which work fine.
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- Since I can still mount the hard drive using the a1/a2 boot/root
- combination, I was wondering if there is a setup file somewhere
- (perhaps in /etc) that determines which video mode is selected at
- boot. I'd prefer not to attempt to recompile the image if there is
- another way around this. BTW I'm using the latest SLS distribution
- (0.99).
- --
- James P. K. Gilb "Well, it was either that or do research,
- Arizona State University so I guess the choice was pretty obvious."
- gilb@emipx1.eas.asu.edu J.P.K.G.
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