Post #223,766
9/8/05 8:33:27 PM
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Changing resolution on non-X console?
Not sure what I'm asking for here, but anyway...
For our *NIX shell scripting class, the students use Linux in run-level 3 (text only).
One of our students has a hard time reading the text on the screen (17 inch. Dell multisync monitor).
Now. worse comes to worse, we can boot him into X and rig something that way, but is there anyway we can resize the text or change the monitor mode so it's useable for him?
When I was asked, I poked around and mumbled something about 'stty' and 'rdev' but I don't think these are the answer.
I suspect there's a way to change text modes on the monitor but I'm not sure what it would be or where to start looking.
Thoughts?
Tom Sinclair
The subject of wizards and sex is a complicated one, but as has already
been indicated it does, in essence, boil down to this: when it comes to
wine, women and song, wizards are allowed to get drunk and croon as much as
they like.
-- (Terry Pratchett, Sourcery)
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Post #223,781
9/8/05 10:36:23 PM
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Use the FrameBuffer
fbset has modes that are very good for low vison people. I am giving you the default set of modes that come with Debian Sarge... lower resolutions are available, but I leave that as a task for the informee mode "640x480-60"\nmode "640x480-72"\nmode "640x480-75"\nmode "640x480-90"\nmode "640x480-100"\nmode "768x576-75"\nmode "800x600-48-lace"\nmode "800x600-56"\nmode "800x600-60"\nmode "800x600-70"\nmode "800x600-72"\nmode "800x600-75"\nmode "800x600-90"\nmode "800x600-100"\nmode "1024x768-43-lace"\nmode "1024x768-60"\nmode "1024x768-70"\nmode "1024x768-72"\nmode "1024x768-75"\nmode "1024x768-90"\nmode "1024x768-100"\nmode "1152x864-43-lace"\nmode "1152x864-47-lace"\nmode "1152x864-60"\nmode "1152x864-70"\nmode "1152x864-75"\nmode "1152x864-80"\nmode "1280x960-75-8"\nmode "1280x960-75"\nmode "1280x960-75-32"\nmode "1280x1024-43-lace"\nmode "1280x1024-47-lace"\nmode "1280x1024-60"\nmode "1280x1024-70"\nmode "1280x1024-74"\nmode "1280x1024-75"\nmode "1600x1200-60"\nmode "1600x1200-66"\nmode "1600x1200-76" --
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Post #223,795
9/9/05 12:06:13 AM
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Re: Use the FrameBuffer
Thanks. I thought it was something like that, but this isn't my area of expertise.
Would you mind if I e-mail a link to this discussion to the person who originally asked me
about this?
Tom Sinclair
"But you read a lot of books, I'm thinking. Hard to have faith, ain't it,
when you've read too many books?"
-- (Terry Pratchett, Carpe Jugulum)
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Post #223,852
9/9/05 9:57:29 AM
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Nope. Go right ahead and...
e-mail away.
There are also the "traditional" modes that the video card supports too. These are harder to force but can be used just as well.
80 Characters Wide and 25 lines tall, is the default text based console for most. But you can get to 40 Characters wide and 12 lines tall on most current Video Cards... yes even the $700 nVidia cards.
Matrox seems to be the best supported for Linux in this regard, but now that S3 is back in the Video card realm, they have some nice offerings.
--
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Post #223,983
9/9/05 3:48:06 PM
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Thanks
These are Dells, with the integrated Intel video chipset.
Tom Sinclair
"Did I hear things, or can that little dog speak?" said Dibbler.
"He says he can't," said Victor. Dibbler hesitated.
"Well," he said, "I suppose he should know."
-- Dibbler meets Gaspode the Wonder Dog
(Terry Pratchett, Moving Pictures)
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Post #223,986
9/9/05 3:56:25 PM
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Even better.
I believe there is a howto somewhere floating around on what to do.
I'll look for it... though I am busy right now.
--
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Post #223,993
9/9/05 5:08:49 PM
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Not to worry
You do what you need to do and I'll poke around for the HOWTO, now that
I know something like it exists.
You've helped me quite a bit already, now and in the past.
Tom Sinclair
"Students made it long ago," said Rincewind. "Handy way in and out after
lights out."
"Ah," said Twoflower, "I *understand*. Over the wall and out to
brightly-lit tavernas to drink and sing and recite poetry, yes?"
"Nearly right except for the singings and the poetry, yes," said Rincewind.
-- (Terry Pratchett, The Light Fantastic)
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Post #224,090
9/10/05 9:47:41 AM
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There is this work here. Might need some tweaking.
[link|http://i810fb.sourceforge.net/|Intel(R) 810 and 815 Framebuffer Driver]
But the straight VESA framebuffer driver should work too.
--
[link|mailto:greg@gregfolkert.net|greg],
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