How do I set my default screen resolution

[aze]

Hi! my screen resolution on console is 25x80.

How do I set it to 50x80

thanks

[Steve Scrimpshire]

In /etc/lilo.conf, change vga=normal to vga=ext then save the file, exit and run, as root

 

lilo -v

[bvc]

In /etc/lilo.conf, change vga=normal to vga=ext then save the file, exit and run, as root

 

lilo -v

ext?

 

I know 788, 791 and so on but I've never looked in to #x#. Know of o good man page or link that explains what all the resolutions are?

[Steve Scrimpshire]

From man lilo.conf:

vga=<mode>

              This specifies the VGA text mode that should  be  selected  when

              booting.  It may be specified as a global option.  The following

              values are recognized (case is ignored):

 

              normal: select normal 80x25 text mode.

 

              extended (or ext): select 80x50 text mode.

 

              ask: stop and ask for user input (at boot time).

 

              <number>: use the corresponding text mode. A list  of  available

              modes  can  be  obtained  by  booting  with vga=ask and pressing

              [Enter].

 

              If this variable is omitted, the VGA mode setting  contained  in

              the kernel image is used. (And that is set at compile time using

              the SVGA_MODE variable in the kernel Makefile, and can later  be

              changed with the rdev(8) program.)

 

Somewhere on this board, someone listed out the numbers used for different vga modes.

[aze]

the screen is 80x50 when lilo loads the system

But when I see the message: "Welcome to mandrake Linux 9.2 - Press I to interactive startup" it turns back to 80x25

 

 

boot=/dev/hda9
map=/boot/map
install=menu
vga=ask
default="linux"
keytable=/boot/us.klt
prompt
nowarn
timeout=30
message=/boot/message
menu-scheme=wb:bw:wb:bw
image=/boot/vmlinuz
       label="linux"
       root=/dev/hda9
       initrd=/boot/initrd.img
       append="devfs=mount hdd=ide-scsi acpi=ht resume=/dev/hda10"
       vga=ext
       read-only
image=/boot/vmlinuz
       label="linux-nonfb"
       root=/dev/hda9
       initrd=/boot/initrd.img
       append="devfs=mount hdd=ide-scsi acpi=ht resume=/dev/hda10"
       read-only
image=/boot/vmlinuz-smp
       label="linux-smp"
       root=/dev/hda9
       initrd=/boot/initrd-smp.img
       append="devfs=mount hdd=ide-scsi acpi=ht resume=/dev/hda10 splash=silent
"
       read-only
image=/boot/vmlinuz
       label="failsafe"
       root=/dev/hda9
       initrd=/boot/initrd.img
       append="failsafe devfs=nomount hdd=ide-scsi acpi=ht resume=/dev/hda10"
       read-only
other=/dev/hda1
       label="windows"
       table=/dev/hda
other=/dev/fd0
       label="floppy"
       unsafe