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- From: cummings@hammer.prime.com (Kevin Cummings)
- Subject: Re: Changing video modes after boot time
- Message-ID: <1993Jan22.183341.16737@primerd.prime.com>
- Sender: cummings@hammer (Kevin Cummings)
- Organization: Prime Computer, Inc.
- References: <13875@tranter>
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 18:33:41 GMT
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- In article <13875@tranter>, tranter@Software.Mitel.COM (Jeff Tranter) writes:
- > On bootup the Linux kernel can prompt for video mode selection, but is
- > there any way to change it afterwords without rebooting? Different
- > users may want different video modes, or perhaps I want to run emacs
- > in 132x43 mode but the shell in 80 columns.
-
- The prompt at boot time occurs while the machine is still running in
- REAL mode and the video BIOS is still available. The resulting choice
- is made with an INT 10 BIOS call (or more than one if necessary).
-
- After LINUX is up and running (in protected mode), all mode changing
- has to be done by programming the video hardware directly, and different
- boards have different programming requirements. Sure, you could write
- some programs to work on YOUR video board, but there is no guarrentee
- that it will work on some other brand video board.
-
- How best to run emacs in 132x43 and your shell as 80x50? Use X-Windows!
- After you have the resolutions you want, you can pick the font that
- looks best for you! Sorry, but if you're unable to configure
- X on your system, then I have no good alternative for you.
-
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