[Gllug] Console

[Vincent AE Scott]

Jackson, Harry(HJackson at colt-telecom.com)@Fri, Feb 01, 2002 at 12:31:06PM -0000:
> 
> 
> When I use lynx from my debain box the viewable screen is very small. How do
> I set up the console to have a similar resolution to 800*600 or larger. Is
> it a matter of editing the /etc/TextConfig file or something different.
> 

if you use lilo to boot, try adding the following to either the global
section, or a per image section;

 vga=ask

you may need to enable supoprt for this in your kernel, IIRC have a look
at the top level Makefile, and look for 'VGA'


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